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Madame President, Excellencies, The raging fires in the Middle East are fast becoming an inferno. Exactly one week ago, I briefed the Security Council about the alarming situation in Lebanon. Since then, things have gone from…

Yesterday, the IDF notified UNIFIL of their intention to undertake limited ground incursions into Lebanon. Despite this dangerous development, peacekeepers remain in position. We are regularly adjusting our posture and…

Beirut, Lebanon 1 October 2024 What we feared has materialized. With strikes throughout Lebanon, including in the heart of Beirut, and incursions across the Blue Line, violence is spiraling to dangerous heights. Every rocket…

Beirut, Lebanon 1 October 2024 What we feared has materialized. With strikes throughout Lebanon, including in the heart of Beirut, and incursions across the Blue Line, violence is spiraling to dangerous heights. Every rocket…

The Secretary-General is extremely concerned with the escalation of the conflict in Lebanon. He appeals for an immediate ceasefire. An all-out war must be avoided in Lebanon at all costs, and the sovereignty and territorial…

I condemn the broadening of the Middle East conflict, with escalation after escalation. This must stop. We absolutely need a ceasefire.

TRIPOLI - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the endorsement by the House of Representatives (HoR) of the nominees for the new Governor and Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), in…

The Secretary-General is gravely concerned by the dramatic escalation of events in Beirut in the last 24 hours. This cycle of violence must stop now, and all sides must step back from the brink. The people of Lebanon, the…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus, Mr. Colin Stewart, welcomes the arrival of Mr. Pierre Gentile, who assumed today his responsibilities as the new UN Third Member of the Committee on Missing…

The Secretary-General is gravely alarmed by the escalating situation along the Blue Line and the large number of civilian casualties, including children and women, being reported by the Lebanese authorities, as well as…