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GLOBAL MERCURY CONVENTION ADOPTED IN GENEVA Added 2013-01-22 The 5th Mercury Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC5) took place in Geneva from 13 to 19 January 2013 bringing together delegates from 140 countries. After intensive negotiations delegates agreed on the Global Mercury Convention...
COLLABORATION WITH CERN Added 2012-10-27 On 26th of October Ambassador Rytis Paulauskas visited the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), where he was welcomed by the Advisor to the Director-General, in charge of relations with International Organizations Dr. Maurizio Bona....
LITHUANIA RECOMMENDS UKRAINE TO CONTINUE REFORMING THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND ACTIONS AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS Added 2012-10-26 On the 24th of October at the 14 th session of the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) the Working Group reviewed the human rights records in Ukraine. The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania to the...
LITHUANIA SUPPORTS THE UN INITIATIVE WHICH SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN CIVIL SOCIETY Added 2012-10-01 The Resolution on The Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association was adopted by consensus at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) which suspended its twenty-first session on the 28th of September. The resolution was  initiated by...
STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR RYTIS PAULAUSKAS AT THE 21TH SESSION OF THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS SESSION ON SYRIA Added 2012-09-17 Madame President, Lithuania aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union. First of all, we would like to thank the Commission of Inquiry for the report before us and for its efforts to carry out in-depth investigations of...
AMBASSADOR RYTIS PAULAUSKAS ATTEND INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND RISK CONFERENCE IDRC DAVOS 2012 Added 2012-08-28 The Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations, H.E. Ambassador Rytis Paulauskas, attended the 4th International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC) in Davos, 2012. The topic of the...
UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) ACKNOWLEDGED THE IMPORTANCE OF LITHUANIAN POLITICAL SOLIDARITY AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN CONFLICT ZONES Added 2012-08-24  “Your political solidarity during crisis is highly valued and appreciated,” – A. Guterres noted. A.Guterres suggested to acknowledge and to use Lithuanian experience with providing humanitarian assistance in UNHCR...
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE RELEASES A REPORT ON LITHUANIA Added 2012-08-01 United Nations Human Rights Committee released concluding observations with regard to Lithuania. These were adopted by the Committee following the consideration of the third periodic report.
STATEMENT BY MINISTER COUNCELLOR MR. ARTŪRAS GAILIŪNAS, CHARGE D'AFFAIRS AT THE 20TH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN BELARUS Added 2012-06-27 Statement by Mr. Artūras Gailiūnas, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Republic of Lithuania at the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva 20th Session of the Human Rights Council Geneva, 27 June, 2012 Interactive...
STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR RYTIS PAULAUSKAS AT THE 20TH SESSION OF THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ON THE RIGHTS TO FREEDOM OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY AND OF ASSOCIATION Added 2012-06-19 Statement by Permanent Representative of Lithuania H.E. Ambassador Rytis Paulauskas 20th Session of the Human Rights Council Geneva, 19 June, 2012 ID with the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of associationThank...