Democracy, “δημοκρατία” in Greek. It literally means the power of the people. Born in ancient Athens, democracy is also based on dialogue, the open exchange of arguments in the “αγορά”, there are no silent democracies. On International...
The fifty seventh session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) is taking place in Geneva from September 9 to October 11. In his speech, High Commissioner Turk once again underlined his grave concern over the growing challenges facing Human Rights...
Increasing meaningful participation of women in peacebuilding is a key priority for both the United Nations and Greece. As an elected member on the Security Council for the biennium 2025/26, the Hellenic Republic has placed particular emphasis on...
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis met today in Brussels with UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, Ms. Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands. In her role as Coordinator, Ms Kaag is responsible for facilitating, monitoring, and...
On August 21, the Security Council held an open debate on peacebuilding and sustainable peace. In particular, the discussion addressed global, regional and national aspects of conflict prevention. The Greek mission participated in the...