United Nations

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Lithuania raising contribution to intl mission in Mali

Lithuania will raise its contingent in the United Nations (UN) mission in Mali to nearly 40 troops from October from…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Kremlin unable to curb its hatred to West – President tells leaders at UN

Russia's leadership is unable to curb its hatred towards the Western world, President Dalia Grybauskaite said in her address to…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaite discusses Zapad drills with UN chief

President Dalia Grybauskaite met with United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres as part of her visit in New York…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania’s president off to New York for UN summit

President Dalia Grybauskaite on Sunday left for New York to attend a session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly,…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuania to increase its contribution to international operations by 30 pct

Lithuania plans to increase its contribution to international operations by around 30 percent, the president's office said on Monday as…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian troops readying for mission in Mali

A unit of Lithuanian troops is readying for a mission in Africa – they will join the United Nations (UN)…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Ušackas ending diplomatic service to enter Lithuanian politics – interview

Lithuanian diplomat Vygaudas Ušackas, the European Union's (EU) ambassador to Russia, says he will shortly end his diplomatic service in…

7 years ago
  • European Union

Lithuania backed UK in dispute with Mauritius for political, security reasons

Lithuania was among a few countries to support Britain in its territorial dispute with the Indian Ocean country of Mauritius…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian troops leaving for Mediterranean Sea operation

Twelve troops of the Lithuanian Armed Forces' 2nd Ship Maintenance Group are leaving for southern and central part of the…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Lithuania supports Poland for UN Security Council

Lithuania has expressed support to Poland running for the United Nations Security Council, Foreign Ministry said on Thursday after consultations…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

UN official says Lithuania won’t avoid immigration amid climate change

European governments must prepare to deal with new flows of migrants who will leave their countries because of climate change…

8 years ago
  • Culture
  • Opinion

Octopi and spaceships: Creative freedom in Soviet bus stops

A Canadian photographer has spent 14 years travelling across what used to be the Soviet Union and taking pictures of…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Gintė Damušytė to be new Lithuanian ambassador to Denmark and Iceland

Gintė Damusytė, a Lithuanian diplomat, has been proposed as the country's new ambassador to Denmark and Iceland.To read this article,…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lithuanian Professor elected to UN Committee on discrimination for second time

Vilnius University Gender Studies Centre director Professor Dalia Leinartė has been elected as a member of the United Nations Committee…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

New Lithuanian ambassador to Denmark and Iceland proposed

Gintė Damušytė, a Lithuanian diplomat, has been proposed as the country’s new ambassador to Denmark and Iceland. [...]

9 years ago
  • Society

Leaked new sex-ed program criticised for focusing on abstinence

An allegedly leaked copy of a sexual education project being prepared by the Lithuanian Ministry of Education and Science has…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

Asia’s rise, Russia, and the future of the global order

This week, Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society Policy Institute and former Australian prime minister, will be visiting Moscow.…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Grybauskaitė to sign Paris climate change agreement in NY

At the United Nations headquarters in New York, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will sign the Paris climate change agreement today.…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Europe needs Merkel more as German chancellor than as UN leader – Grybauskaitė

Angela Merkel is more needed in Europe as the German chancellor than the leader of the United Nations (UN), Lithuania's…

9 years ago
  • Uncategorized

The impact of Panama Papers in Eastern Europe – and rest of the world

On April 3, the Panama Papers hit media outlets around the world, and the fallout was swift. [...]

9 years ago