Croatia
Croatia welcomes the establishment of UN Women, a body focused on supporting ...
Croatia welcomes the establishment of UN Women, a body focused on supporting the gender equality and empowerment of women. Croatia supports relevant initiatives on the rights of LGBT persons and will continue to be actively engaged in the follow-up process to the 2008 Joint statement on human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Croatia continues to promote human rights at the universal level and supports...
Croatia continues to promote human rights at the universal level and supports the mainstreaming of human rights within the UN framework. In this context, we devote particular attention to issues such a s abolition of death penalty, gender equality and fight against all forms of discrimination, as well as promotion of human rights of the most vulnerable social groups, including women, children, and persons with disabilities, Croatia strongly supports universality, interrelatedness and indivisibility of all human rights.
It is also fundamental for the international community to seriously address t...
It is also fundamental for the international community to seriously address the problem of illegal trafficking and misuse of small arms, which results in alarming number of causalities each year, particularly among women and children, and has harmful and destabilizing effects on societies. Croatia supports the process leading to adoption of an Arms Trade Treaty at the 2012 Conference. Croatia also has vast experience in humanitarian de-mining and is ready to assist others with its knowledge and expertise.