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Lithuania on the final straight to OECD membership Added 2018-01-25 Thursday, January 25, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland – President Dalia Grybauskaitė, currently attending the World Economic Forum, met with Ángel Gurría, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The...
Global solutions for global problems Added 2018-01-25 Thursday, January 25, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland – President Dalia Grybauskaitė took part in the World Economic Forums’ theme discussion “Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World”. Among the speakers at the closed session were EU...
In Geneva, EU Representatives Discuss Human Rights Priorities for 2018 Added 2018-01-19 On 18 January, a meeting of the EU Council's Working Party on Human Rights (capitals formation) with the EU Permanent Representatives to the UN Office took place in the premises of the EU Delegation in Geneva.
Lithuania Becomes Associate Member at European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Added 2018-01-08 On Monday, 8 January 2018, Permanent Representative of Lithuania Ambassador Andrius Krivas and Director General of CERN Dr. Fabiola Gianotti exchanged diplomatic notes about the completion of necessary procedures for the entry into force of...
Lithuania allocated funds for humanitarian assistance in Yemen, Syria and Albania Added 2017-12-19 Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has allocated 15,000 euros for humanitarian assistance in Yemen and Syria each and 10,000 euros for humanitarian assistance in Albania.
In Geneva, Lithuania Takes the Floor in UN Debate on Human Rights in Ukraine Added 2017-12-15 On 15 December 2017, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kate Gilmore presented to delegates in Geneva an oral update on the human rights situation in Ukraine on the basis of the 20th periodic report by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission...
Lithuania Takes Over Regional Group Coordination at WIPO Added 2017-12-15 On 15 December 2017, the hand-over of the coordination function of the Central European and Baltic States (CEBS) regional group took place at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Georgia that served as CEBS coordinator in 2017 has...
Lithuanian delegation takes part in the development of the Global Compact on Refugees Added 2017-12-14 Lithuanian delegation, led by Vice-minister of the Interior Giedrius Surplys, participated at the tenth annual UN High Commissioner’s for Refugees Dialogue on Protection Challenges, which took place on 12 and 13 December 2017 in Geneva. This...
Lithuania Allocates Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine Added 2017-12-05 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has allocated EUR 50,000 in humanitarian aid to Ukraine. EUR 25,000 in humanitarian assistance to help Ukraine will be transferred to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and another EUR 25,000...
Lithuania Pledges Unearmarked Contribution to UNHCR Budget Added 2017-12-05 On 5 December the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Ambassador Andrius Krivas made a statement at the annual UNHCR Pledging Conference.