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Lithuania expresses its support for safety of journalists and media freedom in fight against COVID-19 pandemic Added 2020-04-15 On 15 April, the four Groups of Friends on the Safety of Journalists at UNESCO, the United Nations, and the OSCE issued the first joint statement on the safety of journalists and access to information during the COVID-19 crisis. Lithuania, which...
Lithuanian songs for the International Mother Language Day celebration Added 2020-02-21 On February 21, UNESCO celebrated the International Mother Language Day. The Permanent Delegation of Bangladesh to UNESCO invited all member states to develop the celebration by combining various cultural expressions: singing, dancing, poetry,...
UNESCO General Conference: Lithuania emphasizes the importance of human rights Added 2019-11-14 At the 40th session of the General Conference of UNESCO on 14 November in Paris, Lithuania underlined the importance of human rights in implementing UNESCO’s programmes and achieving Organization’s goals. ‘‘Respect for human rights is a...
The unique Baltic Way commemorated at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris Added 2019-11-13 On 13 November in Paris, during the 40th session of the General Conference of UNESCO, Permanent Delegation of Lithuania held an event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way. The 10th anniversary of the inscription of the Baltic Way in...
Ambassador I. Vaišvilaitė stresses the need to comprehensively promote the French language Added 2019-11-08 During the meeting of the members of the International Organization of La Francophonie (IOF), held in Monaco from 30 to 31 October, the representative of the President of Lithuania to the IOF Ambassador Irena Vaišvilaitė stressed the need to...
At the UNESCO Executive Board, Lithuania emphasizes the importance of communication and information Added 2019-10-14 On October 14, Permanent Delegate of Lithuania to UNESCO, Ambassador Irena Vaišvilaitė addressed the Executive Board members, stressing the importance of the Communication and Information sector.
Lithuanian artist performs at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris Added 2019-10-10 On 10 October, a tribute celebration to French-Armenian singer, author, actor and public figure Charles Aznavour was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
UNESCO meeting recalls the situation in Crimea Added 2019-09-23 On 23 September, during an information meeting at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, the updated information on the situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine) within the fields of UNESCO’s competence was...
Culture Minister visits UNESCO Added 2019-05-09 On May 3 in Paris,  Lithuania‘s Minister of Culture Mindaugas Kvietkauskas met with the Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre Mechtild Rössler and  Chief of the Europe and North America Unit at the World Heritage Centre Isabelle...
At the UNESCO Executive Board session, Lithuania emphasized the protection of media freedom and respect for cultural diversity Added 2019-04-10 On April 8-9, the Vice Minister of Culture, Gintautė Žemaitytė participated in the 206th UNESCO Executive Board Plenary Session in Paris, during which she delivered a national statement.