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Human Rights Council 58th Session, Item 4 – Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine. Statement delivered by H.E. Ambassador Riia Salsa-Audiffren on behalf of the Nordic Baltic countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and Norway

The Nordic–Baltic countries thank the Commission of Inquiry for their valuable work and the latest report. More than three years ago, Russia launched its full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine,...

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58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue with the FFM on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Statement delivered by H.E. Ambassador Riia Salsa-Audiffren on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic States: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden, 18 March 2025

Mr President, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic States. We thank the Fact-Finding Mission for the oral update on Venezuela and reiterate our full support...

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Statement by H.E. Ms Minna-Liina Lind, Deputy Minister for Global Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia – High Level Segment of the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva, 26 February 2025

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my honour to address the Human Rights Council. The world based on international law is under increasing pressure, attempts are being made ...

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Statement by Ulla Saar, Vice-Minister of Labour at the Beijing +30 regional review meeting

Honorable Chairperson(s) and dear colleagues, The past five years have been a period of both significant progress and crises, testing our society’s commitment to gender equality. Today, I would like...

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75th plenary session of UNHCR’s Executive Committee, 14 – 18 October 2024, Statement by Ms. Riia SALSA- AUDIFFREN, Permanent Representative to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva

Madam Chair, Estonia aligns itself with the EU statement. Estonia commends UNHCR for continuing to fulfil its mandate in very challenging humanitarian contexts around the world year after year. We...

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Human Rights Council 57th session NB8 Statement: Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on Somalia

Mr. President, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic countries. We commend the Federal Government’s efforts to combating and mitigating climate change and preventing its impact...

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Human Rights Council 57th session Item 8: General Debate: Follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. Statement by Estonia, delivered by H.E Ambassador Riia Salsa-Audiffren, 3 October 2024

Mr. President, Estonia aligns itself with the EU statement. In the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, all States reaffirmed that all human rights and fundamental freedoms are universal. Democracy,...

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UN Human Rights Council 57th session: Annual half-day panel discussion on the rights of Indigenous Peoples. Statement on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic countries, delivered by Riia Salsa-Audiffren, 25 September 2024

Chairperson, Distinguished Panellists, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic countries. We welcome this year’s study by the Expert Mechanism on the rights of Indigenous Peoples...

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Human Rights Council 57th Session, Item 4: General Debate Statement by Estonia, delivered by H.E Ambassador Riia Salsa-Audiffren 23 September 2024

Mr. President, Estonia aligns itself with the EU statement. We express our concerns over the human rights situations in Burundi, Myanmar and Syria and refer to respective Nordic-Baltic statements. In...

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Human Rights Council 57th session: Statement by Estonia, delivered by H.E. Ambassador Riia Salsa-Audiffren, 10 September 2024

High Commissioner, Mr. President, Estonia fully aligns with the EU statement. We thank the High Commissioner for his tireless efforts to uphold human rights and for speaking up against all...

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