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At the UN Security Council Lithuania urged to seek responsibility for crimes against humanity being committed in North Korea Added 2014-12-31 On 22 December, at the meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations (UN SC), Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė urged the international community to seek responsibility for the...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council debate on threats to international peace and security: terrorism and cross-border crime Added 2014-12-30 Mr. President, Whatever pretexts terrorists may employ to justify their murderous acts, there is simply no justification for what they do. Terrorism is nothing less but an assault on our very humanity. Tragic events like the massacre of school...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council meeting on human rights situation in DPR Korea Added 2014-12-24 Mr. President, I thank Assistant Secretary-General for Political AffairsTaye-Brook Zerihoun and Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović for their briefings. Lithuania welcomes this public briefing on the situation in the...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council December wrap-up session Added 2014-12-22 Mr. President, I wish to convey my delegation’s appreciation to you and your team for efficient and productive Presidency of the Council. We are approaching the end of 2014, arguably the most intensive year the Council has ever had. I wish we...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council open debate on UN-African Union partnership and its evolution Added 2014-12-18 I thank the Chadian presidency of the Security Council for organizing this open debate on cooperation between the regional and sub-regional organizations on peace operations, with a focus on UN and AU partnership. It is the third time this year...
Statement by Lithuania at the UN Security Council briefing on ICC-Sudan Added 2014-12-18 Mr. President, I thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for her report and briefing on the situation in Darfur. Next year it will be 10 years since the referral of the situation in Darfur to the...
Lithuania's statement at the Thirteenth Session of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court Added 2014-12-18 Mr. President, At the outset, let me state that Lithuania fully aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union. In addition, I would like to make the following remarks in my national capacity. On behalf of my...
It is necessary to investigate and ensure accountability for human rights violations in Ukraine, say participants of the discussion at the UN Added 2014-12-18 The Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations together with non-governmental organizations in the margins of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on 11 December held a roundtable...
Statement by Lithuania at the UN Security Council debate on peace and security in Africa, Sahel Added 2014-12-18 I thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel, Ms Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, for her briefing on the progress towards implementation of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel. I also wish to commend the United...
Statement by Lithuania at the UNSC debate on International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and for International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Added 2014-12-18 I would like to thank Judges Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their informative briefings, and to commend their and their staff’s commitment to the mission being carried out by both Tribunals and the Residual Mechanism....