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Lithuanian culinary heritage presented at Francophonie celebration in Paris Added 2019-03-19 On March 18, the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Lithuania to UNESCO participated in the celebration of the International Francophonie Day, held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Lithuanian stand presented Šakotis (“tree cake”), a...
A Lithuanian scientist receives L‘Oreal-UNESCO “For Women in Science” program prestigious award Added 2019-03-15 At the ceremony held on the 14th of March 2019 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, selected scientists received L’Oreal-UNESCO “For Women in Science” program prestigious awards. In the category of “International Rising Talents”, among the 14...
Increasing representation of renowned Lithuanian women on Wikipedia Added 2019-03-08 On March 8, Permanent delegation of the Republic of Lithuania to UNESCO, in collaboration with the Lithuanian National Commission for UNESCO took part in the “Wiki4Women“ initiative. In celebration of International Women‘s Day, numerous Wikipedia...
Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust Added 2019-02-01 On 27 January, in commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Permanent Delegate of Lithuania to UNESCO Ambassador Irena Vaisvilaite participated in a screening of the feature documentary “Who Will Write Our History” at...
Lithuania contributes to the initiative of the revival of Mosul Added 2019-01-23 Permanent Delegate of Lithuania to UNESCO, Ambassador Irena Vaišvilaitė, informed Lazare Eloundou Assomo, Deputy Director of the World Heritage Centre, in Paris on 17 December, that Lithuania is joining the international initiative aimed at the...
200th birth anniversary of photographer Józef Czechowicz celebrated at UNESCO Added 2018-12-06 On December 3, a photo exhibition „19th century seen by Józef Czechowicz – Cities of Lithuania, Belarus, Poland and Ukraine“ was opened at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. It celebrates the 200th birth anniversary of the photographer.
VMU Hosted Annual UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Conference Added 2018-11-05 For the first time in the Baltic States and the Northern Europe, the Feature Conference of Global Media and Information Literacy Week was held at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) in Kaunas, Lithuania on 24-25 October. The event, the 8th Media...
VMU to Host Annual UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Conference Added 2018-10-17 For the first time in the Baltic States and the Northern Europe, the Feature Conference of Global Media and Information Literacy Week will be held at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) in Kaunas, Lithuania on 24-25 October. The event, the 8th...
At UNESCO Lithuania underlines the importance of the safety of journalists and information literacy Added 2018-10-12 At the 205th session of the Executive Board of UNESCO, taking place in Paris on 3-17 October, Lithuania pays particular attention to the issues of the safety of journalists, freedom of media and expression.
Focus on Ukraine at the UNESCO meeting in Paris Added 2018-10-03  On 1 October, the UNESCO executive team, representatives of international and non-governmental organisations, and experts together with diplomats of UNESCO Member States gathered in UNESCO headquarters to discuss the situation in the...