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On 1 May, Lithuania takes over the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council. During the month of Presidency Lithuania intends to focus on protection of civilians - safety of journalists in conflict situations, threat posed by small arms and light weapons to the civilian population; as well ...
On 27 April in New York, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the UN, Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė, met with Refat Chubarov, Chairman of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, who is participating in the Fourteenth Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII).
At the United Nations Security Council open debate on the Middle East on 21 April, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the UN, Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė, said that the situation in the region had rarely been more dramatic, Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Lithuania's permanent mission to the United Nations held an expert discussion on Wednesday about promoting mutual confidence in the cyber space.
At the United Nations - first-hand testimonies on violations of human rights in Crimea and eastern Ukraine. On 19 March, the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations held an informal meeting of members of the Security Council on the situation in Crimea and eastern Ukraine. According to P...
Lithuania's representative at the United Nations (UN) Security Council Raimonda Murmokaitė has strongly criticized Russia for supporting separatists in eastern Ukraine, emphasizing the right for Ukrainians to defend their land amid the continued siege of the city of Debaltseve.
Russia’s persistent support to separatists has led to the Mariupol tragedy when around 30 civilians were killed and over 90 were injured when the Ukrainian city came under a rocket attack, Lithuanian Ambassador to the United Nations Security Council Raimonda Murmokaitė said on Monday.
The United Nations (UN) Security Council is holding a meeting on Monday at Lithuania's request to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
Lithuanian's Permanent Representative to the UN Security Council Raimonda Murmokaitė on Wednesday accused Russia of seeking to legitimize its territorial gains in Ukraine, achieved by separatists after an official truce.
At the UN Security Council meeting on Monday, Lithuania called for seeking responsibility for crimes against humanity in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.
Lithuania has joined the Arms Trade Treaty that will enter into force on 24 December and bans arms trade with parties that could use the arms to commit genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
The Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations together with non-governmental organizations in the margins of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on 11 December held a round-table discussion on the role of the International Criminal Court ...
In the United Nations Security Council session that addressed the latest developments in Ukraine, on 12 November, Lithuania urged Russia to end an undeclared war against Ukraine.
The United Nations (UN) Security Council has adopted the resolution proposed by Lithuania, which suggests extending the European response force peace-keeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Lithuania wants to establish diplomatic relations with the Western African Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
Lithuania's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Raimonda Murmokaitė on Friday called on the international community to condemn the elections being organized by pro-Russian separatists in Donbass, Ukraine, on 2 November.
At a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday, the Lithuanian ambassador called on Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine and refrain from actions which would mean a de facto annexation of Abkhazia.
If the international community fails to make a strong response to Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, Moscow may take another step, Lithuania's representative at the United Nations Security Council Raimonda Murmokaitė said on Thursday.
