Estonia in UN

Statement by Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu at SDG Business Forum, held on the margins of the 75th UN General Assembly

Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here. I would like to begin by thanking the organisers of the Sustainable Development Goals Business Forum, for the...

Statement by Ambassador at Large for Human Rights Ms. Minna-Liina Lind at UNGA side-event on accountability for human rights violations by the Syrian regime

Joining others, we would like to thank the Netherlands for organizing this important event and to extend our warm thanks to all the panelists. We witness the 10th year of...

Statement by Ambassador S. Jürgenson at UN Security Council VTC meeting on Syria (political)

UN Security Council Press Statement on the Start of Afghanistan Peace Negotiations 

The members of the Security Council welcomed the start of Afghanistan Peace Negotiations in Doha, Qatar on 12 September 2020. The members of the Security Council reaffirmed the Security Council’s...

Statement at the Security Council on Hunger&Conflict

Statement by Mr Gert Auväärt, Deputy Permanent Representative Mr President, I would like to thank all briefers for their overview. As you all recall, two years ago we unanimously adopted...

Statement by Ambassador S. Jürgenson at UN Security Council VTC debate Humanitarian Effects of Environmental Degradation and Peace and Security

Mr. President, I thank the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mr Peter Maurer; The Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, Mr Ibrahim Thiaw...

Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative G. Auväärt at UN Security Council VTC meeting on Syria (humanitarian)

I thank Under-Secretary Lowcock for his briefing. We also extend gratitude to OCHA and UN humanitarian workers, who continue to provide aid to millions of people inside Syria, despite the...

Statement by Ambassador S. Jürgeson at UN Security Council VTC meeting on South Sudan (UNMISS)

Joint statement by Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany and Ireland on UNSMIL mandate renewal

Delivered by Belgium Ambassador Mr.Philippe KRIDELKA I would like to make the following statement on behalf of current and incoming EU members of the Security Council: Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland...

Explanation of Vote on UNAMA mandate renewal

Estonia welcomes the adoption of the resolution on UNAMA’s mandate renewal. We thank co-penholders Germany and Indonesia for their hard and efficient work. We believe that the resolution is well-balanced...