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Human Rights Council 46th Session – Item 2: General Debate – oral update by the High Commissioner on the human rights impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic – 25 February 2021 – Nordic-Baltic Intervention by H.E. Ambassador Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi, Estonia

Madame 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. We thank...

Human Rights Council 46th session – Item 2: ID with the HC on Belarus – 25 February 2021 – Intervention by Estonia

Madame President, Estonia thanks the UN High Commissioner for her update on human rights situation in Belarus. Estonia fully aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union. Violence...

Human Rights Council 46th session – Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Eva-Maria Liimets – 22 February 2021

Madame President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to address you today on behalf of the Republic of Estonia. I would like to start with a quote...

High Level Segment of the 2021 Plenary Session of the Conference on Disarmament – Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia H.E. Ms. Eva-Maria Liimets – Geneva, 22 February 2021

Mr. President, distinguished delegates 1. 2020 was an unusual year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It also disrupted strongly our activities in the disarmament fora. The current health crisis has...

29th Special Session of the Human Rights Council – Human rights implications of the crisis in Myanmar – Intervention by Estonia -12th February 2021

Madam President Estonia fully aligns with the statement delivered by the European Union. Estonia strongly condemns the coup in Myanmar and the unlawful detention of State Counsellor Daw Aung San...

Estonia becomes Associate Member of CERN

Universal Periodical Review of Georgia – 26 January 2021 – Intervention by the delegation of Estonia

Estonia warmly welcomes the delegation of Georgia to the UPR’s 37th session. Estonia commends the steps taken by Georgia to reform its legislation and judicial system and to implement the...

Universal Periodical Review of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar – 25 January 2021 – Intervention by the delegation of Estonia

Estonia welcomes the delegation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the UPR’s 37th session. While Estonia notes Myanmar’s good cooperation with the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy,...

Universal Periodic Review of the Sultanate of Oman –  21 January, 2021 – Intervention by the delegation of Estonia

Estonia welcomes the delegation of the Sultanate of Oman to its third UPR. We welcome Oman fulfilling its commitment made during the last cycle of its UPR and acceding to...

Universal Periodical Review of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal – 21 January 2021 – Intervention by the delegation of Estonia

Estonia welcomes the delegation of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. We note positively the improvements made in the Nepalese legal framework and understands the challenging circumstances the country faces...