Poland in the UN

Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations in New York, together with the missions of Bahrain, India, Liechtenstein and Turkmenistan initiated this year's celebration of World Bicycle Day.

The Day of Polish Community and Poles Abroad was established in recognition of the historical contribution of diaspora communities to the national objectives of the country of their forefathers. Celebrated jointly with Polish Flag Day, it is intended to encourage Poles to reflect on the glorious pages of the country’s past.

Ambassador Dominika Krois, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the UN Office in Vienna opened today the 64. session of the Commission in her capacity as Chair.

Mr. Henryk Czubek, Counsellor and UNIDO Team Leader at the Permanent Mission of the Republic Poland to the United Nations Office in Vienna was appointed as co-chair of the Informal Working Group on Program and Budget Committee issues of UNIDO (IWG PBC).

The 46th session of the Human Rights Council was held in Geneva on February 22 - March 24, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meetings of the Council took place almost entirely online. The 46th session of the Council was the fourth one Poland participated as a member state during its 2020-2022 term.

“Poland does not, and will not, recognise the annexation of Crimea by Russia. Crimea is Ukraine,” said the MFA undersecretary of state at a video conference on Friday.

On 12 March 2021 in the Human Rights Council during the General Debate on ITEM 4 (Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention), Ambassador Zbigniew Czech, Permanent Representative of Poland to the United Nations Office at Geneva, delivered a cross-regional joint statement on behalf of 45 states concerning the deteriorating human rights situation in Russia in the context of the case of Alexei Navalny.

"We seek a world based on the force of law and not the law of force" – summed up his speech the President of the Republic of Poland, Mr. Andrzej Duda in the High Level Segment inaugurating the 46th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Thirty years ago, on 15 February 1991, the presidents of Poland and Czechoslovakia, and the prime minister of Hungary signed the Declaration on Cooperation between the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary in Striving for European Integration in the castle of Visegrad, Hungary.