Current affairs
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3.7.2025
Interactive dialogue on situation of human rights in Ukraine
59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Item 10- Interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner's oral update on the situation of human rights in Ukraine and the interim report of the Secretary-General on the situation on human rights in Crimea. Statement by Nordic and Baltic Countries, video statement delivered on 7 July 2025 by H.E. Ms. Elina Valtonen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland
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17.6.2025
Interactive dialogue on High Commissioner Annual Report
59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Statement by Finland, Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Heidi Schroderus-Fox, Permanent Representative of Finland, 17th of June 2025.
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2.4.2025
General Debate on Technical assistance and capacity-building
58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council: General Debate on Item 10- technical assistance and capacity-building. Statement by Finland, delivered by Ms. Karoliina Heikinheimo-Perez, First Secretary, on 2 April 2025.
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26.3.2025
General Debate on UPR Outcomes
58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council: General Debate on ITEM 6 - UPR Outcomes. Statement by Finland, Delivered by Ms. Anu Konttinen, Chargé d'affaires, 26 March 2025.
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20.3.2025
General Debate on Human Rights Situations that require the Council’s attention
58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council: General Debate on ITEM 4 - Human Rights Situations that require the Council’s attention. Statement by Finland, Delivered by Ms. Anu Konttinen, Chargé d'affaires, 20 March 2025.
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7.3.2025
Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing
58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council - Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing. Statement by Finland on behalf of the Nordic Baltic states, Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Heidi Schroderus-Fox, Permanent Representative of Finland, 7th of March 2025.
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7.3.2025
International Women’s Day Joint Statement
58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: International Women’s Day Joint Statement, presented by Mexico and Finland on behalf of 53 countries. 7 March 2025.
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6.3.2025
Panel discussion on the realisation of human rights in sustaining and increasing the gains made in the HIV response and leaving no one behind
58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Panel discussion on the realisation of human rights in sustaining and increasing the gains made in the HIV response and leaving no one behind, Statement on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic Countries, Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Heidi Schroderus-Fox, Permanent Representative of Finland, 6 March 2025.
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5.3.2025
Interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on situation of human rights defenders
58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council; Interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on situation of human rights defenders, Statement by Finland on behalf of the Nordic Baltic states, Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Heidi Schroderus-Fox, Permanent Representative of Finland, 5 March 2025
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3.3.2025
Oral update by the High Commissioner
58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council; General Debate, ITEM 2, Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General. Oral update by the High Commissioner. Statement by Finland, 3 March 2025