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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...
Statement by Lithuania on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic States at the UN General Assembly meeting on Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development Added 2017-06-02 Mr. President, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Baltic and Nordic States: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and my own country Lithuania. Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Ireland, and Poland align themselves with...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council open debate "Women, Peace and Security: Sexual violence in conflict" Added 2017-05-16 We thank the Uruguayan Presidency of the Security Council for convening the open debate on the issue that plagues and exacerbates many contemporary conflicts. At the outset, we commend Ms. Zainab Bangura, for her hard work and dedication as...
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...
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...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council open debate on conflicts in Europe. Delivered by Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Linas Linkevičius Added 2017-02-21 Allow me at the outset to congratulate Mr. Pavlo Klimkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, on your country’s successful presidency of the Security Council for the month February and for having organized this debate. The theme proposed for...
Lithuania's statement at Informal meeting of the plenary of the UN GA on the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform Added 2017-02-07 Mr. Co-chairs, I would like to start by congratulating newly appointed co-chairs of the IGN on Security Council Reform, Ambassador Dr. Ion Jinga of Romania and Ambassador Mr. Mohammed Khaled Khiari of Tunisia, and wish them great success in...
Lithuania's explanation of position and right to reply on the Resolution Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency Added 2016-12-13 Mr. President, Let me thank the Director General of the IAEA for his presentation of the Agency’s annual report and an update of its activities in 2016. Lithuania has co-sponsored the Resolution on the Report of the International Atomic Energy...
Lithuania's explanation of position on UN GA resolution “Persistent Legacy of the Chernobyl Disaster” Added 2016-12-12 Mr. President, Today we adopted an important resolution on the consequences of Chernobyl nuclear disaster, one of the biggest disasters in human history.  Thirty years after the accident we can still witness the long term nature of...