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UN Welcomes Appointment of Members of the National Human Rights Institution

Acting United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Pernille Dahler Kardel and the Regional Representative of the Office High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in the Middle East and North Africa, Abdel Salam Sidahmed, welcomed the Cabinet’s appointment yesterday of the ten members of Leban

22 May 2018

Acting UN Special Coordinator Pernille Dahler Kardel Welcomes Lebanese Army CIMIC and Demining Activities in South Lebanon

Acting UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Pernille Dahler Kardel today attended the inauguration of the LAF regional Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) centre for south Lebanon in Marjayoun, which was established with the support of UNIFIL and Government of Spain.

18 May 2018

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the occupied Palestinian territory

The Secretary-General is profoundly alarmed by the sharp escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory and the high number of Palestinians killed and injured in the Gaza protests. Israel security forces must exercise maximum restraint in the use of live fire.

14 May 2018

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on parliamentary elections in Iraq

The Secretary-General congratulates the people of Iraq on the holding of parliamentary elections on 12 May. Following the military defeat of Dae'sh, the elections represent further progress in building a stronger Iraqi democracy.

13 May 2018

Joint Statement of the International Support Group for Lebanon

We wish to congratulate the Lebanese people and authorities for the completion of Parliamentary elections on 6 May, their first in nine years, in a generally calm and peaceful climate.

10 May 2018

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the situation in the Middle East

The Secretary-General followed with utmost concern reports overnight of missile launches from Syria targeting Israeli positions and retaliatory strikes by the Israel Defense Forces, that followed earlier strikes in Syria on Tuesday, 8 May.

10 May 2018

UN Secretary-General Congratulates Lebanon on Holding Parliamentary Elections

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Lebanon’s parliamentary elections

08 May 2018

Statement by the Secretary-General on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)

I am deeply concerned by today’s announcement that the United States will be withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and will begin reinstating US sanctions.

08 May 2018

UN Spokesperson on Lebanon Elections

In answer to a question at the noon briefing at UN Headquarters, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujjaric said:

07 May 2018

The UN and the Media Commemorate World Press Freedom Day In Beirut

UNESCO’s Regional Office in Beirut, in coordination with the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL), organized today on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day a ceremony and panel discussions under the theme of “Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and the Rule of La

03 May 2018

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