Estonia in UN

Joint statement by Nordic and Baltic countries at the Interactive Dialogue with SRSG CAAC Virginia Gamba UNGA76

Mr Chair, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Estonia. We thank...

Joint statement by 61 UN member states at the UN General Assembly 3 Committee meeting

Delivered by the representative  of Costa Rica  I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of Albania, Andorra, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic,...

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...

Statement by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson at General Debate of the UNGA 76th Session of the First Committee

Thank you Mr. Chair, Estonia aligns itself with the statement of the European Union. In addition, allow me to highlight some issues in our national capacity. The First Committee takes...

Statement by DPR Andre Lipand at UN Security Council on Ethiopia

I thank Secretary General Guterres for his briefing. We wholehearted support your public statement made last Thursday in reaction to Ethiopia declaring seven UN officials as persona non grata. We...

Statement of Ambassador Sven Jürgenson at UN Security Council meeting on small armes

I thank the briefers for their informative and insightful contributions. The illicit flow of small arms and light weapons, and their ammunition exacerbate ongoing conflicts, intensify inter-communal violence, and abet...

Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences – UNGA76 3rd Committee

Mr Chair, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Estonia....

Statement by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson at UN Security Council meeting on MONUSCO

Thank you Mr President. I thank Special Representative Ms Keita, Ambassador Abbary and Ms Mbangu for their presentations At first, I would like to commend the Congolese Government for maintaining...

UN Security Council Press Statement on the attack against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated on 2 October 2021 against a MINUSMA convoy near Tessalit, Kidal region, which resulted in one...

Statement by DPR Andre Lipand at UN Security Council meeting on Syria Chemical Weapons