United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres today announced the appointment of Nada al Nashif of Jordan as Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. She will succeed Kate Gilmore of Australia to whom the Secretary General and the High Commissio…
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Lebanon: Military forces must end arbitrary arrests and torture of protesters
Lebanese armed forces must end the arbitrary arrests, torture and other ill-treatment of peaceful protesters, Amnesty International said today as nationwide protests entered their seventh week. The past weeks have seen scores of protesters arrested by …
Aoun meets Apostolic Nuncio, receives congratulatory cables upon Independence
President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, received at Baabda palace on Wednesday, the Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon, Archbishop Joseph Spiteri, with whom he tackled an array of latest developments and current affairs.During the meeting, Spiteri relayed to …
(Update) Berri calls to return transferred abroad bank funds
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called to “return all the bank funds transferred abroad, estimated at billions of dollars,” noting that “the financial and economic situation can improve once the government is in place, and we have weeks, not months [to …
Israeli-Palestinian Escalation in Gaza Shows Urgent Need for Political Progress on Middle East Peace Process, Special Coordinator Tells Security Council
Movement Restrictions Have Political Aim, Says Civil Society Briefer, as Delegates Criticize United States Settlements DecisionThe recent escalation of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip demonstrates the urgent need for…
Second Committee Approves 6 Resolutions, including on Compensation for Oil Slick off Lebanon’s Coast, Sovereignty of Palestinians over Their Natural Resources
The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today introduced 26 draft resolutions and approved six, two by recorded vote, including one demanding that Israel end its occupation of the Palestinian Territory and the Syrian Golan.The draft, titled Perma…