Meeting with the Deputy Director of the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of Poland

On June 27, during his visit to Warsaw within the framework of the Conference of Rectors of Polish Academic Schools Ambassador Vahe Gabrielyan, Director of the Diplomatic School of Armenia had a meeting with Iwona Liliana Woicka-Żuławska, Deputy Dire

HRC 56th Session ID with WG on discrimination against women and girls

President, Armenia thanks the Working Group for the report. According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2023, Armenia is a regional leader ranking 61st out of the 146 countries. The Gender Policy Implementation Strategy of Armenia for 2024-2028 is i

HRC 56th Session: Item 3 – Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children

Delivered by Ms. Nelli Petrosyan, Human Rights Officer   President, We thank the Special Rapporteur for her comprehensive report focused on the prevention of trafficking in persons in the context of migration at sea. We share her conviction

Ambassador Vahagn Afyan's interview to "Armenpress" news agency

Armenian-Indian relations experienced significant increase in recent years - Ambassador of Armenia to IndiaYEREVAN, JUNE 27, ARMENPRESS.  In recent years, Armenian-Indian relations have seen a significant increase, with the political dialogue ga

HRC 56: Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on international solidarity

Delivered by Mrs. Anush Gharabaghtsyan, Attaché   President, We thank the Independent Expert for her report. Armenia has a firsthand experience on the crucial role that the civil society can play in galvanizing the international solid

Photo exhibition dedicated to Artsakh's endangered heritage

On June 26, at the Warsaw School of Economics within the framework of the Conference of Rectors of Polish Academic Schools, the official opening ceremony of the photo exhibition dedicated to Artsakh's endangered heritage took place. The curator and m

HRC 56th Session: Item 3 – ID with WG on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises

Delivered by Ms. Nelli Petrosyan, Human Rights Officer Mr. President, We thank the Working Group for presenting its report. The UN Guiding Principles stipulate that meaningful consultation with affected groups, Indigenous Peoples and local communi

HRC 56th Session: Item 3 – Interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression

Delivered by Hambardzum Minasyan, First Secretary     President, Armenia welcomes the SR and thanks for the Report. The freedom of expression is a fundemantal right and the lifeblood of democracy. For several years in a row Armenia impr

Statement by Ambassador Mher Margaryan, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the UN, at the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment

Mr. Chair,We thank the keynote speakers of today’s session for highlighting the multiple challenges faced by the humanitarian system and for underscoring the urgency of addressing those challenges through meaningful action.The report of the Sec

Meeting with Gegham Archbishop Khacherian

On June 25 Dr. Karen Israyelyan had a meeting with Archbishop Gegham Khacherian, Prelate of the Western Prelacy.