The latest dangerous escalation of the situation in the wider Middle East region once again shows us the importance of the Middle East peace process. Lithuania is extremely concerned about the continuing wave of violence and killings in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. We strongly condemn the acts …
We are glad resolution 2240 (2015), which Lithuania co-sponsored,
is finally adopted. When the European Union (EU) High Representative, Ms. Federica Mogherini, addressed the Council in May (see S/PV.7439), she conveyed the sense of urgency to address the human suffering and crisis in the Mediterran…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Sandra Honoré, for her briefing.
Undoubtedly, on 9 August the first round of legislative elections in Haiti marked an important step. Even if elections took place within a tense climate, the very fact that they have taken place witho…
On this last day of your presidency, Madam President, I would like to thank you for your wise stewardship of the Security Council during the month of August.
I would like also to join my delegation’s voice to the condolences that have been expressed with regard to the tragic death of the Force Comm…
I thank Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Hashim Thaçi of
Kosovo for their statements. I also thank Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United…
I thank you, Madam President, for organizing this briefing. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Dmitry Titov, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura and Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, Assistant Administrator of the United Nations D…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening us today to discuss the contribution of regional organizations to the maintenance of international peace and security. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing at the beginning of this meeting.
Lithuania aligns itself with the sta…
Lithuania co-sponsored and voted in favour of resolution 2235 (2015), establishing the Joint Investigative Mechanism
to identify those involved in the use of chemicals as weapons in Syria.
Despite the fact that the complete prohibition of the use of chemical weapons is at the core of the Chemical …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate. I would certainly like to thank the Prime Minister of Samoa, the Prime Minister of Jamaica and the Minister of Finance of Seychelles for their insightful briefings. This debate provides a rare opportunity to discuss the speci…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Nicholas Haysom, and Ambassador Tanin for their briefings. My delegation expresses its appreciation for all the important work that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the United Nations family ar…
I would like to thank today’s invitees for their insightful, thought-provoking and detailed briefings.
As we heard earlier today, Lithuania also welcomes this once-a-year opportunity to hear from United Nations Force Commanders about the most pressing challenges in today’s peacekeeping. Given the c…
Allow me to make a brief statement on behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee to provide an overview of the developments in the work of the Committee and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED).
As I reported on 29 May (see S/PV.7453), the Committee, with the support of CTED …
Let me thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting at short notice. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman and Alexander Hug, Deputy Chief Monitor of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, for their assessments of …
I would like to start by thanking you, Mr. President, for the very kind words addressed to my delegation and by wishing you all the very best during the month of May. I would like to thank Judges Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their extensive briefings today. Lithuania al…
On behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, allow me to give a brief overview of developments in the work of the Committee and its Executive Directorate, as requested in paragraph 26 of resolution 2178 (2014).
The Committee, with the support of the Counter- Terrorism Committee Executive Directora…
I would like to thank the Jordanian presidency for convening this briefing on the situation in Syria and its neighbourhood. I also thank the briefers for their passionate contributions.
In 2014, the number of people forcibly displaced reached the highest total recorded since the Second World War, a…
We thank the delegation of Jordan for organizing this timely debate and the briefers for their presentations.
Radicalization and violent extremism pose an increasingly pressing threat to international peace and security. Today, foreign terrorist fighters have come from some 100 States, as recruitme…
Lithuania voted in favour of resolution 2216 (2015), which was just adopted and sends a strong and much-needed signal from the international community that all parties in Yemen should quickly come back to the negotiating table, relaunch the transition process as per the Gulf Cooperation Council init…
My delegation would like to thank the French presidency for having convened this important meeting. Without a doubt, the force of humanity lies in its diversity. But entire communities, which have existed in the Middle East for thousands of years, are at risk of disappearing owing to fanatic and rad…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for holding this debate. I also wish to extend my appreciation to the briefers today for their stark presentations. Lithuania aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union later today.
More than a year ago, 59 students were shot and…
