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Statement of Lithuania at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security Added 2019-10-29 National statement delivered by Ambassador Audra Plepytė, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the UN, at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on ““Towards the successful implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda:...
Lithuanian representative elected as Chair of Meeting of States Parties to Convention for Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Added 2019-06-25 On 25 June, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations, Ambassador Audra Plepytė was elected as Chair of the fifth Meeting of States parties to the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. A....
President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė took part at the UN High-Level meeting on Women in Power Added 2019-03-12 On 12 March the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė took part in a high level meeting on Women in Power at the invitation of María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the United Nations General Assembly. The event aims to attract...
Gender inequality costs trillions to the world Added 2018-09-28 President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who chairs the Council of Women World Leaders, held a high-level event on economic growth through women’s empowerment at the United Nations General Assembly. Taking part were UN Secretary-General António Guterres,...
Statement by H.E. Mr. Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the UN on behalf of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania at the Security Council open debate on Children and Armed Conflict Added 2018-07-10 Mr. President, I have the honour to speak on behalf Latvia, Lithuania and my own country Estonia. We fully align ourselves with the statement to be delivered by the European Union. First, we would like to thank Sweden for convening this open...
Statement by Lithuania at the 8th OEWGA on Ageing session Added 2017-07-06 Honourable Chairperson, Distinguished delegates, Older people in Lithuania meet age related challenges, and the task of the Government is to assist them and to give considerable attention for the issues related to the ageing society. In...
Statement by Lithuania at the 10th Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Added 2017-06-14 Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Lithuania ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol in 2010 and has since taken measures to ensure its effective implementation and to guarantee quality...
Opening statement by Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaite at the panel discussion on the safety of women journalists in conflict situations Added 2017-05-05 Women journalists and media workers are an integral part of the media fabric ensuring the constant flow news from around the world. It took persistence and determination for women journalists to break down barriers and stereotypes and be able to...
Panel discussion: Safety of women journalists in conflict situations Added 2017-05-01 To mark the World Press Freedom day, the group of friends on the protection of journalists, co-chaired by the Permanent Missions of France, Greece and Lithuania to the United Nations, is organizing a panel discussion on the safety of women...
The role of female parliamentarians in implementing Women, Peace and Security agenda discussed at the UN Added 2017-03-20 As part of the 61st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, on 15th March the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Women in Parliament (WIP), the International Civil Society Action Network for Women’s Rights, Peace and Security...