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UPDATES ON UN SC PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY Added 2014-02-17 The Lithuanian Presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of February has rescheduled the Council's briefing on Central African Republic for the afternoon of February 20. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to brief...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES STRATEGIC UN-EU COOPERATION Added 2014-02-14 On 14 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius chaired discussions on the strengthening of the United Nations-European Union cooperation and interaction. The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the EU’s High...
PEOPLE-CENTRED APPROACH IS A KEY TO INCLUSIVE AND THRIVING SOCIETY Added 2014-02-13 12 February, 2014. „People-centred approach must be used as a guiding principle of social and economic development, seeking poverty eradication, social integration and full employment and decent work for all. Only applying human rights for...
PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS REMAINS A CHALLENGE FOR UN PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS Added 2014-02-12 12 February, 2014. Marking the 15th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) Security Council engagement on protection of civilians in armed conflicts, Lithuania, as the president of the UN Security Council for the month of February, organized an...
LITHUANIA WELCOMES PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN BELGRADE AND PRISTINA Added 2014-02-11 On 10 February, United Nations (UN) Security Council held a debate on UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). Lithuanian Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė, speaking in her national capacity, welcomed...
LITHUANIA ASSUMES PRESIDENCY OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL Added 2014-02-01 On 1 February 2014 Lithuania assumes the Presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of February. During its Presidency Lithuania will focus on the protection of civilians in conflict situations and the rule of law. The Council...
UN SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE FOCUSES ON LESSONS OF WAR AND SEARCH FOR PEACE Added 2014-01-29 “One fundamental lesson that requires enhanced application is that of conflict prevention”, said Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė, Lithuania’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, speaking at the UN Security Council open...
UN SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES THE EUROPEAN UNION OPERATION IN THE CAR, ADOPTS TARGETED SANCTIONS Added 2014-01-28 On 28 January, the United Nations Security Council adopted a Resolution, extending the mandate of the UN Integrated Peace-building Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) for one year. The resolution also authorized the EU operation in the...
UN SECURITY COUNCIL URGES TO PREVENT TERRORISTS' BENEFIT FROM RANSOM PAYMENTS Added 2014-01-27 On 27 January, the United Nations (UN) Security Council unanimously called upon all UN Member States to prevent terrorists from benefiting directly or indirectly from ransom payments. Lithuania joined the list of co-sponsors to the resolution 2133...
L.LINKEVIČIUS INVITES LITHUANIANS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO HOLOCAUST VICTIMS AND REMEMBER PEOPLE WHO SAVED JEWS Added 2014-01-27 On 27 January, Lithuania commemorates the International Holocaust Remembrance daytogether with the United Nations. According to the Minister of Foreign AffairsLinas Linkevičius, by preserving the memory of the victims of the Holocaust we must...