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CONTESTANTS OF MRS UNIVERSE 2010 ENGAGE IN THE FIGHT WITH DIFFERENT FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING Added 2010-08-18 On 18 August at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, the contestants of Mrs Universe 2010 participated in a discussion on the fight with different forms of violence against women and human trafficking. They also signed a joint declaration...
LITHUANIA‘S REPRESENTATIVE JOINS THE POLICE ADVISORY GROUP OF THE OSCE TO KYRGYZSTAN Added 2010-08-18 Lithuania delegates Deputy Director of Lithuania’s National Police School professor Alvydas Šakočius to the Police Advisory Group of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to Kyrgyzstan.
LITHUANIA AND OTHER UN MEMBERS COMMEMORATE WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY Added 2010-08-18 The 19th of August marks the World Humanitarian Day, which is designated by the United Nations (UN) to honour international humanitarian aid workers who were killed or injured in the cause of of duty. By commemorating this day, the UN wishes to...
A NEW SCHOOL WILL BE BUILT IN AFGHANISTAN‘S GHOR PROVINCE Added 2010-08-18 On 16 August, Japanese civilians cooperating with the Lithuanian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in Chaghcharan  signed a cooperation agreement regarding the construction of a new women's school in the eastern part of the province of...
A DISCUSSION ON THE FIGHT AGAINST VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING WILL BE HELD AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA Added 2010-08-17 On 18 August, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania will host a round table discussion “Women of the World – against violence and human trafficking”. Contestants of Mrs Universe 2010, organizers of the contest, representatives from Lithuania’s...
A FLIGHT OVER LITHUANIA AT THE SHANGHAI EXPO (radio86.com, 17 August 2010) Added 2010-08-17 On Monday August 2, it was announced that three million people had visited the Lithuanian pavilion in the three months since the opening of the Shanghai Expo 2010. From a Lithuanian point of view, three million is an incredible number, as it means...
BALTIC COUNTRY'S CULTURE CELEBRATED (republicanherald.com, 16 August 2010) Added 2010-08-16 FRACKVILLE - This year's Lithuanian Days focused on the language, song and dance of the Baltic country.
SPECIAL GUESTS, PROGRAMS SET FOR 96TH ANNUAL LITHUANIAN DAYS (republicanherald.com, 13 August 2010) Added 2010-08-13 The 96th annual Lithuanian Days will have the usual amount of fun, culture, heritage and, of course, lots of great ethnic food. This year will also remember one of the most important historic events in the history of Lithuania and Eastern Europe.
‘THOSE WHO NEGLECT THEIR PAST HAVE NO FUTURE’ (The Jerusalem Post, 13 August 2010) Added 2010-08-13 It is in the interest of Jews and Israelis to support the Prague Declaration which seeks to discuss, expose and recognize Communist crimes of war in the same way Nazi crimes were.
LITHUANIA’S NEW HONORARY CONSUL IN LOS ANGELES STARTS HER DUTIES Added 2010-08-13 On 9 August, Daiva Valerija Čekanauskas-Navarrette started her duties as the new Lithuania’s Honorary Consul in the United States. The new honorary consul will represent Lithuania in the consular district of the State of California.