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Statement for the Regional consultation on CEDAW draft general recommendation No. 40
Closing Statement for the Regional consultation on CEDAW draft general recommendation No. 40 on the equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making systems.
By Ms. Elena Kountouri Tapiero, Acting Regional Representative for Europe, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Regional Office for Europe,
Istanbul (remote participation), 27 March 2024.
Read full speechEuropean Union Foreign Affairs Council - Dinner address to Development Cooperation Ministers by Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Dinner address to Development Cooperation Ministers by Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. 11 February 2024 Brussels, Belgium
Read full speechThe ecosystem of human rights and current situation: Outcomes of the HR75 initiative
Statement by Elena Kountouri Tapiero
Acting Regional Representative Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Regional Office for Europe, Brussels,
Online conference 9 February 2024,
Organised by the The Institute for Human Rights and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute.
Read full speechIntroduction speech for the treaty on plastic waste
Paris, National Assembly on 24 May 2023
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