Estonia in UN

Statement by the Deputy Permanent Representative of Estonia to the UN Mr Gert Auväärt at Security Council briefing on Yemen,15 October 2020

Thank you Mr. President, I would like to thank Special Envoy Griffiths and Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for their briefings. The continuing violence in the Yemen conflict is deeply worrying. It results...

Statement of the Republic of Estonia 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee Agenda Item 81. Crimes against Humanity 14 October 2020

Delivered by Mrs. Merje Mägi, Legal Adviser of the Permanent Mission of Estonia to the UN Madame Chair, We align ourselves with the statement delivered earlier by the European Union....

Statement by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson at UN Security Council on Colombia

Thank you, Mr President, I would like to thank Special Representative of Secretary General Carlos Ruiz Massieu for his briefing and I would also like to express Estonia’s strong support...

Statement by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson in the Security Council meeting on the Great Lakes

Thank you Mr. President, I would like to thank Special Envoy Huang Xia for his valuable briefing. The Covid-19 pandemic has added pressure to the numerous interconnected challenges in the...

UN Security Council Press Statement from on the Juba Peace Agreement (Sudan)

The members of the Security Council welcomed the signing of the Juba Peace Agreement in Juba on 3 October 2020 by the Government of Sudan, the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF),...

Statement by the President of the Security Council on the situation in Cyprus

The Security Council reaffirms the status of Varosha as set out in previous United Nations Security Council resolutions, including resolution 550 (1984) and resolution 789 (1992). The Security Council reiterates that no actions should...

Nordic-Baltic joint statement at the Third Committee interaction with SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict Ms. Virginia Gamba

Statement by Ambassador S. Jürgenson at UN Security Council Arria Meeting on Mandating peace: Enhancing the mediation sensitivity and effectiveness of the Security Council

Thank you, Mr President. We extend our appreciation to Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and Vietnam for organising today’s Arria meeting. We thank the Ms Sorg from the Federal Foreign Office Berlin,...

Statement by Ambassador S. Jürgenson at UN Security Council briefing on Mali (MINUSMA)

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

Mr. President, thank you for convening today’s meeting and thank you to Special Representative Zerrougui and ambassador Abarry, for their valuable insights. I’d like to begin by commending the actions...