Estonia in UN

Foreign Minister Liimets: events in Belarus threaten the stability of our region

Estonia is organising a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Belarus  

On Friday 8 October, a high-level informal virtual meeting is held at the UN Security Council on Estonia’s initiative to draw attention to the deteriorating human rights situation in Belarus and...

Foreign Minister Liimets: addressing Afghanistan requires dialogue with Central Asian countries

On Thursday 23 September, Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets had bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of Georgia, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia and Belarus during the UN General Assembly. During the week,...

Foreign Minister Liimets: addressing global concerns requires a joint approach

On Wednesday 22 September, Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets and President Kersti Kaljulaid attended the meeting of the presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with the Secretary-General of the UN António Guterres....

Foreign Minister Liimets discusses digital development in New York

Yesterday 21 September, Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets attended the opening of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, followed by bilateral meetings with the ministers of Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire,...

Foreign Minister Liimets at the UN: the situation in Afghanistan and the protection of children’s rights are Estonia’s priorities

Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets, who is in New York for the opening week of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session, had several meetings on Monday focused on the situation in...

Foreign Minister Liimets attends the high-level opening week of the UN General Assembly

From 20 to 24 September, Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets attends the opening week of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly that brings together heads of state and government, ministers...

Liimets attended the UN Security Council debate on technology and peacekeeping and discussed Afghanistan with the foreign minister of India

The UN Security Council meeting focused on the security situation in Afghanistan

On the evening of Monday 16 August, the UN Security Council held a special meeting on the initiative of Estonia and Norway to respond to the rapidly changing security situation in...

Estonia hosted the first-ever formal meeting on cybersecurity in the history of the UN Security Council

Today, Estonia organised the first-ever formal meeting on cybersecurity in the history of the UN Security Council. The high-level virtual meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. In her...