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Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council briefing on the Middle East (Syria) Added 2015-02-26 I thank the Chinese Presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of February for convening this briefing. I also thank Assistant Secretary General for the Humanitarian Affairs Kyung-wha Kang and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council open debate on maintenance of international peace and security Added 2015-02-24 Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, On 24 October 1945 the United Nations  came into existence  in response to the unspeakable horrors of World War II, which left an indelible scar of the Holocaust on the...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council briefing by OSCE Chair Added 2015-02-24 Mr. President, I wish to welcome Minister Dacić to the Council in his capacity as the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office. Forty years ago the Helsinki Final Act spelt out fundamental principles governing relations from Vancuver to Vladivostok:...
Lithuania's explanation of vote after adoption of UN Security Council resolution 2202 (2015) Added 2015-02-18 Mr. President, With a heavy heart, Lithuania voted in favour of the resolution. And with a clear understanding of the terrible toll of this unprovoked, imposed war on Ukraine: - more than 20,000 people internally displaced due to the illegal...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council debate on Kosovo Added 2015-02-06 I welcome Mr. Ivica Dacic, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Hashim Thaci of Kosovo to the Council and thank them for their statements. I also thank...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council open debate on protection of civilians: Protection challenges and needs faced by women and girls in armed conflict and post-conflict settings Added 2015-01-30 Women and girls are usually the first victims of conflict. They are disproportionately affected by conflict related displacement, rights deprivation, marginalization, and abuse. They are also the prime targets of sexual violence, rape, of forced...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council wrap-up session for January Added 2015-01-29 Mr. President, I join other delegations in expressing my delegation’s appreciation to you personally and to your team for the efficient Presidency of the Council during this month. A good part of the work of the Council in January was carried...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council briefing on Ukraine Added 2015-01-26 Mr. President,   I would like to thank you for convening this urgent meeting on the situation in Ukraine. Let me also thank the Under-Secretary General Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing. The bloodiest conflict in Europe since the Balkan...
Statement by Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania at the UN Security Council briefing on situation in Ukraine Added 2015-01-21 Mr. President, I thank you for convening this open briefing in view of the recent deterioration of the situation in eastern Ukraine and continuous violations of the Minsk agreements. Both Russia and the Russian-sponsored illegal militants...
Statement by Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania at the UN Security Council open debate on inclusive development for the maintenance of international peace and security Added 2015-01-19 Madam President, I wish to thank the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Ambassador Patriota of Brazil and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee for their briefings. My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the...