Program 2024 05 15 event May 16

May 16, 2024 at 18.00
The ongoing changes in the global political and strategic environment are putting increasing
pressure on the norms, institutions, and organizations of multilateralism. The United Nations,
as the central axis of the current multilateral system, is under strain. Simultaneously, UN
members must also review the guidelines for their involvement in various UN formats and
agendas to align their activities with the demands and priorities of 21st-century realities. It
should be noted that both processes – the transformation of the overall UN system and the
redefinition of one's own role within it – must be implemented together.
A discussion organized within the Season of Lithuania in France 2024 by the Eastern
Europe Studies Centre and Collège des Bernardins will address these challenges and explore
possible ways to adapt the UN to the evolving landscape. The discussion will also reconsider
the main strategic directions of the Baltics and France within the UN system, advocating for
strategic country interests and priorities through UN mechanisms.
Speakers:
Ms. Béatrice Le Fraper du Hellen, Director of the Directorate of the United Nations,
International Organisations, Human Rights and the Francophonie of the Ministry for Europe
and Foreign Affairs of France
Mr. Andrejs Pildegovičs, Ambassador at Large for Global and Multilateral Affairs – Special
Envoy for Latvia’s UNSC Candidacy 2026-2027
Mr. Augusto Lopez Claros, Executive Director of the Global Governance
Forum
Mr. Justinas Mickus, Associated Expert at Eastern Europe Studies Centre
Moderator:
Mr. Antoine Arjakovsky, Research Director at Collège des Bernardins
Language:
English
This event is part of the debates cycle of the Prelude of the Season of Lithuania in France,
organised by the Embassy of Lithuania in France. The Season of Lithuania will take place from
12th of September to the 12th of December.