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Excellent choices!! Big congrats to IOM and to both DDGs, Ugochi Daniels and Sung Ah Lee. ๐ฉ๐ฐ looks forward to continuing our strong partnership with IOM and the new leadership team!
Denmark in UN Geneva ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Heidi Schroderus-Fox: On behalf of the Nordic countries ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช, we wish the new Deputy Director Generals of IOM - UN Migration ๐บ๐ณ best of luck in your endeavors. We are key partners for IOM, and its leadership can count on the Nordics continued support.
#UPR46 begins today! During the next two weeks the #HumanRights situations in ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ซ๐จ๐ฑ๐จ๐พ๐บ๐พ๐พ๐ช๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ช๐ท๐ป๐ณ๐ฉ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ will be reviewed.
๐ฉ๐ฐwill deliver recommendations on key #HumanRights priorities.
We wish everyone a succesful and constructive review ๐บ๐ณ๐
Thank you for good dialogue today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and Kelly T. Clements
๐ฉ๐ฐ firmly committed to support inclusive, climate resilient and long term sustainable development outcomes for #refugees and their host communities.
Always with protection and #humanrights front and centre!
.Dan Jรธrgensen: โOne in six people in Ethiopia affected by conflict, droughts and floods exacerbated by climate change. ๐ฉ๐ฐ pledges 100 million DKK to support efforts to eradicate critical food insecurity and malnutrition, and to advance health and education in Ethiopia.โ #DKaid
.@Danjoergensen: โรn ud af seks i Etiopien pรฅvirket af konflikt, tรธrke og oversvรธmmelser forvรฆrret af klimaforandringer. DK bidrager nu med 100 mio. kr til at stรธtte indsats for at udrydde kritisk fรธdevareusikkerhed og fejlernรฆring og til at fremme sundhed og uddannelseโ #DKaid
.Dan Jรธrgensen: โ25 million people in a catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Sudan are in need of lifesaving hum. assistance, incl. access to food, water & protection. DK supports this yearโs hum. efforts in Sudan & neighbouring countries affected by crisis w/ 100 million DKK.โ
Today, fruitful discussion with Laura Thompson during our annual @ILO consultations. ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark remains committed to promoting just labor markets and green sustainable #DecentWork through voluntary contributions to the ILOs development programme.
Denmark MFA ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Beskรฆftigelsesministeriet
Danish-led #HRC55 resolution on national measures to prevent torture was just adopted by consensus at United Nations Human Rights Council!
๐ฉ๐ฐ has been a proud penholder of ๐บ๐ณ resolutions on torture for 25+ years.
Torture remains a top priority & we will continue to work to protect the dignity of all ๐
Full EU support for this #HRC55 resolution. The torture of human beings has no place in the 21st century. We thank Alice J Edwards UN Special Rapporteur Torture for her work and reaffirm our strong commitment to combating torture worldwide, in all its forms, contexts and settings.
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The Nordic-Baltic States are gravely concerned by dire #HumanRights & humanitarian crisis in Haiti.
An inclusive Haitian-led political transition is critical to re-establish democratic structures, rule of law & safeguard human rights.
Full statement๐ bit.ly/3vAFa31
Today at #HRC55 , ๐ฎ๐ธ on behalf of ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ช๐ช๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ณ๐ด๐ธ๐ช๐ฎ๐ธ voiced grave concern about serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the DRC. ๐ฎ๐ธ called for the cessation of all hostilities and expressed strong opposition to the death penalty in the DRC.
Executive Secretary Tatiana MOLCEAN met with Ambassador Ib Petersen Ib Petersen to discuss cooperation in UNECE's work in areas including #roadsafety & support for UNRSF โ UN Road Safety Fund, #environment , #housing , #energy & beyond
#HRC55 : On behalf of ๐ฑ๐น๐ช๐ช๐ฎ๐ธ๐ธ๐ช๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ป๐ซ๐ฎ, Norway๐ณ๐ด commends Colombia for its efforts towards peace.
The situation for #HRD โs and signatories to the Peace Agreement in Colombia remains worrying. We urge ๐จ๐ด to ensure accountability for #HumanRights violations.
๐bit.ly/3vHUPO0
At #HRC55 ๐ฑ๐นDeputy FM Egidijus Meilลซnas on behalf of ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ช๐ช๐ฑ๐ป๐ฑ๐นreiterated full support for๐บ๐ฆindependence. RU continues to kill&torture. Investigation&accountability for๐years of RU violations in occupied territories of #Ukraine must be ensured.
Full stmโก๏ธ bit.ly/3vHSh2o
Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ proud to support war-affected & displaced people in #Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ through UNHCR Ukraine and partners. ย ย ย
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Denmark MFA ๐ฉ๐ฐ
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Ib Petersen
Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ proud to support war-affected & displaced people in #Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆthrough UNHCR Ukraine and partners. ย ย ย
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Denmark MFA ๐ฉ๐ฐ
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Ib Petersen
During United Nations Human Rights Council High-Level dialogue on CAR, ๐ฑ๐น๐ฑ๐ป๐ช๐ช๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ธ๐ช๐ซ๐ฎ expressed alarm about the prevalence of sexual&gender-based violence and other #HumanRightsViolations . All perpetrators, including armed forces&its ๐ท๐บallies, must be held accountable.
Full stmโก๏ธ bit.ly/3TyznmJ