Latest Speeches and Communications
Introduction speech for the treaty on plastic waste
Paris, National Assembly on 24 May 2023
Read full speechHistory, Memory and Justice for Roma people in Europe
High-level opening Panel: Holocaust of Sinti and Roma: What did Europe learn?
Opening remarks delivered by Elena Kountouri Tapiero, Acting Regional Representative for Europe, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Regional Office for Europe
European Parliament Altiero Spinelli.
25 April 2023, 09:00 – 10:00 CET.
Read full speechKeynote by Birgit Van Hout, UN Human Rights, Regional Representative for Europe
European Civic ForumCIVIC PRIDE AWARDS: Civic actors in times of crisisAward Ceremony
Read full speech“Hate Speech trends in Eastern Europe” Statement by Birgit Van Hout, Regional Representative for Europe, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Addressing Hate Speech and Preventing Incitement to Violence in Europe Organized by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide
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