Posts Tagged ‘Remarks’
69th Ordinary Session of the African Commission for Human and People’s Rights – Remarks
EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Mr. Eamon Gilmore Remarks at Public Session of 69th Ordinary Session of the African Commission for Human and People’s Rights 15 November 2021 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Chairperson Solomon Dersso, Excellences, members of the Diplomatic Community, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is a great privilege to be with…
Read MoreColombia Five Years After the Peace Agreement – Remarks
EU Special Envoy for the Colombia Peace Process, Eamon Gilmore Remarks at Oidhaco/European Parliament Event Colombia 5 Years after the Peace Agreement Tuesday 09 November 2021 Check against delivery Members of the European Parliament, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to thank Oidhaco and the European parliament for inviting me to participate in this…
Read MoreBuilding a vision of hope: Where do we go from here? – Remarks
Fundamental Rights Forum 2021 ‘Building a vision of hope: Where do we go from here?’ Remarks by the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore 12 October 2021 How can we build a vision of hope to address key human rights challenges as we come out of the Coronavirus…
Read MoreRegional Cooperation and Transitional Justice – Remarks
Expert workshop on transitional justice ‘Building Blocks for Regional Cooperation on Transitional Justice’ 6-7 October 2021 (virtual event) Good morning everyone and many thanks for inviting me to this interesting event. First of all, I would like to warmly thank Ambassador Axel Kennes, Director Multilateral Affairs of the Belgian Ministry of Affairs for the…
Read MoreContinuing support for Afghan Women and Girls and their Access to Education – Remarks at the 76th UN General Assembly
Check Against Delivery EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore, 76th session of the UN General Assembly – Virtual Ministerial-Level Side Event: ‘Safeguarding the achievements of 20 years of international engagement in Afghanistan: How to continue supporting the future of Afghan women and girls and their access to education’ 21 September 18.00 –…
Read MoreAddressing the Adverse Impact of Climate Change on Human Rights – Remarks at the 48th UN Human Rights Council
Check Against Delivery EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore, 48th Session of the UN Human Rights Council – Side Event “Addressing the adverse impact of Climate Change on the full and effective enjoyment of Human Rights” 13h30 – 15h00, 15 September 2021 Introduction Madam Moderator, On behalf of the European Union,…
Read More2021 International Democracy Day: ‘Stronger together’ – Remarks
Remarks by the EUSR for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore 2021 International Democracy Day ‘Stronger Together: Partnerships for Supporting Democracy’ 15 September 2021 Organised by the European Partnership for Democracy, Carnegie Europe, the European Endowment for Democracy, the European Network of Political Foundations, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance and the European…
Read MoreChallenges faced by human rights defenders and civil society – Remarks
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) HIGH-LEVEL EVENT ON THE GLOBAL ACTION PLAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND CIVIC SPACE 1 July 2021, 16:30-18:00 (Zoom) Remarks by the EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore Good afternoon or good morning to all, wherever you are connecting from. Dear moderator [Peggy Hicks,…
Read MoreSexual violence against women of vulnerable religious communities – Remarks
Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union and the Aid to the Church in Need Online webinar Targeting vulnerable religious communities through sexual exploitation of women EUSR for Human Rights remarks 30 June 2021, 11-12:45 Good morning to all. It is a pleasure to be with you today. I am glad that…
Read More40th Anniversary of the Adoption of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights – Intervention
40th Anniversary of the Adoption of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights 28 June 2021 EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore Intervention in session 3 on “The contributions of the African Charter to international human rights law and practice” “The African Charter based human rights system in comparative perspective:…
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