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UN Humanitarian Coordinator Visits Arsal
Arsal, Lebanon Tuesday, 19 November 2013 The United Nations Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator Robert Watkins today visited the eastern border town of Arsal with UNHCR Representative Ninette Kelley, to examine the conditions of the displaced Syrians in the area and of the Lebanese communities…
Statement of Special Coordinator Plumbly after Meeting with Caretaker Prime Minister Najb Mikati
Good Morning, First of all, I would like to begin by saying that I extended my condolences to caretaker Prime Minister Mikati on the terrorist attack in Bir Hassan this morning. Obviously, details are still coming in so I can’t speak to the details but I would like to underline here our condemnation…
Speech of Special Coordinator Derek Plumbly at the Baabda Declaration Forum
H.E. President Michel Sleiman, H.E. Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is an honour to speak at this important event, and in such distinguished company, on the United Nations’ role in Lebanon and the importance of the Baabda Declaration. The United Nations has over…
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Statement by SRSG Farid Zarif during visit to North
UNMIK/PR/1804 PRISTINA - During meetings yesterday with a range of political leaders in northern Mitrovica, SRSG Farid Zarif said that in the democratic process the individual's right to choose is inviolable. He stressed that all sides must respect the rules of peaceful and democratic conduct, above…
SCL Derek Plumbly Visits Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in the Bekaa
Bekaa, Lebanon Wednesday, 13 November 2013 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, today visited Zahleh and Joub Jennin in the Western Bekaa Valley to examine the conditions of the Syrian refugees and the local communities hosting them there as well as the ongoing efforts…
UN Special Coordinator Meets Civil Campaign for Electoral Reform
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 07 November 2013 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly today met a delegation from the Civil Campaign for Electoral Reform (CCER) at the UN House in Beirut. Mr Plumbly welcomed the resumption last week of consultations in Parliament on a new electoral…
6 Nov - The UN Secretary-General's message for preventing the exploitation of the environment in war
A shepherd guides his cattle at the outskirts of Forobaranga, West Darfur. Photo by Albert González Farran UN Secretary-General's message for International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict (6 November 2013) A growing body of knowledge exists on the…
SPLA Command Council visits UNMISS
Juba, 5 November 2013 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) had the privilege to receive yesterday the visit of the SPLA Command Council on its compound. This high level visit of 60 SPLA generals was following the 4th SPLA Command Council Conference 2013.
FarawaySyria: an exhibition portraying the Syrian Diplacement Crisis
On 2 November, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Libya has inaugurated a photo and multimedia exhibition aimed at raising awareness about the plight of persons from Syria while they flee their country and reach Libya.
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Statement by SRSG Farid Zarif on the incidents during the elections
UNMIK/PR/1803 PRISTINA - The attacks this evening against polling stations in northern Kosovo are utterly deplorable: a comprehensive investigation will be needed to determine how they occurred, and to bring those responsible to account. Following the recent wave of violence during the election…