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Latest Speeches and Communications

The Screening Regulation in Practice: Sharing Experiences and Strengthening Cooperation for Human Rights-Based Implementation

Welcome and Opening Remarks by Christina Meinecke, Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to the European Union, on 30 October 2026 in Brussels.

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Sports, ageing and racial discrimination: implications for the right to health

OPENING REMARKS, Christina Meinecke, Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to the European Union. 9 October 2026, UN House in Brussels.

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Racism, Discrimination and Health 4: Gender-Based Violence, Discrimination and Women’s Health

OPENING REMARKS, Christina Meinecke, Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to the European Union. 8 October 2026, UN House in Brussels.

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Human Rights Talk: Ending child homelessness in Europe: policy and legal pathways

Opening Remarks by Christina Meinecke, Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to the European Union. 22 September 2026, Brussels.

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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.