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Happy National Day to our colleagues of Luxembourg Mission in Geneva🇱🇺🇺🇳 and all Luxembourgers across the 🌎! 🇱🇺🇪🇺

At #HRC59 ID with SR on Trafficking in Persons, #Luxembourg🇱🇺 supports the call to protect domestic migrant workers, esp. women & girls, from forced labour. 🇱🇺 highlights its national coordination efforts & the Infotraite service providing psychosocial & legal support to victims.

With gratitude to Luxembourg Mission in Geneva🇱🇺🇺🇳 and SwitzerlandUN for co-sponsoring today’s event focusing on “Human rights and migrant health and care workers”. Your support is vital. Join this session: 🗓️ 25th June 2025 ⏰12:00-13:00 📍 Palais de Nations, Room XXVII UN HQ, Geneva. #HRC59

With BENELUX and a cross regional group of more than 60 countries, 🇧🇪presented a joint statement on the positive impact of Women Human Rights Defenders. We pay tribute to their numerous achievements and emphasize the continued need for their voices to be heard & supported #HRC59

At #HRC59 ID with Margaret Satterthwaite, #Luxembourg🇱🇺 supports the call to safeguard judicial independence & protect lawyers from intimidation. 🇱🇺 highlights the #COE Convention on the profession of lawyer, adopted under its Chairmanship, and calls for its signature & ratification.

“The United Nations can continue to count on Luxembourg’s commitment to promote the protection of civilians, respect for international law and the responsibility to protect.” – Amb Maes at United Nations General Assembly debate, 20 years after the adoption of the #R2P at 2005 World Summit

At the #HRC59 panel on the right to safe drinking water & sanitation, #Luxembourg🇱🇺 stresses that access to water is a #HumanRight, key to health & education. 🇱🇺 highlights its 🇨🇻 programme with LuxDev incl. solar-powered desalination, supporting SIDS & Agenda2030.

At #HRC59 ID with UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights, #Luxembourg🇱🇺 stresses that climate action must place #HumanRights at its core, especially for the most vulnerable. 🇱🇺 highlights its support to SIDS & LDCs and its use of innovative finance tools like drought-related cat bonds.

At #HRC59 ID on #Burundi 🇧🇮 the #Benelux🇧🇪🇳🇱🇱🇺 appreciates peaceful conduct of June elections, but expresses concern over reported irregularities and lack of pluralism. We urge 🇧🇮 to protect civic space, investigate HR violations and uphold the spirit of the Arusha Accords.

Luxembourg was among the founding members who signed the #UNCharter 80 years ago and we took an active part in the San Francisco conference. “The Charter is more than a Treaty. It is the promise that succeeding generations will be saved from the scourge of war.” Amb Maes #UN80

Today, the peoples of Ukraine, Israel and Palestine, the Sahel, Sudan, Myanmar or Afghanistan are wondering why the promise of the #UNCharter is not kept We must redouble our efforts to fulfill the promise of the Charter by acting in accordance with its purposes & principles

🇱🇺 Luxembourg’s National Day brought together fellow Luxembourgers, diplomats and friends in Geneva. Ambassador Marc Bichler thanked all guests for their presence and reaffirmed our shared commitment to peace, multilateralism and human rights. Merci for celebrating with us!

At #HRC59 ED on #Myanmar 🇲🇲, the #Benelux countries 🇧🇪🇳🇱🇱🇺 condemn continued military violence and its devastating impact on civilians, incl. children and minorities. We call for accountability, humanitarian access and support for community-led local governance initiatives.

At #HRC59 annual panel on #climate, #Luxembourg 🇱🇺 highlights that there is no sustainable dev. without sustainable financing, supports tech assistance to LDCs+SIDs, values indigenous knowledge & showcases FCCF projects in 🇬🇹 that fight deforestation & create fair local jobs.

Nearly 1200 political prisoners remain in custody in Belarus - incl prisoners held under deplorable conditions or suffering life-threatening conditions. With the #BelarusDays exhibition by @EEAS we honour them and call for their immediate and unconditional release.

Top performer in development financing: According to Center for Global Development’s combined ranking on quantity & quality, #Luxembourg 🇱🇺 is in the lead. It focuses strongly on countries most in need, with projects well aligned with recipients’ priorities. 📊 cgdev.org/publication/de…

At #HRC59 ID with SR Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt, #Luxembourg 🇱🇺 urges full respect for IHL & access for humanitarian aid in #OPT and calls for a ceasefire to end civilian suffering. 🇱🇺 highlights corporate role in illegal occupation & asks how the HRC can ensure due diligence under #UNGPs.

Norway is proud to take over the gavel from 🇱🇺 as chair of the International Humanitarian Partnership As humanitarian needs grow, partnerships like IHP — built on trust, experience & practical support are more important than ever. Together, we’ll keep helping the helpers

At #HRC59 ID on #Ukraine 🇺🇦, #Luxembourg 🇱🇺 reaffirms support for 🇺🇦 sovereignty, condemns Russia’s grave HR violations such as detention, torture, forced transfers of 🇺🇦 children & Tatar repression, urges accountability, justice & more technical assistance.

At #HRC59 ID on #Colombia🇨🇴, the #Benelux🇧🇪🇳🇱🇱🇺 countries commend OHCHR support & 🇨🇴 progress on Peace Agreement & Truth Comm recs, but call for stronger action vs impunity, killings of HRDs incl. LGBTQI+, child recruitment & violence vs Indigenous, Afro-Colombians & campesinos.