Statements and Speeches

• Statements by the High Commissioner
• Statements by the UN Secretary General
• Statements by the Treaty Bodies and Special Procedures
• Other Statements  

Statements by the High Commissioner 

2015

• 30 September 2015 - Statement by Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the side event on 'Strengthening cooperation on migration and refugee movements in the perspective of the new development agenda', at the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

• 8 September 2015 - Opening Statement by Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to a Panel to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families

• 1 July 2015 – ‘A comprehensive people-oriented approach to the irregular movement of migrants and refugees in South East Asia’, Joint Statement by UNHCR, OHCHR, IOM, the SRSG for Migration and Development, and UNODC

• 15 June 2015 - Statement by Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights of Migrants at the 29th session of the Human Rights Council

• 26 May 2015 - Human Rights Council Informal Briefing on Burundi, Tunisia, Migration crises in Europe and South-East Asia, and South Sudan

• 19 May 2015 – ‘Search and rescue at sea, disembarkation, and protection of the human rights of refugees and migrants now imperative to save lives in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea’, Joint Statement by UNHCR, OHCHR, IOM, the SRSG for Migration and Development

• 15 May 2015 – ‘Pushbacks endanger thousands in Bay of Bengal’, Statement by Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

• 27 April 2015 - Joint Statement on Protection in the Mediterranean in Light of the EU Council’s Decision of 23 April 2015 by UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for International Migration and Development Peter Sutherland, and Director-General of the International Organization for Migration William Lacy Swing

• 23 April 2015 - Joint Statement on Mediterranean Crossings by UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for International Migration and Development Peter Sutherland, and Director-General of the International Organization for Migration William Lacy Swing

• 20 April 2015 - ‘“Callous” EU politics on migrants costing lives’, Statement by Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

2014

• 18 December 2014 - Joint statement by ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, on the occasion of International Migrants Day

• 10 December 2014 – ‘Specific protection challenges affecting migrants at sea and how the global community could better respond to their plight’, Statement by Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UNHCR Dialogue on Protection Challenges, Theme: Protection at sea

• 8 September 2014 - Opening Statement by Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at the Human Rights Council 27th Session

2013

• 3 October 2013 – ‘Measures to ensure respect for and protection of the human rights of all migrants, with particular reference to women and children’, Address by Ms. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to Round Table 2 of the High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, General Assembly, New York

• 3 October 2013 - ‘Making the Case for Migration in the Post-2015 Agenda’, Address by Ms. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the occasion of the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, UNHQ New York

2012

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2011

• 14 December 2011 - Address by Ms. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva

2010

• 18 December 2010 – ‘States ignoring their own remedies to migrants’ problems’, Statement by Ms. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to mark International Migrants Day

• 1 December 2010 - Address by Ms. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as Chair of the Global Migration Group to the 99th Session of the IOM Council, Palais ds Nations, Geneva

• 10 November 2010 - Address by Ms. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the Fourth Global Forum on Migration and Development

• 8 November 2010 - Address by Ms. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the Fourth Global Forum on Migration and Development/Civil Society Days

Statements by the UN Secretary General

• 18 December 2012 – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's message on International Migrants' Day
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• 18 December 2010 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's message on International Migrants' Day
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• 9 November 2010 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's message to the Global Forum on Migration and Development, Puerto Vallarta

Statements by the Treaty Bodies and Special Procedures

• 3 July 2014 - Statement by Chair of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW) on Ending Immigration Detention of Children

• 18 December 2011 – ‘Dignity has no nationality’, Joint statement by UN experts to mark International Migrants Day

Other Statements

• 4 March 2015 - Statement of Mr. Craig Mokhiber, IMO High-Level Meeting to Address Unsafe Mixed Migration by Sea

• 1 December 2011 – Address by Mr. Bacre Ndiaye, Director, Human Rights Council and Special Procedures Division, to the OHCHR-FES side event on ‘Addressing Irregular Migration Through a Human Rights Based Approach’, Global Forum on Migration and Development Concluding Debate

• 19 September 2011 - Opening address of Mr. Craig Mokhiber, Chief, Development and Economic and Social Issues Branch, to the Day of General Discussion of the Committee on Migrant Workers on the Rights of Migrant Workers on an Irregular Situation and Members of Their Families, Geneva