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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...
Lithuania's statement at the 61st session of Commission on the Status of Women Added 2017-03-16 Honourable Chairperson, Distinguished delegates, It's my pleasure to address this audience in the sixty first session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women and to share Lithuania’s views. On the outset let me stress...
The role of female Parliamentarians in implementing the Women, Peace and Security agenda Added 2017-03-10 On March 15, the Permanent Missions of Lithuania, Canada and Germany to the United Nations, together with the UNDP, Women in Parliaments Global Forum and International Civil Society Action Network, organize a panel discussion “The role of female...
The President of Lithuania urges to focus on violence against women in Lithuania and the world Added 2016-11-25 At the initiative of President of Lithuania and Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders Dalia Grybauskaitė, a letter calling on the international community to stop violence against women and to reduce its negative economic impact was handed to...