HRC53: The Nordic-Baltic States call for country-specific updates on warning signs on atrocity prevention
UN Human Rights Council
53rd session
Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide
4 July 2023
Intervention by the Nordic Baltic-states delivered by H.E. Erik Brøgger Rasmussen, Permanent Representative of Denmark
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Mr. President,
I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic states: Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and my own country Denmark.
We reaffirm our firm commitment to atrocity prevention and our full support to the Joint Office on Genocide Prevention and R2P.
We thank you for the new report on the role of technological advances in the prevention and perpetration of genocide. We will study the report carefully to further the implementation of its recommendations.
In addition to thematic reports, we call on the Joint Office to share country-specific updates on warning signs and recommendations on atrocity prevention. These will provide Member States with concrete advice on how to better implement R2P and genocide prevention. This is especially meaningful in the context of the prevention mandate of the Human Rights Council.
Mme Special Advisor, how often do you share your country analysis on atrocity risks with the OHCHR and special procedures under the Human Rights Council? And how does your office interact with and follow up on treaty body recommendations?
Thank you!
53rd session
Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide
4 July 2023
Intervention by the Nordic Baltic-states delivered by H.E. Erik Brøgger Rasmussen, Permanent Representative of Denmark
[Check against delivery]
Mr. President,
I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic states: Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and my own country Denmark.
We reaffirm our firm commitment to atrocity prevention and our full support to the Joint Office on Genocide Prevention and R2P.
We thank you for the new report on the role of technological advances in the prevention and perpetration of genocide. We will study the report carefully to further the implementation of its recommendations.
In addition to thematic reports, we call on the Joint Office to share country-specific updates on warning signs and recommendations on atrocity prevention. These will provide Member States with concrete advice on how to better implement R2P and genocide prevention. This is especially meaningful in the context of the prevention mandate of the Human Rights Council.
Mme Special Advisor, how often do you share your country analysis on atrocity risks with the OHCHR and special procedures under the Human Rights Council? And how does your office interact with and follow up on treaty body recommendations?
Thank you!