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Statement on the occasion of the International Day for Human Rights

Statement on behalf of Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom and Estonia, current and incoming EU members of the Security Council, on the occasion of the International Day for...

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Statement by the Republic of Estonia at the High-Level Conference on the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)

Mr. Secretary-General, Excellences, ladies and gentlemen,   Whenever a crisis hits, it is essential that life-saving humanitarian assistance reaches the people in need as quickly and efficiently as possible. For...

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Statement on Protection of Environment during Armed Conflict

Arria Formula meeting, December 9, 2019 Thank you, Mr Chair! I would like to begin by thanking Kuwait, Peru and Germany, the the co-hosts of the meeting for their opening...

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Statement by EU6 on continued testing of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom are deeply concerned by the continued testing of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including the missile launches...

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Statement on Georgia by H.E. Ambassador Karen Van Vlierberge, Deputy Permanent Representative of Belgium, made on behalf of Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and incoming Council Member Estonia, 8. August 2019

I would like to make the following statement today on behalf of Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, the UK and the US joined today by Estonia as a forthcoming EU Member...

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Statement at the Permanent Forum of the Indigenous People, 22 April 2019

Madam  Chair, Estonia firmly supports the aims of the International Year of the Indigenous Languages – to raise global awareness of indigenous languages and to mobilize different stakeholders and resources...

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Statement by H.E. Mr. Paul Teesalu, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, at the Security Council Open Debate on Working Methods of the Security Council, 6 June 2019

Mr. President, We very much welcome today’s discussion and thank Kuwait for organizing the open debate. Estonia, as a member of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency Group, fully endorses the...

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Statement by H.E. Mr. Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of Estonia on behalf of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania at the UN Security Council open debate on “Women and peace and security: sexual violence in conflict”, 23 April 2019

Mr. Secretary General, Madam Special Representative, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Allow me to thank Germany for organizing today`s meeting on the issue of sexual violence in conflict. I am delivering...

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Statement by H.E. Mr. Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of Estonia at the UN Security Council Open Debate on „United Nations peacekeeping operations: women in peacekeeping“, 11 April 2019

Madam President, I would like to thank the German presidency for convening today’s open debate on a topic of such importance. Estonia aligns itself with the statement (to be) delivered...

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Statement by Mr. Gert Auväärt, Deputy Permanent Representative of Estonia, at the UN Security Council Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 23 May 2019

Mr. President, Thank you for convening today’s ministerial level open debate on a very timely and critically important topic. Estonia aligns itself with the statement (to be) delivered by the...

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