An international support group for mine action work in Lebanon will convene its first meeting on 12 November at the United Nations House in Beirut, in an effort to ensure good cooperation between the agencies involved in landmine work in the country.
Responding to recent violations of Lebanese airspace, Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Personal Representative for southern Lebanon today said Israel must immediately halt those actions.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Personal Representative for Southern Lebanon will assess the needs of the local administration in the area during an upcoming trip there, the United Nations announced today.
Clashes between the Hizbollah and Israeli troops in the border area separating Lebanon and Israel have drawn an expression of "strong and serious concern" from an envoy of Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Warning that violations of Lebanese airspace could cause greater tension in the area, a United Nations envoy today again called on Israel to halt its flights across the withdrawal line.
Warning that Israeli flights across the withdrawal line in Lebanon can lead to greater tension in the area, a senior United Nations envoy in Beirut today called on Israel to halt those actions.
A senior United Nations official in Beirut today called for maximum restraint following a series of violations across the withdrawal line in southern Lebanon.
Responding to statements by Israel concerning the withdrawal line in Lebanon, the United Nations has clarified that it can provide a deterrent in the area but the parties must themselves stop the situation from worsening.
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has completed his review of a report concerning the UN's handling of a videotape that may relate to last year's kidnapping of three Israeli soldiers by Hizbollah, his spokesman said today.
