Estonia in UN

Joint statement by Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Estonia, Germany and Ireland before Closed Arria meeting on Yemen

Joint Press Statement on Ukraine by Estonia, the United Kingdom and United States Missions to the UN

Statement by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson at side event on the Report on Alleged Human Rights Violations related to the Presidential Elections of 9 August 2020 in Belarus

First, I would like to forward my Government’s gratitude to Prof. Benedek for his outstanding work on the issue and for introducing to the wider group of UN member states...

Statement by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson at panel discussion on Political prisoners in Belarus

Event – Political prisoners in Belarus: The perspective of civil society Colleagues, My main and the most important point today would be to express our solidarity with and support to...

UN Security Council Press Statement on killing of civilians

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in North East Nigeria on 28 November 2020 in which many civilians were reportedly killed and...

Statement by the Sanctions Coordinator Ms. Kristel Kaeval at Arria-formula meeting on sanctions

Arria-formula meeting on the topic “End Unilateral Coercive Measures Now” Thank you, Ambassador. When talking about sanctions, the key question is: WHY do we have sanctions? No question of possible...

Statement by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson at UN Security Council VTC meeting on Syria (political and humanitarian)

I thank the briefers for their overviews on the political situation, and the many humanitarian challenges Syrians are facing before the upcoming winter. Looking at the political process, Estonia welcomes...

Statement by DPR Gert Auväärt at Arria-formula meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina

I  fully echo  Günthers introductory remarks. We fully support the work of the Office of High Representative and we condemn all personal attacks on Mr Inzko. 25 years ago, the...

UN Security Council Press Statement on Iraq-Kuwait

The members of the Security Council welcomed the ongoing cooperation between Iraq and Kuwait in the search for missing Kuwaiti and third-country nationals. They noted the repatriation of human remains,...

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

I would like to thank Special Representative Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert for her briefing. Estonia supports the Iraqi Government in addressing the political, security and economic challenges that the country is facing....