On May 16th, the Eastern Europe Studies Centre, together with the Lithuanian Embassy in France and the Collège des Bernardins, hosted the discussion “UN in the Changing International Affairs Environment: A New Reality and a New Opportunity” in Paris. It featured EESC Associate Expert Justinas Mickus, Béatrice Le Fraper du Hellen, Director of the United Nations, International Organizations, Human Rights and Francophonie of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Andrejs Pildegovičs, Ambassador for Global and Multilateral Affairs and Special Envoy for Latvia’s UNSC candidacy in 2027, and August Lopez Claros, Executive Director of the Global Governance Forum. The event was moderated by Antoine Arjakovsky, Director of Research at the Collège des Bernardins.
During the conversation, the participants shared insights about the challenges facing the UN globally today, Russia’s position in the organization, rapidly emerging nuclear threats, and the UN’s functioning mechanisms.
This event is part of a series of debates organized by the Lithuanian Embassy in France as a prelude to the Lithuanian season in France, which will take place from September 12 to December 12.
