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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...
Lithuanian State Restoration Centennial Marked with Commemoration of 1918 Independence Act Signatories Added 2018-02-17 On the day of the 100th anniversary of the Lithuanian State Restoration, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania in Geneva Ambassador Andrius Krivas and his spouse Rūta Krivienė traveled to Lugano to honor the memory of two signatories of the 16...
HAPPY LITHUANIA STATE RESTORATION CENTENNIAL Added 2018-02-15 The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lithuania to the UN Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva wishes all Citizens and Friends of Lithuania a happy 100th anniversary of the Restoration of a sovereign Lithuanian State!
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....