Lebanon

Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
STL

Secretary-General extends mandate of UN-backed Lebanon tribunal for three more years

22 December 2017
UN Affairs

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres extended for another three years the mandate of the tribunal set up to try those accused of carrying out the February 2005 attack in Beirut, which killed 22 people, including the former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafiq Hariri, and injured many others.

A wide view of the Security Council (file photo).
UN Photo/JC McIlwaine

Security Council calls for efforts to ensure stability in Lebanon

20 December 2017
Welcoming the return of Prime Minister Saad Hariri to Lebanon and his decision to continue his term, the United Nations Security Council highlighted the need to protect the country from crisis that are destabilizing the Middle East.
Secretary-General António Guterres.
UN Photo/Mark Garten (file)

Lebanon: As Prime Minister's resigns, UN chief hopes all sides focus on support for State institutions

5 November 2017
Concerned by the news that Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has offered to resign, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday expressed the hope that all sides will focus on supporting the continuity of Lebanon's State institutions.
Michel Aoun, President of Lebanon, addresses the general debate of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

Countering extremism in Middle East requires socio-economic measures, Lebanese leader tells UN

21 September 2017
Recalling the tragic 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States that sparked the global ‘war on terror’ – which has since “lost its way” – the President of Lebanon today told the United Nations that while the Middle East had borne the brunt, terrorism has spread like wildfire to all continents and must be tackled at its roots
UNIFIL peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.
UNIFIL/Pasqual Gorriz

Security Council renews mandate of UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon

30 August 2017
Peace and Security

The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon for one year.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

UN human rights chief welcomes rape law reform in Lebanon, Tunisia, Jordan

22 August 2017
Human Rights

Today, the top United Nations human rights official welcomed the repeal of laws in Lebanon, Tunisia and Jordan that allow rapists to avoid criminal prosecution by marrying their victims.

UNICEF's Sally Burnheim, Chief, Advocacy and Innovative Partnerships speaking in Geneva.
UN News/Daniel Johnson

“Smart tech” used to teach Sudan’s former child soldiers

13 July 2017
General News

An innovative project that has given former child soldiers access to education in Sudan shows the value of embracing technology for sustainable development, the UN said on Thursday.

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UNIFIL peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.
UNIFIL/Pasqual Gorriz

UN supports army takeover of operations in south Lebanon

21 June 2017
General News

Nearly US$1 million worth of generators, fuel tanks, computers and other electronic devices will be presented to the Lebanese Armed Forces this month by the UN mission in the country, UNIFIL.

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Tarja Halonen.
UN News/Daniel Johnson

UN Gender Focus: women's health, handmade dolls and human rights

15 June 2017
UN Gender Focus

Women’s health was Finland’s “sensitive issue,” says former premier

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Hans Van Putten (centre) and fellow former Dutch peacekeepers greet UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Michael Beary.
UNIFIL/Pascual Gorriz Marcos.

Despite tragic accident, Lebanon in the heart of former peacekeeper

29 May 2017
General News

A Dutch army veteran who lost both hands while serving as a UN peacekeeper in Lebanon nearly 40 years ago, says the country is part of his story.

Hans Van Putten had only been in Lebanon for about four months when a grenade exploded in his hands.

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