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Statement by H.E. Mr. Andres Rundu, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Head of the Delegation, at the 72nd plenary session of UNHCR’s Executive Committee, 4 – 8 October 2021

Dear Co-Chairs, Excellencies, colleagues, As we have all witnessed in 2021, many crises have unfortunately intensified and humanitarian needs are at all-time high. Estonia remains worried about the ongoing tensions...

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HRC48 – Item 10 General Debate – 7 October 2021 – Statement by ESTONIA to be delivered by H.E. Ambassador Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi

Madame President, Estonia aligns itself with the EU statement. Estonia remains deeply concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation in the occupied regions of Georgia, in Abkhazia and South Ossetia....

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HRC48 – Item 10: ID on High Commissioner’s oral update on Ukraine -5 October 2021 – Statement by ESTONIA to be delivered by H.E. Ambassador Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi

Madame President, Estonia thanks the High Commissioner for her oral update. Ukraine needs to carry out the necessary and important reforms in a situation where part of its territory with...

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HRC48 – Item 8: General Debate – 4 October 2021 – Nordic-Baltic statement to be delivered by H.E. Ambassador Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi

Madam President, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Estonia. Gender equality,...

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HRC48 – Statement by H.E. Ms. Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi, Permanent Representative of Estonia at the adoption of the UPR outcome of Estonia – 30 September 2021

Madame President Excellences Dear colleagues and representatives of civil society Ladies and gentlemen I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Republic of Estonia in connection...

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HRC 48 – Item 4: General Debate – Statement by Estonia to be delivered by H.E.Ambassador Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi – 27 September 2021

Madame President, The human rights situation in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Tigray region of Ethiopia, Burundi, Syria, Central African Republic, Belarus and Russia remains of grave concern. The HRC must keep developments...

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UN HRC 48 – Interactive Dialogue on the interim oral update of OHCHR on Belarus – 24 September 2021 – Statement by Estonia to be delivered by H.E.Ambassador Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi

Madame President, Estonia fully aligns with the statement delivered by the EU. We welcome the update of the OHCHR and express our strong support for the mandate. Estonia remains seriously...

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HRC 48th Session – Interactive Dialogue with special rapporteur on truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence – 16 September 2021 – NB8 intervention

Delivered by Ambassador Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi Madam President, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and my...

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Statement by H.E. Mrs. Eva-Maria Liimets, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, at the High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan 13 September 2021, Geneva

Excellences, dear colleagues, Thank you for this timely meeting. We all witness the tragedy of the Afghan people. Unfortunately, years of war, economic challenges, protracted poverty, pandemic and environmental changes...

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UN Human Rights Council 48th Session – Item 2: General Debate with High Commissioner – Intervention by ESTONIA

Thank you Madame President, Distinguished High Commissioner, The human rights situation at global level has sadly reversed in recent years. The more worrying is the human rights situation, the more...

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