Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa addressed the General Discussion of the 68 th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women on March 11…
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Dubai will be hosting the 28th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Friday, December 1, 2023From November 30 to December 12, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosts the 28th session (COP28) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate…
Seat on UN Security Council is far from a done deal
Monday, November 13, 2023Latvia’s future participation in the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member is far from a done deal – a lot of work needs to be…
Latvia launches candidacy campaign for an elected seat on the UN Security Council
Friday, November 10, 2023On November 9, 2023, the Ford Foundation Center in New York hosted the official launch of Latvia’s candidacy campaign for an elected seat on the…
Israel demands UN Chief Resign
Wednesday, October 25, 2023The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations demanded that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres resign for saying Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel didn’t happen in a…
President Rinkēvičs gives debut address to UN General Assembly
Thursday, September 21, 2023Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs was in the world diplomatic spotlight September 20 when he took the podium at the 78th session of the United Nations…
Landsbergis signed the UN agreement on the conservation of marine biodiversity
Thursday, September 21, 2023In New York, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis signs the UN agreement on the conservation of marine biodiversity. At the signing ceremony of the high-level week…
Baltic presidents meet with UN chief, invite American business investments
Wednesday, September 20, 2023Estonian President Alar Karis and his Baltic counterparts met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York, where their discussion focused on issues related to…
UN: Lithuania still needs to work on the rights of persons with disabilities
Wednesday, May 10, 2023The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has listed numerous issues Lithuania must address in order to properly safeguard the fundamental…
UN committee has urged Lithuania to review the decision to ban the transit of Belarusian fertilizers
UN committee has urged Lithuania to review the decision to ban the transit of Belarusian fertilizers
Wednesday, March 29, 2023A UN committee has urged Lithuania to review the decision to ban the transit of Belarusian fertilizers, arguing that it leads to a shortage of…