Estonia in UN

Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. Gert Auväärt at UN Security Council open VTC on Middle East (Syria chemical weapons)

Thank you, Madame President. I thank the High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing. Progress in this file is indeed hard to achieve. The eighty-fifth monthly report of the Director-General...

Statement by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson at UN Security Council VTC on Bosnia and Herzegovina

I would like to thank you, High Representative Valentin Inzko for your 24th regular report to the Secretary-General, since assuming your post in 2009. We commend your work, in particular,...

Statement by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson at UNSC briefing on UN policing in peace operations, 04.11.2020

Madam President, I would like to thank Assistant Secretary General Zouev and the police commissioners of UNMISS, MINUSMA, MINUSCA and BINUH for their insightful presentations. Today’s briefing has been very...

Statement by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Andres Rundu at the UN Security Council VTC Open Debate on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace

Estonia´s Statement at the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly Agenda Item 75 Report of the International Criminal Court

Explanation of vote on draft resolution on Women, Peace and Security

Estonia is making the current statement in explanation of its vote on the draft UN Security Council resolution contained in document S/2020/1054 of 29 October 2020.   Estonia considers Women,...

Statement by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson at UN Security Council meeting on Women, Peace and Security

UN Security Council Press Staement on Libya

The members of the Security Council welcomed the permanent ceasefire agreement signed by the 5+5 Joint Military Commission on 23 October in Geneva following talks facilitated by the United Nations....

Statement by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson at UN Security Council VTC meeting on the political and humanitarian situation in Syria

I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Undersecretary Lowcock for their briefings on both the political and humanitarian situation in Syria. It is certainly regretful that the Syrian Constitutional Committee was...

Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Kabul Education Center, Afghanistan

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the atrocious and cowardly terrorist attack that took place at the Kabul Education Center, Afghanistan, on 24 October 2020. The...