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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...
Commemorating the 271st anniversary year of the birth of Tadeusz Kosciuszko at the United States Military Academy, West Point Added 2017-05-01 Today we celebrate a hero of three nations- Lithuania, Poland and the United States. Tadeusz Kosciusko was a brilliant military engineer, who constructed impenetrable fortifications to defend America’s freedom, and this place, West Point, is a...
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...
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...