Human rights and social affairs

The promotion and respect of human rights are a key aspect of Monaco’s foreign policy.

The Permanent Representation Mission takes part in all appropriate bodies of the United Nations to promote all human rights, which are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated.

Among the Princely Government’s human rights priorities, the Principality defends:

  • The rights and empowerment of women and girls,
  • The rights of the child,
  • Social development,
  • The establishment of a moratorium on the death penalty,
  • The protection of the most vulnerable persons