GENEVA — The Human Rights Council has elected Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, to serve as a vice-president for 2022.

Mr. Hovhannisyan was elected from the Eastern European group of States.

In this capacity, the Ambassador of Armenia together with his HRC Bureau colleagues shall deal with procedural and organizational matters, including presiding over the HRC meetings.

The United Nations Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body consisting of 47 member States responsible for the promotion and protection of human rights. This is Armenia’s first term in the HRC, for a three-year period of 2020-2022.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Sign Up for Our Newsletters

Get notified of the latest updates from MassisPost.

You May Also Like

ACA Calls on Secretary Pompeo to Visit Armenia on His Current European Tour

WASHINGTON, DC — The Armenian Council of America calls on Secretary of…

Armenia Ready to Reciprocate ‘Positive Signals’ From Turkey: PM Pashinyan

YEREVAN — Armenia will evaluate positive signals coming from Turkey and will…

Holocaust and Genocide Education Bill Approved by Rhode Island Senate

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Senate on Wednesday approved a bill…

Armenia Joins Eurasian Economic Union

MINSK — Armenian joined the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union Friday.…