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Interview of Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations and other international organizations, to the "UN Today" magazine01 April, 2022
Your Excellency, can you please tell us a bit more about yourself? Why did you decide to become a diplomat? My decision was not a matter of choice, but of devotion and inspiration. In the mid-1990s, as I was learning Arabic at the Cairo University,
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Participation of the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Vietnam Vahram Kazhoyan in the conference entitled “Joining Hands for Women’s Advancement and Sustainable Development” organized by the Vietnam Women’s Union of the Communist Party.01 April, 2022
The conference entitled “Joining Hands for Women’s Advancement and Sustainable Development” organized by the Vietnam Women’s Union of the Communist Party, with the participation of the representatives of Embassies and In
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General Comment on the draft resolution Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against, person based on religion or belief01 April, 2022
Delivered by H.E. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN, Permanent Representative President, Armenia finds both the subject and content of this resolution extremely important for the global multilateral cooperation. Armenia communicated two years ago to a
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General comment on the draft resolution Recognizing the contribution of human rights defenders, including women human rights defenders, in conflict and post-conflict situations, to the enjoyment and realization of human rights01 April, 2022
President, Armenia thanks Norway for presenting the resolution on the human rights defenders. As a traditional co-sponsor of the resolution both in this Council and the General Assembly, we welcome the thematic focus of this Draft on human rights d
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Ambassador Tigran Balayan’s visit and meetings in Leeuwarden01 April, 2022
On April 1, 2022 Ambassador Tigran Balayan paid a working visit to the Friesland province of the Netherlands. The Ambassador was hosted in the Water Campus of the Netherlands, situated in Leeuwarden, toured the laboratories of the Campus, where the s
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HRC 49th Session: Item 3 – A/HRC/49/L.11 Introductory Statement on the draft resolution Prevention of Genocide: Delivered by H.E. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN, Permanent Representative31 March, 2022
31 March 2022 HRC 49th Session: Item 3 – A/HRC/49/L.11 Introductory Statement on the draft resolution Prevention of Genocide Delivered by H.E. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN, Permanent Representative President, It is an honor to pres
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Participation of the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Vietnam Vahram Kazhoyan in the presentation of the Universal Periodic Review first voluntary mid-term report of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.31 March, 2022
The presentation of the Universal Periodic Review first voluntary mid-term report of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam took place at the Vietnam Governmental guest house on March 31, 2022. Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Socialist Repub
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Explanation of vote before the vote on the draft Resolution “Ensuring equitable, affordable, timely and universal access for all countries to vaccines in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic”31 March, 2022
Delivered by H.E. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN, Permanent Representative President, A year ago, during the deliberations on the previous iteration of this resolution Armenia expressed reservation on one of its preambular paragraphs. Our co
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HRC 49th Session: Decisions and conclusions: General comment on the draft resolution L.8 Cultural rights and the protection of cultural heritage31 March, 2022
Delivered by H.E. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative President, Armenia attaches great importance to this resolution, which addresses a very important and pertinent issue both from the perspective of the international human
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HRC 49th Session: Decisions and conclusions: Explanation of vote before the vote on the draft resolution L.6 The negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights31 March, 2022
Delivered by H.E. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative President, Armenia knows firsthand how the UCMs exacerbate the challenges of economic and social development. We have a landlocked nation that also suffers from t