{"id":4957,"date":"2025-10-21T11:07:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/?page_id=4957"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:03:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:03:02","slug":"the-united-nations-and-tibet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/our-programs\/tibet-advocacy\/the-united-nations-and-tibet\/","title":{"rendered":"The United Nations and Tibet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Keeping Tibet on the UN Agenda<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The United Nations remains a vital arena for defending the rights and dignity of the Tibetan people.&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tibet\u2019s case has been before the United Nations since the early years of China\u2019s occupation. Between 1959 and 1965, the UN General Assembly adopted <strong>three resolutions<\/strong> recognising the Tibetan people\u2019s right to self-determination and calling for respect for their fundamental human rights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, that call remains as urgent as ever, as the human rights situation in Tibet has dramatically deteriorated in recent years and <strong>China actively works to suppress scrutiny of its actions in Tibet<\/strong> by undermining international human rights mechanisms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this context, <strong>engagement at the UN remains essential<\/strong>. Our UN team &#8211; composed of staff from the different ICT offices &#8211; <strong>engage year-round with diplomats, UN experts, and institutions to keep Tibet visible within the UN human rights system<\/strong>. By bringing credible information from Tibet to the Human Rights Council and other UN bodies, ICT helps ensure that China\u2019s violations do not go unnoticed and that Tibetans\u2019 voices continue to be heard within the international community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How we work at the United Nations<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Participating in <strong>Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva<\/strong>, delivering oral statements and organising or taking part in side-events\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Engaging<\/strong> with OHCHR, UN Special Procedures and governments\u2019 representations at the UN in Geneva and New York\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contribute to the <strong>Universal Periodic Reviews of China<\/strong> by submitting documentation, briefing diplomats, and ensuring that Tibet remains a focus in recommendations made to Beijing\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Participate in other relevant <strong>events and platform<\/strong> (UN Forum on Minority Issues, Forum on Business and Human Rights,&#8230;)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/donate\/\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Stand with Tibet today &#8211; support our advocacy work and make sure the UN keeps defending the rights of the Tibetan people.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping Tibet on the UN Agenda&nbsp; The United Nations remains a vital arena for defending the rights and dignity of the Tibetan people.&nbsp;&nbsp; Tibet\u2019s case has been before the United Nations since the early years of China\u2019s occupation. 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