At the outset, Belarus aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (see A/70/PV.53).
In establishing the Human Rights Council (HRC), States expected that the Council would work on the basis of th…
Belarus would like to reiterate its position with regard to the unacceptability of country-specific resolutions as a means of exerting political pressure against sovereign States. For that reason, we voted against resolutions 68/182 and 68/184, on the human rights situations in the Syrian Arab Repub…
Belarus welcomes the consensus adoption today of resolution 67/260 on the modalities of the high-level meeting on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. I would like to thank the facilitators, Mr. Martin Sajdik, Permanent Representative of Austria…
Belarus would like to state that we disassociate ourselves from the consensus on resolution 67/151, on the report of the Human Rights Council, for reasons of principle. The report reflects the Council’s politically motivated adoption of a resolution that is against Belarus. The decisions of the Coun…
Belarus sponsored resolution 66/254 and highly appreciates the initiative of the Russian Federation to strengthen the human rights treaty body system. The initiative is timely and relevant. Strengthening the human rights treaty
body system of the United Nations and enhancing its activities is a key…
