Showing 4311-4320 of 8488 results found.
Key Libyan and international partners unite to adopt an action plan for Libya’s heritage
Tunis, 13 May – Key UNESCO partners joined with the Organization to approve a new action plan to address emergency and short term interventions for the safeguarding of Libya’s cultural heritage following a three-day international expert meeting in the Tunisian capital this week.Organized with the…
Statement on Afghanistan executions by the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA - We regret the execution on Sunday, 8 May, of six people in Afghanistan, amid persisting serious concerns about compliance with fair trial standards, and reports about the widespread use of torture and ill-treatment as a means of extracting confessions. We fear that there could be more…
UNMISS Update No. 125
UNMISS Update No. 125
UNAMA statement on executions carried out in Kabul today
KABUL - In line with the continued call of the United Nations for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, UNAMA regrets the execution of six alleged perpetrators of serious crimes and crimes against civilians. The United Nations notes that there is no conclusive evidence of the deterrent value…
UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag welcomes launch of municipal elections in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon Sunday, 8 May 2016 United Nations Special Coordinator Ms. Sigrid Kaag welcomed the launch of the municipal elections in Lebanon today. During a tour of several polling centres in Beirut, Ms. Kaag noted “I am glad to see Lebanese voting this morning". The Special Coordinator commended…
Kobler Strongly Condemns Attack on Benghazi Protesters,calls for Perpetrators to be Held Accountable
07 May 2016 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler strongly condemns the attack on demonstrators in al-Kish Square in Benghazi in the afternoon of 6 May. According to UNSMIL's information, four people…
Standing up for humanity: our only choice
Standing up for humanity: our only choice Cairo, 5 May 2016 - Millions of people in the Middle East and North Africa are enduring intolerable human suffering. Widespread violence, conflict and extremism in Iraq, Libya, Palestine, Syria and Yemen are creating immense humanitarian needs, with the…
- International and National Days
International Day of the Midwife - May 5, 2016
Midwives: health heroes for women, adolescent girls and newborns On this day, the United Nations Population Fund, Libya office, salutes the contribution of the Libyan midwives and the caring mothers who have worked to save the lives of women, girls and newborn babies, under very difficult…
Libyan journalists propose a code of ethics during times of crisis
Amman, Jordan - 29 April 2016 - Building on recommendations from two preparatory meetings 19-25 April that examined conflict-sensitive approaches, Libyan journalists, with UNESCO facilitation, have proposed a code of ethics outlining common standards for Libyan journalists to apply when reporting…
UNMISS Update No. 124
UNMISS Update No. 124