HRC 50th Session: Item 3 – Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights

Delivered by Mr. Henrik Yeritsyan, Second Secretary   Mr. President, We thank the Special Rapporteur for his insightful report focused on the “non-take-up” in the context of the social protection. It’s unfortunate that this

HRC 50th Session: Item 3 – Interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression

Delivered by Ms. Armine Petrosyan, Second Secretary   President, Armenia has been a traditional co-sponsor of the Resolutions on the safety of journalists and Freedom of opinion and expression. We agree that general State systems of registrat

Statement by H.E. Mr. Mher Margaryan, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations

76th Session of the UN General Assembly   Item 134: The Responsibility to Protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity   Mr. President, I thank Special Advisor Alice Nderi

Prime Minister of Armenia sends congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of Luxembourg

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel on the occasion of National Day. The message reads as follows, "Excellency, dear Xavier, I sincerely congratulate you

A meeting was held between V. Harutyunyan and G. Karasin

On June 23, Vagharshak Harutyunyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Russian Federation, met with Grigory Karasin, Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Committee on International Affairs.  

HRC 50th Session: Item 3 – Interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Education

Delivered by Ms. Armine Petrosyan, Second Secretary   President, COVID-19 pandemic had affected the right to education causing temporarily closure of educational institutions. As a result, education had changed dramatically with the distincti

HRC 50th Session: Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change

We thank the Special Rapporteur for conceptualizing his vision and priorities in the report. As resonated in the report, countries worldwide have adopted laws and policies that describe national and international responses to climate change. In this

HRC 50: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions: Delivered by H.E. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative

22 June 2022 HRC 50: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Delivered by H.E. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative   President, Armenia thanks the Special Ra

High-level panel discussion on countering the negative impact of disinformation on the enjoyment and realization of human rights and on ensuring a human rights-based response

Delivered by Mr. Henrik Yeritsyan, Second Secretary   Mr. President, We thank the Working group for presenting its stocktaking report. It was useful to examine the impact of the pandemic on the human rights and business, as well as get some i

Ambassador V. Harutyunyan honored the memory of those killed in the Great Patriotic War

On June 22, Vagarshak Harutyunyan, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Russian Federation,  Major General Armen Lalayan, military attache at the Embassy​​ and diplomats of the Embassy laid flowers at the sculptural group "Sorrow" in the