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CSW60 side event: Tangible and measurable tools for prevention of violence against women Added 2016-03-09 17 March, 2016 the Permanent Missions of Lithuania and Japan to the United Nations and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) organize a side event "Tangible and Measurable Tools for the Prevention of Violence Against Women"....
Vice-Minister Andrius Krivas: the international community must take immediate and resolute measures to end the Syrian crisis Added 2015-12-18 Andrius Krivas, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, participated in the extraordinary high-level meeting of the United Nations Security Council on 18 December where by unanimously adopting Resolution No 2254 the UN Security Council called for...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council briefing on trafficking in persons in situations of conflict: ISIL and beyond Added 2015-12-17 Madam President, It is no news that armed conflicts, absence of the rule of law, rampant corruption, abuse of ethnic and religious minorities, systematic gross violations of human rights all contribute to human displacement. Smuggling and...
Minister Linkevičius and UN representatives discuss Lithuanian-UN cooperation Added 2015-12-14 Continuing his visit to New York on 10 December, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović, the Head of the UN Department of Peacekeeping...
In UNSC Minister Linkevičius called for more active efforts by international community in ending Russia’s initiated conflict in eastern Ukraine Added 2015-12-14 On 11 December 2015, Linas Linkevičius, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is currently on a visit to the UN headquarters in New York invited the UN Security Council to devote more attention to the military conflict in Ukraine and take...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine. Delivered by Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Linas Linkevičius Added 2015-12-14 Madam President, I thank the Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson, [the Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović], John Ging of OCHA and the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Ambassador...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council briefing on Middle East (Syria) Added 2015-11-17 Our hearts  go to all those who mourn the victims of the most recent terror attacks. Madam President, I thank the UK Presidency for convening this Security Council briefing on the humanitarian situation in Syria. I also thank all...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council briefing on maintenance of peace and security: peace operations Added 2015-11-13 Mr. President, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Ladsous as well as Commissioners Champion, Hinds and Deputy Commissioner Bent for their briefings. We welcome this opportunity to once again engage directly with the heads of the UN...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council briefing on Somalia Added 2015-11-09 I thank the UK Presidency for organizing this rare country-focused open debate.  I thank the briefers for their valuable input. Allow me to express my special thanks to the outgoing SRSG, Ambassador Nickolas Kay. You established and led the...
At United Nations, Lithuania calls to end impunity for crimes against journalists Added 2015-11-03 The Permanent Missions of Lithuania and Greece together with UNESCO organized an interactive Panel discussion on “Ending impunity for crimes against journalists: putting resolutions into practice” on the occasion of the International Day to End...