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Advancing progress towards the GCM objectives: Challenges and opportunities at EU level: Targeted Civil Society Consultation for 2026 International Migration Review Forum

Remarks by Christina Meinecke, Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to the European Union 23 March 2026, UN House in Brussels, Belgium

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The EU Return Regulation: Reform and International Human Rights Obligations Closed Policy Roundtable

Opening Remarks by Christina Meinecke, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the European Union, 3 March 2026, 15:00 – 17:00. The Square, BruxellesCo-hosted by OHCHR and Amnesty International in collaboration with CEPS and PICUM

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Regional Working Meeting on a new legally binding instrument on the rights of older persons

An Opportunity for Regional Leadership and Collaboration. Christina Meinecke, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the European Union, 27 January 2026, 15.00-17.00 CET Intergovernmental Working Group

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25 Years of Rights: Reflecting on the Impact of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

Ms. Christina Meinecke, OHCHR Representative to the European Union Brussels, 10 December 2025

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UN Human Rights Representation Office to the European Union

Based in Brussels since 2009, and initially conceptualized as a Regional Office for Europe, the Representation Office to the European Union is one of the 80+ field presences of the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) around the world working to advance the protection and promotion of human rights for all. We are supported by the Regional Hub for Europe and Central Asia, based in Vienna, and UN Human Rights headquarters in Geneva.