Luxembourg Mission in Geneva 🇱🇺🇺🇳
@luingeneva.bsky.social
🟠 On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Member States, civil society and young activists gather in Geneva to stand united against online and offline abuse.
🟠 #16Days #OrangeTheWorld #NoExcuseForOnlineAbuse
🟠 #16Days #OrangeTheWorld #NoExcuseForOnlineAbuse
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🟠 On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Member States, civil society and young activists gather in Geneva to stand united against online and offline abuse.
🟠 #16Days #OrangeTheWorld #NoExcuseForOnlineAbuse
🟠 #16Days #OrangeTheWorld #NoExcuseForOnlineAbuse
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
HRC Special Session on El Fasher #Sudan🇸🇩: #Luxembourg🇱🇺 urges all parties to agree to a ceasefire, immediate humanitarian truce, safe passage for civilians and an end to external support. Let’s not lose sight of El Obeid, where the same urgency applies.
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
HRC Special Session on El Fasher #Sudan🇸🇩: #Luxembourg🇱🇺 urges all parties to agree to a ceasefire, immediate humanitarian truce, safe passage for civilians and an end to external support. Let’s not lose sight of El Obeid, where the same urgency applies.
#UPR50 #Luxembourg🇱🇺 recommends to #Croatia🇭🇷:
1️⃣Strengthen laws to combat hate crimes incl. banning hate symbols
2️⃣Intensify action against racial discrimination& segregation of minorities
3️⃣Guarantee access to quality education for all children
4️⃣Close gender pay gap
1️⃣Strengthen laws to combat hate crimes incl. banning hate symbols
2️⃣Intensify action against racial discrimination& segregation of minorities
3️⃣Guarantee access to quality education for all children
4️⃣Close gender pay gap
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
#UPR50 #Luxembourg🇱🇺 recommends to #Croatia🇭🇷:
1️⃣Strengthen laws to combat hate crimes incl. banning hate symbols
2️⃣Intensify action against racial discrimination& segregation of minorities
3️⃣Guarantee access to quality education for all children
4️⃣Close gender pay gap
1️⃣Strengthen laws to combat hate crimes incl. banning hate symbols
2️⃣Intensify action against racial discrimination& segregation of minorities
3️⃣Guarantee access to quality education for all children
4️⃣Close gender pay gap
#UPR50 #Luxembourg🇱🇺 recommends to #Bulgaria:
1️⃣Repeal LGBTQI+ discriminatory amendments in the School Education Act
2️⃣Address gender-based violence& ratify the Istanbul Convention
3️⃣Protect Roma against discrimination &prosecute hate crimes
4️⃣Strengthen anti-corruption measures
1️⃣Repeal LGBTQI+ discriminatory amendments in the School Education Act
2️⃣Address gender-based violence& ratify the Istanbul Convention
3️⃣Protect Roma against discrimination &prosecute hate crimes
4️⃣Strengthen anti-corruption measures
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
#UPR50 #Luxembourg🇱🇺 recommends to #Bulgaria:
1️⃣Repeal LGBTQI+ discriminatory amendments in the School Education Act
2️⃣Address gender-based violence& ratify the Istanbul Convention
3️⃣Protect Roma against discrimination &prosecute hate crimes
4️⃣Strengthen anti-corruption measures
1️⃣Repeal LGBTQI+ discriminatory amendments in the School Education Act
2️⃣Address gender-based violence& ratify the Istanbul Convention
3️⃣Protect Roma against discrimination &prosecute hate crimes
4️⃣Strengthen anti-corruption measures
#Luxembourg🇱🇺’s #UPR recommendations to #Andorra🇦🇩:
1️⃣ Decriminalize and legalize abortion
2️⃣ Guarantee access to assisted human reproduction techniques for all women
3️⃣ Strengthen action to combat discrimination& hate against LGBTQI+ persons
4️⃣ Advance ratification of ICESCR
1️⃣ Decriminalize and legalize abortion
2️⃣ Guarantee access to assisted human reproduction techniques for all women
3️⃣ Strengthen action to combat discrimination& hate against LGBTQI+ persons
4️⃣ Advance ratification of ICESCR
November 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
#Luxembourg🇱🇺’s #UPR recommendations to #Andorra🇦🇩:
1️⃣ Decriminalize and legalize abortion
2️⃣ Guarantee access to assisted human reproduction techniques for all women
3️⃣ Strengthen action to combat discrimination& hate against LGBTQI+ persons
4️⃣ Advance ratification of ICESCR
1️⃣ Decriminalize and legalize abortion
2️⃣ Guarantee access to assisted human reproduction techniques for all women
3️⃣ Strengthen action to combat discrimination& hate against LGBTQI+ persons
4️⃣ Advance ratification of ICESCR
#Luxembourg🇱🇺’s #UPR50 recommendations to #Mongolia🇲🇳:
1️⃣Strengthen independence of the judiciary
2️⃣Guarantee FoE/FoA/FoPA & protect journalists, HRDs &civil society
3️⃣Fully implement laws on preventing domestic & sexual violence & support victims
4️⃣Reduce inequalities
1️⃣Strengthen independence of the judiciary
2️⃣Guarantee FoE/FoA/FoPA & protect journalists, HRDs &civil society
3️⃣Fully implement laws on preventing domestic & sexual violence & support victims
4️⃣Reduce inequalities
November 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
#Luxembourg🇱🇺’s #UPR50 recommendations to #Mongolia🇲🇳:
1️⃣Strengthen independence of the judiciary
2️⃣Guarantee FoE/FoA/FoPA & protect journalists, HRDs &civil society
3️⃣Fully implement laws on preventing domestic & sexual violence & support victims
4️⃣Reduce inequalities
1️⃣Strengthen independence of the judiciary
2️⃣Guarantee FoE/FoA/FoPA & protect journalists, HRDs &civil society
3️⃣Fully implement laws on preventing domestic & sexual violence & support victims
4️⃣Reduce inequalities
#Luxembourg🇱🇺’s #UPR50 recommendations to #Malawi🇲🇼:
1️⃣Continue to combat discrimination vs women, girls, persons w/ disabilities & vulnerable groups
2️⃣Guarantee the right to education incl. by tackling early school dropouts
3️⃣Raise public health expenditure progress towards UHC
1️⃣Continue to combat discrimination vs women, girls, persons w/ disabilities & vulnerable groups
2️⃣Guarantee the right to education incl. by tackling early school dropouts
3️⃣Raise public health expenditure progress towards UHC
November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#Luxembourg🇱🇺’s #UPR50 recommendations to #Malawi🇲🇼:
1️⃣Continue to combat discrimination vs women, girls, persons w/ disabilities & vulnerable groups
2️⃣Guarantee the right to education incl. by tackling early school dropouts
3️⃣Raise public health expenditure progress towards UHC
1️⃣Continue to combat discrimination vs women, girls, persons w/ disabilities & vulnerable groups
2️⃣Guarantee the right to education incl. by tackling early school dropouts
3️⃣Raise public health expenditure progress towards UHC
#Luxembourg🇱🇺’s #UPR50 recommendations to #Belarus🇧🇾:
1️⃣ Ensure freedom of expression & peaceful assembly & free press
2️⃣ Release all political prisoners
3️⃣ Ratify ICC Statute
4️⃣ End torture & ill-treatment
5️⃣ Establish a moratorium on the death penalty
6️⃣ Eliminate forced labour
1️⃣ Ensure freedom of expression & peaceful assembly & free press
2️⃣ Release all political prisoners
3️⃣ Ratify ICC Statute
4️⃣ End torture & ill-treatment
5️⃣ Establish a moratorium on the death penalty
6️⃣ Eliminate forced labour
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#Luxembourg🇱🇺’s #UPR50 recommendations to #Belarus🇧🇾:
1️⃣ Ensure freedom of expression & peaceful assembly & free press
2️⃣ Release all political prisoners
3️⃣ Ratify ICC Statute
4️⃣ End torture & ill-treatment
5️⃣ Establish a moratorium on the death penalty
6️⃣ Eliminate forced labour
1️⃣ Ensure freedom of expression & peaceful assembly & free press
2️⃣ Release all political prisoners
3️⃣ Ratify ICC Statute
4️⃣ End torture & ill-treatment
5️⃣ Establish a moratorium on the death penalty
6️⃣ Eliminate forced labour
At #HRC60 ID w/ EI on #CAR 🇨🇫, the Benelux countries 🇧🇪🇳🇱🇱🇺 note that continued armed violence & grave violations and abuses of IHRL and IHL persist. However, we stress that the upcoming elections are a historic opportunity towards a democratic, inclusive & peaceful society.
October 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
At #HRC60 panel on intersex persons, the #Benelux countries 🇧🇪🇳🇱🇱🇺 reaffirm their commitment to combat discrimination, violence & harmful practices. We call on States to uphold bodily integrity, self-determination & dignity of persons born with variations in sex characteristics.
September 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
At #HRC60 ID on slavery with Tomoya Obokata, the #Benelux countries 🇧🇪🇳🇱🇱🇺 are alarmed that millions of children remain trapped in labour, exploitation & abuse. States must uphold #SDG4 & #SDG8.7, end child recruitment incl. online, and ensure free, quality education for all.
September 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Today, our new Permanent Representative, Ambassador Anne Goedert presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of #UNGeneva, marking the offical beginning of her mandate.
A warm welcome to our new Ambassador! 🇱🇺🇺🇳
A warm welcome to our new Ambassador! 🇱🇺🇺🇳
August 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Today, our new Permanent Representative, Ambassador Anne Goedert presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of #UNGeneva, marking the offical beginning of her mandate.
A warm welcome to our new Ambassador! 🇱🇺🇺🇳
A warm welcome to our new Ambassador! 🇱🇺🇺🇳
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.
July 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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.
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.
July 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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 with SR @franceskalbs.bsky.social , #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.
July 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
At #HRC59 ID with SR @franceskalbs.bsky.social , #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.
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.
June 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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.
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.
June 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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.
At #HRC59 #Luxembourg🇱🇺 stresses the need to protect #LGBT persons from rising violence and discrimination, incl. in situations of displacement. 🇱🇺 urges all states to renew the mandate of the SOGI EI and uphold the universality, indivisibility & inalienability of human rights. 🏳️🌈
June 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
At #HRC59 #Luxembourg🇱🇺 stresses the need to protect #LGBT persons from rising violence and discrimination, incl. in situations of displacement. 🇱🇺 urges all states to renew the mandate of the SOGI EI and uphold the universality, indivisibility & inalienability of human rights. 🏳️🌈
At #HRC59 ID with @unsr-education.bsky.social, #Luxembourg🇱🇺 stresses that school safety must be holistic, addressing physical, emotional, social and digital aspects. Luxembourg condemns attacks on education in 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇩🇲🇲 and rejects intrusive tools like facial recognition in schools.
June 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
At #HRC59 ID with @unsr-education.bsky.social, #Luxembourg🇱🇺 stresses that school safety must be holistic, addressing physical, emotional, social and digital aspects. Luxembourg condemns attacks on education in 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇩🇲🇲 and rejects intrusive tools like facial recognition in schools.
At #HRC59 dialogue on #FreedomOfExpression with SR @irenekhan.bsky.social, #Luxembourg🇱🇺 expressed strong support for inclusive dialogue & rights-based regulation in the digital age. Civil & political rights must be safeguarded against disinformation, surveillance & shrinking civic space.
June 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
At #HRC59 dialogue on #FreedomOfExpression with SR @irenekhan.bsky.social, #Luxembourg🇱🇺 expressed strong support for inclusive dialogue & rights-based regulation in the digital age. Civil & political rights must be safeguarded against disinformation, surveillance & shrinking civic space.
At the #HRC59 ID with the #CoI on #OPT, #Luxembourg 🇱🇺 expresses grave concern over the suffering inflicted on civilians in Gaza by Israel’s methods of warfare and the blocage of humanitarian aid. Luxembourg 🇱🇺 calls for respect for international law, support to @unrwa.org and full accountability.
June 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
At the #HRC59 ID with the #CoI on #OPT, #Luxembourg 🇱🇺 expresses grave concern over the suffering inflicted on civilians in Gaza by Israel’s methods of warfare and the blocage of humanitarian aid. Luxembourg 🇱🇺 calls for respect for international law, support to @unrwa.org and full accountability.
Ambassador Marc Bichler shares a clear message:
Pride Month is a time to amplify what should be obvious #LGBTIQ+ rights are human rights.
We stand for equality, inclusion, and respect not just this month, but always.
🏳️🌈 #PrideMonth #DiplomatsForEquality
Pride Month is a time to amplify what should be obvious #LGBTIQ+ rights are human rights.
We stand for equality, inclusion, and respect not just this month, but always.
🏳️🌈 #PrideMonth #DiplomatsForEquality
June 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Ambassador Marc Bichler shares a clear message:
Pride Month is a time to amplify what should be obvious #LGBTIQ+ rights are human rights.
We stand for equality, inclusion, and respect not just this month, but always.
🏳️🌈 #PrideMonth #DiplomatsForEquality
Pride Month is a time to amplify what should be obvious #LGBTIQ+ rights are human rights.
We stand for equality, inclusion, and respect not just this month, but always.
🏳️🌈 #PrideMonth #DiplomatsForEquality
At #HRC59 ID on #Eritrea🇪🇷, the #Benelux countries 🇧🇪🇳🇱🇱🇺 expressed concern over ongoing human rights violations, including incommunicado detentions & enforced disappearances. We urge Eritrea to cooperate with the UN mandate & implement key UPR recommendations.
June 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
At #HRC59 ID on #Eritrea🇪🇷, the #Benelux countries 🇧🇪🇳🇱🇱🇺 expressed concern over ongoing human rights violations, including incommunicado detentions & enforced disappearances. We urge Eritrea to cooperate with the UN mandate & implement key UPR recommendations.