I would like to start by thanking Judges Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their informative briefings, and to commend their continuous commitment, and that of their staff, to the important missions being carried out by both Tribunals and the Residual Mechanism.
Last month,…
I have the honour to brief the members of the Security Council in my capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013), concerning the Central African Republic. In my statement I intend to highlight the work of the Committee and the Panel of Experts s…
We welcome Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia and Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi of Kosovo to the Security Council and we thank them for their statements. We also thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Farid Zarif for his briefing.
Every three months over the past two years, Cou…
We are almost at the end of another busy month — busy, yet skillfully facilitated by a presidency with a clear sense of purpose, efficiency and transparency. This month the Council focused its discussions on a number of issues that Lithuania finds particularly pertinent.
We held the first-ever brie…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for taking the initiative to organize this very timely briefing on sanctions. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman and
Jürgen Stock, Secretary General of INTERPOL, for their detailed briefings.
With the latest additions of sanctions, on Yem…
The risk of weapons of mass destruction getting into the hands of non-State actors remains a constantly evolving threat that must be countered by concerted international action, with
greater robustness, determination and vigilance and with every State doing its part. Nowadays, terrorist groups and …
At the outset, I would like to thank the United Nations System Coordinator on Ebola, Mr. David Nabarro, and the Head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response, Mr. Anthony Banbury, for their comprehensive briefings and for their leadership and tireless efforts in coordinating the Un…
At the outset, allow me to thank Germany and other States for preparing the draft resolution on the situation in Afghanistan (A/69/L.20). Lithuania looks forward to its adoption by consensus.
Lithuania aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union.
This year has presen…
I would like to start by thanking the Australian presidency of the Security Council for organizing this highly pertinent debate.
A few days ago, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant carried out yet another beheading of a humanitarian worker, Abdul-Rahman, or Peter, Kassig, which was a disgustin…
I would like to start by thanking the Australian presidency for providing me with this timely and very important opportunity to brief the Security Council on the Counter-Terrorism Committee’s efforts pursuant to resolution 2178 (2014). I recall that the Committee, with the support of its Executive D…
An undeclared war is being waged by Russia against Ukraine. By now, it is barely making the world’s headlines because it is slow and creeping — a few more metres of captured land, a few more explosions, a few more Russian tanks, a few more dead at a time. As Europe marks the twenty- fifth anniversar…
Lithuania would like to make a statement in explanation of its position after the adoption of resolution 69/12 on cooperation between the United Nations and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
Time and again, we have seen the important role that regional organizations can play in pr…
I would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for presenting her eighth report on Libya to the Security Council. We welcome the ongoing investigation by the Office of the Prosecutor, and its efforts aimed at implementing the memorandum of understandi…
At the outset, I would like to warmly welcome Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the Security Council and to thank him for his report (S/2014/777, annex).
We welcome the adoption of resolution 2183 (20014), which was submitted by my delegation, acting in its capa…
Lithuania exercises its right of reply with regard to the statement delivered by the representative of Belarus (see A/69/PV.37). Countries developing new nuclear energy projects are expected to follow the principles of transparency and responsibility. Each country has the right to develop nuclear en…
I wish to congratulate you, Madam President, and the entire Argentine delegation, in particular Mario, for the brilliant stewardship of the Council, and your leadership and successful presidency during the month of October. We appreciate in particular your dedication to conducting interactive consul…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing.
Latest tragic incidents such as the deadly attack by a Palestinian of 22 October, the shooting of Palestinian teenagers and settler violence are developments of extreme concern. We deplore the loss of lives and call for thorough investigati…
We welcome the Argentine presidency’s convening of this open debate. We thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2014/693) and its recommendations. We also commend the work and dedication of Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Executive Director of UN-Women, and her team, and thank al…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretaries-General Oscar Fernandez- Taranco and Ivan Šimonović for their briefings. We thank the United Nations human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine for its work and look forward to its continued reporting. The monitoring missions of the United Nations and Orga…
I thank you, Madam President, for organizing this debate and for your commitment in guiding the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Matters. As we know, this year has been one of the most productive in terms of the President’s notes, and we greatly appreciate that. I would a…
