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Lithuanian representative elected as Chair of Meeting of States Parties to Convention for Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Added 2019-06-25 On 25 June, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations, Ambassador Audra Plepytė was elected as Chair of the fifth Meeting of States parties to the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. A....
President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė took part at the UN High-Level meeting on Women in Power Added 2019-03-12 On 12 March the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė took part in a high level meeting on Women in Power at the invitation of María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the United Nations General Assembly. The event aims to attract...
Lithuania allocates humanitarian aid to Yemen Added 2019-02-21 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has allocated EUR 20, 000 for humanitarian aid in Yemen. The funds will be transferred to the United Nations Yemen Humanitarian Fund. These actions contribute to the implementation of the Yemen...
Instrument of accession to the Convention on Road Traffic deposited with the United Nations Added 2019-02-07 On 4 February, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations, Ambassador Audra Plepytė deposited an instrument of accession to the Convention on Road Traffic with the United Nations. Lithuania's accession to this Convention...
Congratulations from the United Nations and NATO on the occasion of the centenary of the Lithuanian Diplomatic Service Added 2018-11-06 The Lithuanian Diplomatic Service marks its 100th anniversary on 7 November 2018. In their congratulatory messages, the leaders of the United Nations and NATO underline the contribution of Lithuanian diplomacy into international organisations and...
Gender inequality costs trillions to the world Added 2018-09-28 President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who chairs the Council of Women World Leaders, held a high-level event on economic growth through women’s empowerment at the United Nations General Assembly. Taking part were UN Secretary-General António Guterres,...
In New York, L. Linkevičius highlights the role of youth in achieving lasting peace, met with the President of the General Assembly Added 2018-09-28 On 27 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attended a high-level side event “Engaging youth in mediation – a step towards lasting peace” of the UN General Assembly, which was organized by the Group of Friends...
Lithuanian representative elected to UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Added 2018-06-14 On 12 June at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the Lithuanian representative, Professor Jonas Ruškus was re-elected to serve a second term on the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Having won the second...
Lithuania's representative elected as Chairperson of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures of the UNHRC for the first time Added 2018-06-13 On 5 June, Professor Dainius Pūras, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health was elected as Chairperson of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures of the...
Ambassador A. Plepytė presents her letters of credence to the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Added 2018-05-25 On 23 May, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations, Ambassador Audra Plepytė presented her letters of credence to the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Irwin LaRocque in Georgetown, capital city of Guyana.