Liechtenstein has been a long-standing supporter of innovative approaches to the right of peoples to self-determination in order to fully explore the potential of this concept for the promotion and protection of human rights. We are therefore pleased that the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous …
The formal recognition in the World Summit Outcome of the responsibility of the international community to protect civilian populations when their Governments fail to do so constitutes a major breakthrough in our common endeavour to prevent genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The main…
Last week the international community observed Universal Children’s Day. Meanwhile, millions of children affected by armed conflict continue to suffer in many parts of the world. Addressing the extreme hardship of children affected by armed conflict in this open debate of the Security Council is the…
