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Permanent Mission of #Estonia to the #UnitedNations and other International Organizations in #Geneva.
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http://geneva.mfa.ee 12-10-2019 12:38:54
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Celebrating Ukraine`s independence, strength and resilience today with Ukraine's Mission to UNOG On Ukraine`s Independence Day United Nations Geneva
100s of thousands are missing around the world due to conflict, violence, disaster or migration. On the #InternationalDayofDisappeared, ๐ช๐ช together with the Global Alliance for the Missing ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ท ๐ฆ๐ฟ ๐จ๐ด ๐ญ๐ท ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ณ๐ด ๐ต๐ช ๐ฐ๐ท calls for greater efforts to clarify their fate.
๐ช๐ช on behalf of ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ฎ๐ธ๐ณ๐ด๐ธ๐ช stressed the importance of digital literacy, bridging the digital divide and ensuring #HumanRights online and offline. New technologies and #AI need to be addressed in full compliance with the international human rights law.
Important discussion today convened by United Nations Human Rights Council President on ensuring that human rights are fully applied to the digital space. We need technologies that are safe, empower individuals and respect & protect human rights.
Today at #HRC57 the ๐บ๐ณ IIMM presented a harrowing report, describing brutal attacks against civilians in Myanmar. ๐ฉ๐ฐ, on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic States, ๐ช๐ช๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฑ๐น๐ฑ๐ป๐ธ๐ช๐ณ๐ด, stressed the need for gathering evidence to ensure accountability for the crimes๐rb.gy/ecye2y
โNot a Womanโs job?: Changing Faces of Science and Techโ was an exhibition organized by United Nations Geneva, CERN and Intโl Telecommunication Union, where ๐ช๐ช was proudly represented by Maarja Grossberg-Kuusk and Kristel Leif. The inspiring exhibition can now be found digitally: sites.ungeneva.org/not-a-womans-jโฆ.
During HRC57, ๐ฑ๐ป on behalf of ๐ช๐ช๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฑ๐น๐ธ๐ช๐ณ๐ดcalled on the Nicaraguan authorities to resume cooperation with human rights mechanisms and to return to full protection of civil and political rights of the Nicaraguan people. ๐www2.mfa.gov.lv/en/geneva/newsโฆ
We appreciate the work CERF - The UN's emergency fund is doing in an increasingly challenging humanitarian context. As a global donor, ๐ช๐ช particularly appreciates CERFโs speed, efficiency & flexibility in responding to crises across the world ๐.
At #HRC57, ๐ฎ๐ธon behalf of ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ช๐ช๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ณ๐ด๐ธ๐ช called for accountability for human rights violations & abuses in Afghanistan; expressed grave concern over draconian restrictions on the human rights of women and girls; called for the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur.