🔴 #RedHandDay reminds us of the ongoing need to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers. #CAAC
🇧🇪 Belgium remains committed to strengthening child protection and supporting international efforts to uphold children’s rights.
On the International Day of #WomenInMultilateralism, we celebrate women who are shaping multilateralism every day through leadership, expertise, and commitment, worldwide.🤝🌍
We also shine a spotlight on our colleagues at @BelgiumUN 🇧🇪🇺🇳 who contribute to this work every day.✨
🧒🏽 On today's #WorldChildrensDay, Belgium reaffirms its longstanding commitment to the protection & promotion of children’s rights.
At the 2024 Brussels conference, over 200 global experts warned: children’s rights are under threat from war, inequality & climate crisis.
Voices of courage cannot be silenced. ✊
The #Benelux🇧🇪🇳🇱🇱🇺 were honored to host a side event with @KatzarovaM on #RuleOfFear, exposing how Russian authorities silence dissent and anti-war expression.
We thank all panelists for their testimonies, advocacy, and bravery.
#UNGA80 🇧🇪🤝🇺🇳 Prime Minister De Wever met with UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres.
A timely discussion on shared values, the importance of international law and a rules-based order, and on how Belgium 🇧🇪 can support the UN in its goal of achieving stronger #multilateralism.
After two years of diplomatic bootcamp, I’ve been sworn in!
Grateful to everyone who helped me survive the coffee-fueled journey through trainings, negotiations and with endless acronyms of the UN world.
I'm especially grateful to @prevotmaxime for his time and presence!
Congratulations Benjamin! 🎉🥂
After 2 years of traineeship, Benjamin was sworn in ✋last night by Deputy Prime Minister @prevotmaxime, officially becoming a diplomat.🇧🇪
It was also an opportunity for the Minister to meet with the staff of our Mission and the Consulate.🤝
#UNGA80
At the high-level briefing on Ukraine 🇺🇦 at the 🇺🇳 Security Council, the three Prime Ministers of the Benelux countries 🇧🇪🇳🇱🇱🇺 jointly intervened to express their strong support for Ukraine and a just and lasting peace.
⏰ D-7 until #UNGA80 🇺🇳!
#TeamBelgium 🇧🇪 has been working tirelessly over the past weeks, and is now all set to welcome our high-level delegation and kick off the High-Level Week! 🚀
#BEatUNGA80
As a member of the 🇺🇳 LGBTI Core Group, #TeamBelgium 🇧🇪 marched in the NYC #Pride parade.
It was a day of joy and purpose, where we showed that we stand up for inclusion and diversity in the multilateral system. 💪🌍
Now more than ever, the LGBTI community needs our support.
Belgium is ready to ratify the BBNJ Treaty at #UNOC3, strengthening global ocean governance! This move reinforces marine biodiversity protection & bolsters Brussels' bid for the treaty's Secretariat #BBNJBrussels
🇧🇪Belgium leadership is helping deliver critical #ClimateAction and progress on global environment goals.
@UNEP Executive Director, @andersen_inger, met Jean-Luc Crucke, Belgium Minister of Mobility, Climate & Ecological Transition, today, to discuss environmental priorities.🌍
In their capacity as Co-facilitators of the Second World Social Summit, Amb De Smedt 🇧🇪 & Amb Hilale 🇲🇦 @Morocco_UN concluded a successful working visit to Geneva this week.
They had fruitful exchanges at the @ILO Governing body and with several UN 🇺🇳officials.
🇺🇳#CSW69 has officially started!
🇧🇪Our Head of Delegation, Flemish Minister @carogennez, represents Belgium as we renew our commitment to delivering on the #Beijing30 promise of gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls!
#ForAllWomenAndGirls
🇺🇦🤝🇧🇪 Ukraine, count on us !
We will always stand by your side. By the side of the country which has been fighting so hard for its freedom for 3 years. A country whose sovereignty and territorial integrity have been violated. Together, we must rise to this challenge. For a just, comprehensive and lasting peace. Belgium and the EU will remain on the right side of history. @ZelenskyyUa
Marking 3 years since Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, @EUAmbUN Lambrinidis joined 🇺🇦Deputy FM @Mariana_Betsa & co-sponsors of the Advancing Peace resolution to urge an end to the war this year & to redouble diplomatic efforts to achieve a just peace. #StandWithUkraine
🇧🇪🇺🇦 Today marks 3 years of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. Belgium continues to #StandWithUkraine
We are inspired by the resilience of the Ukrainian people in defense of their sovereignty, independence & territorial integrity. #SlavaUkraini
Peace through strength. #UptoUkraine
On the tragic third anniversary of the Russian aggression againt Ukraine, the 27 EU Foreign Affairs ministers held a minute of silence, broken by the air raid sirens that have been sounding in Ukraine every single day for the past 3 years.
🇧🇪🇿🇦🇮🇳 were pleased to organize a briefing on "Ocean Science as a Driver of Action" at the UN.
Speakers focused on strengthening the science-policy interface around ocean topics.
Our work at the UN can only benefit from quality scientific inputs! 🌍🌊 #OceanScience#UNOC3
🤩 Wishing a warm welcome to Louise, Sofia, and Soraya, our new "Bernheim" trainees! After 5 busy months at the Directorate-General for European Affairs @BelgiumMFA, they'll now support the Permanent Representation in various fields until June.
Welcome to the team !!