The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, welcomes today’s announcement by Lebanon’s caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities calling for municipal elections during 7 May through 28 May 2023. Conducting the municipal elections is important for adhering to Lebanon’s constitutional timelines and democratic practices, at a time when the country is already facing a presidential vacancy and widespread institutional paralysis.
...Child casualties in Ukraine have hit a “tragic milestone”, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, as the UN human rights office (OHCHR) released its latest report on rising numbers of deaths and injuries in the country since Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Tackling impunity will be critical to end pervasive violence and horrific human rights violations and abuses in South Sudan, a UN inquiry said on Monday, presenting its latest report, which names individuals warranting investigation.
New tools must be deployed to keep the global spotlight on ongoing gross violations and crimes against humanity in Libya and serve justice to its victims, the UN rights chief said on Monday at the Human Rights Council’s latest session.
Global efforts are key to saving lives from the ‘terrifying legacy’ of unexploded ordnance, as it wreaks daily havoc in war-torn and post-conflict communities alike, UN officials said, as Mine Action Week kicked off on Monday.
SRSG Onanga-Anyanga’s Statement to theAfrican Union Peace and Security Council Open Session “to Commemorate the International Day...
More than two decades since the adoption of the landmark Mine Ban Treaty and the creation of the UN Mine Action Service, millions of landmines have been destroyed, but land in nearly 70 countries globally is still contaminated and innocent people continue to be killed or maimed.
Marked annually on 4 April the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action draws awareness to why landmines are one of the most insidious and indiscriminate weapons of war.
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Josiane Ambiel, D-1 Chief France |
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Yasmin Fadlu-Deen, D-1 Director Sierra Leone |
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Michèle Griffin, D-2 Director
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Simon-Pierre Nanitelamio, D-1 Deputy Director
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Asif R. Khan, D-2 Director Pakistan |
Alexandra Fong, D-1 Chief, Policy and Guidance Austria |
Eiko Ikegaya, D-1 Chief, Mediation Support and Japan
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James Sutterlin, D-1 Chief United States of America |
Joanne Michi Ebata, D-1 Chief Canada |
Ahmed Ghanem-Ali, D-1 Chief Egypt |
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Fatemeh Ziai, D-2 Director
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Xuejun Zhou, D-1 Executive Officer
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George Khoury, D-1 Director UN Operations and Crisis Centre Palestine |
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Barbara Nieuwenhuys, D-1 Director Digital Enablement Team Netherlands |
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Awa Dabo, D-2 Director and Deputy Head The Gambia |
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Olubakola Arowobusoye, D-1 Chief Peacebuilding Commission Support Branch Nigeria
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Roselyn Akombe, D-1 Chief Peacebuilding Strategy and Partnership Branch United States of America
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Brian James Williams, D-1 Chief Financing for Peacebuilding Branch United States of America
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