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I just had a very good meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. We discussed the latest developments in Lebanon and the region. I briefed Speaker Berri on the inaugural meeting of the International Support Group for…

Tripoli, 02 October 2013 - Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Tarek Mitri: The report, which was issued by the United Nations two days ago, covers verified torture cases that took place…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) registered a 16 per cent rise in the number of Afghan civilians killed or wounded during the first eight months of this year compared to the same period…

Wearing their glowing orange protective gear and brandishing black gas masks, 19 Libyan Air Defence personnel immediately got down to business, displaying their newly acquired skills about how to deal with a crisis resulting…

KABUL - Over 200 Afghan journalists, who gathered in the capital, Kabul, this week for the first-ever national congress of one of the country’s leading journalists’ association, vowed to cover next year’s Presidential and…

KABUL - Noting that poverty is a “fertile ground for violence and crime” and the United Nations is setting a new development agenda with “poverty at its core,” the world body’s head today called on global citizens to be…

KABUL - An international film festival kicks off in the Afghan cities of Kabul and Bamyan next week, with the aim of highlighting to audiences human rights issues and advocating against social inequality, injustice…

To view the report please click on the following link: TORTURE AND DEATHS IN DETENTION IN LIBYA To view the report cover click on the following link: Report cover

Tripoli, 1 October 2013 – A report is issued jointly by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in implementation of UNSMIL’s mandate of assisting Libyans in…

KABUL - More than 200 journalists from around Afghanistan gathered today in the capital, Kabul, to take part in the first-ever national congress of one of the country’s leading unions for media workers. Facilitated by the…

Libyan women groups and activists have developed a plan of action to strengthen their involvement and activities in Libyan society to ensure an effective role in Libya’s democratic transition. Concluding a four-day workshop…

NEW YORK, September 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held meetings with H.E. Mr. Erlan A. Idrissov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Mr. Erlan Abdyldayev, Minister for Foreign Affairs of…