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Lithuania Takes Floor at Human Rights Council Added 2018-03-08 The Delegation of Lithuania at the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council took the floor in the interactive dialogue with the Special Representatives of the Secretary General on violence against children and on children and armed conflict on...
Lithuanian Candidate to CRPD Introduced to French-Speaking Ambassadors in Geneva Added 2018-03-07 On March 6,  Prof. Jonas Ruškus was introduced to the Group of French-speaking Ambassadors in Geneva as Lithuania's candidate for re-election to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. At the meeting he presented his...
Lithuania presented national plan towards achieving the UN sustainable development goals Added 2018-03-02 On 1 March, the Lithuanian delegation presented its national plan of action towards achieving UN 2030 agenda and towards seeking sustainable development goals at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) regional forum on...
In Geneva, Lithuania Encourages to Listen to Human Rights Defenders Added 2018-03-02 On 1 March, the Delegation of Lithuania took the floor at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council in the clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on human rights defenders and on torture.
Lithuania, Ukraine and Latvia held a high level debate in Geneva over human rights violations in Crimea Added 2018-03-01 During the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 27 February, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Darius Skusevičius together with the Ukrainian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergiy Kyslytsya and the Chairman of the...
Lithuania rejects Russia’s accusations at UN Human Rights Council Added 2018-03-01 “Having suffered under three occupations during World War II, Lithuania remembers and respects all victims of the Nazi and Communist totalitarian regimes. The end of the Second World War brought about the Soviet occupation that lasted half a...
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister Skusevičius: Russia continues to violate international law in occupied territories of Ukraine and Georgia Added 2018-02-28 On 27 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Darius Skusevičius attended a high-level segment of the opening of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 37th session that focused on the 70th anniversary of the Universal...
Permanent Mission Organizes Regional Group Consultations on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems Added 2018-02-05 On 2 February, the Lithuanian Permanent Mission, in its capacity as coordinator of the Eastern European Group (EEG), organized its regional group's consultations with the Ambassador of India Mr. Amandeep Singh Gill, Chairperson of...
Lithuanian Special Envoy for Nuclear Safety Visits Geneva Added 2018-01-30 On 30 January, Lithuanian MFA Ambassador-at-Large for nuclear safety issues Darius Degutis visited Geneva. He is in charge of coordinating Lithuania’s position in international fora on issues related to the Belarusian nuclear power plant...
Davos: focus on innovation and scientific progress Added 2018-01-26 Thursday, January 25, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland – President Dalia Grybauskaitė, currently attending the World Economic Forum, met with Dr. Fabiola Gianotti, Director General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Dr....