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Launch of UN in Lebanon: Year in Review 2015
Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 26 April 2016 The United Nations family in Lebanon launched this morning the “UN in Lebanon: Year in Review 2015” in a press encounter at the UNESCO office in Beirut. UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr…
UNRCCA hosts a Mini-Dublin Group Meeting
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - On 25 April, UNRCCA hosted a regular mini-Dublin Group (informal co-ordination group of like-minded countries on fight against illicit drugs) meeting in Ashgabat chaired by Ambassador of Italy to Turkmenistan Marco Manchini. Representatives of law enforcement agencies of…
Note to correspondents on the trilateral ministerial meeting on the dispute between the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and the Gabonese Republic
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, His Excellency Mr. Agapito Mba Mokuy, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Francophonie and Regional Integration of the Gabonese Republic, His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet, met at the…
Martin Kobler Calls for Safe Evacuation of Civilians Caught Up in Benghazi Fighting
21 April 2016 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, calls upon all the warring parties in Benghazi to ensure that civilians are protected. He urges the parties to allow and facilitate the safe and immediate…
SRSG Petko Draganov visits Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan - On 19-21 April, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Petko Draganov, visited Kabul and had meetings with Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Hekmat Khalil Karzai, senior…
UNESCO supports the trainings of Libyan journalists on conflict-sensitive reporting
Towards a Professional Media in Libya Amman, Jordan, 19 April 2016 - Within the framework of UNESCO’s regional programme supporting freedom of expression, two consecutive training workshops for Libyan journalists on conflict-sensitive reporting were launched today in Jordan. The twenty-five…
Italy contributes €1 million to help WFP support conflict-affected people in Libya
18 April 2016, Cairo – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of €1 million from the Government of Italy to provide much-needed food assistance for vulnerable people affected by the ongoing conflict in Libya.This timely contribution will allow WFP to provide family…
UNMISS Update No. 122
UNMISS Update No. 122
UN Secretary-General calls for Humanity
The first- ever World Humanitarian Summit, an initiative of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, managed by UN OCHA, will be held in Istanbul on 23 and 24 May 2016 and will bring together governments, humanitarian organizations, people affected by humanitarian crises and new partners including the…
UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag Visits Paris
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 14 April 2016 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, yesterday met with French Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Jean-Marc Ayrault and other senior officials from the Foreign Ministry and Quai d'Orsay in Paris. Discussions focused on the need for…