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UN Group of Friends co-chairs release joint statement on the detention of journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofia Sapega Added 2021-06-08 On June 8, Lithuania, together with the co-chairs of the United Nations Group of Friends for the Protection of Journalists, France and Greece, and members of the Group released the Joint Statement  on the detention by the Belarusian...
Lithuania elected to the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs for the quadrennial period 2022–2025 Added 2021-04-21 On 20 April, at a meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council in New York, Lithuania was elected as a member of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) for the quadrennial period 2022–2025. In a group of Eastern European countries,...
Lithuania contributes to solving the humanitarian crisis in Yemen Added 2021-03-02 On 1 March, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantas Adomėnas took part in a virtual High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen, which was co-hosted by the United Nations and the Governments of Sweden and...
Lithuania allocated humanitarian aid to Ukraine Added 2020-12-10 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania allocated EUR 100,000 in humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The funds will be transferred to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Lithuania's Acting Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius highlighted the obligation of the states to ensure the safety of journalists Added 2020-12-09 On 9 December, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius took part in a virtual ministerial roundtable on the safety of journalists. The event took place in the course of the 2 days of the World Press Freedom Conference...
Professor Dalia Leinartė re-elected to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women for a third time Added 2020-11-09 On 9 November, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) elections took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Professor Dalia Leinartė, a candidate of Lithuania, was elected for the period 2021-2024...
Lithuania’s representative elected to the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions Added 2020-11-06 On 6 November, Lithuania’s representative Feliksas Bakanauskas was elected to the United Nations Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) for a period of three years (2021-2023) during the election of the Fifth...
Dalia Leinartė - Lithuanian Nominee for UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Added 2020-01-15 Prof. Dalia Leinartė is nominated by the Govenrment of Lithuania for the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) for the 2021-2024 term of office (elections will take place in 2020).
Ambassador Audra Plepytė elected as Vice-President of Bureau of Executive Board of UNICEF Added 2020-01-15 On 14 January, Ambassador Audra Plepytė, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations was elected as the Vice-President of the Bureau of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Lithuania's Ambassador will...
Minister L. Linkevičius emphasizes importance of multilateralism in tackling global issues Added 2019-09-27 On 26 September in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius spoke at the launch of the Alliance for Multilateralism hosted by France and Germany. Initiatives to increase multilateral efforts to achieve global goals,...