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HRC 56: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on climate change
01 July, 2024

Delivered by Mrs. Anush Gharabaghtsyan, Attaché President, Armenia welcomes the Special Rapporteur and thanks for conceptualizing his vision and priorities in the report. Needless to say, that the climate change is a priority concern
HRC 56th Session Quadrennial Panel on Promoting Human Rights Through Sport and the Olympic Ideal
01 July, 2024

President, Armenia thanks the panelists for their insightful presentations. This is a timely discussion just weeks before the start of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Armenia recognizes the important role that the sports can play in fostering soci
HRC 56th Session: Annual Discussion on Women’s Rights
28 June, 2024

Delivered by Ms. Lilit Toutkhalian, Minister Extraordinary and Envoy Plenipotentiary Mr. President, In its last concluding observations, the UN CEDAW welcomed Armenia’s efforts to improve its institutional and policy
HRC 56: Item 3 - Interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association
28 June, 2024

Delivered by Mr. Hambardzum Minasyan, First Secretary Mr. President, We welcome the newly appointed Special Rapporteur and thank her for the Report. Armenia’s commitment to democratic values and human rights remains irreversi
HRC 56th Session ID with WG on discrimination against women and girls
27 June, 2024

President, Armenia thanks the Working Group for the report. According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2023, Armenia is a regional leader ranking 61st out of the 146 countries. The Gender Policy Implementation Strategy of Armenia for 2024-2028 is i
HRC 56th Session: Item 3 – Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
27 June, 2024

Delivered by Ms. Nelli Petrosyan, Human Rights Officer President, We thank the Special Rapporteur for her comprehensive report focused on the prevention of trafficking in persons in the context of migration at sea. We share her conviction
HRC 56: Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on international solidarity
27 June, 2024

Delivered by Mrs. Anush Gharabaghtsyan, Attaché President, We thank the Independent Expert for her report. Armenia has a firsthand experience on the crucial role that the civil society can play in galvanizing the international solid
HRC 56th Session: Item 3 – ID with WG on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
26 June, 2024

Delivered by Ms. Nelli Petrosyan, Human Rights Officer Mr. President, We thank the Working Group for presenting its report. The UN Guiding Principles stipulate that meaningful consultation with affected groups, Indigenous Peoples and local communi
HRC 56th Session: Item 3 – Interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression
26 June, 2024

Delivered by Hambardzum Minasyan, First Secretary President, Armenia welcomes the SR and thanks for the Report. The freedom of expression is a fundemantal right and the lifeblood of democracy. For several years in a row Armenia impr
HRC 56th Session: Item 3: interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers
25 June, 2024

Delivered by Ms. Nelli Petrosyan, Human Rights Officer President, We thank the Special Rapporteur for her report on the role of justice systems in safeguarding democracy. We concur that judicial independence plays an important role

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