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Comment by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson on today´s UN meeting on Ethiopia:

Estonia continues to be deeply concerned about the dire humanitarian and human rights crisis in Tigray. While the Ethiopian government has voiced its commitment to rebuild and maintain law and order in...

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Statement by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson at the UN Security Council VTC meeting on Syria Chemical Weapons

Thank you, Madam President. Thank you, High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu for your briefing. March 2021 marks the tenth anniversary of the Syrian civil war. Ten years ago, when tens of...

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Statement by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson at UN Security Council VTC meeting on South Sudan

Madame President, I thank the briefers for their comprehensive overview. A year has passed since Estonia first spoke about UNMISS in the Security Council. In a year, the government has...

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Statement by DPR Gert Auväärt at high-level panel of the UN General Assembly on the situation of human rights in Syria

Estonia aligns itself with the statement made by the European Union and offers the following additional remarks in its national capacity. We welcome today’s General Assembly meeting and the presentations...

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Statement by Deputy Minister Mr. Andres Rundu at UN High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

Dear Co-Chairs, Excellencies, colleagues, Allow me to thank the United Nations, the Government of Switzerland and the Government of Sweden for organizing this high-level event in support of Yemen. The...

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Joint stakeout on behalf of Estonia, France, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Norway and UK on MEPP

Delivered by Estonian Ambassador Sven Jürgenson I would like to make the following statement today on behalf of the three current EU Members of the Security Council, Estonia, France and...

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Statement by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson at UN Security Council VTC meeting on MEPP

I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing. Let me also express my appreciation to Mr Oren Gian and Ms Malak AbuSoud for sharing their experiences on connecting Israeli and...

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Statement by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson at UN Security Council VTC meeting on Syria humanitarian

I thank Undersecretary Lowcock for his briefing on the humanitarian situation in Syria. Madame. President – as the Syrian conflict approaches its tenth anniversary, let us consider the following.  About...

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Statement by DPR Gert Auväärt at Arria-formula meeting on upholding the collective security system of the UN Charter

Allow me to thank Mexico for convening an Arria on the topic of Article 51 of the UN Charter, and Professor Naz K. Modirzadeh for her intervention. I would like...

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Statement by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson at UN Security Council VTC meeting on MINUSCA

Thank you, Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for briefing us today on the difficult developments in Central African Republic and the steps MINUSCA has taken in response. I would also like to thank...

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