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UNIFIL Commander urges "effective investigation" into incidents
(UNIFIL Force Commander meets Lebanese leaders) Beirut, 14 December 2011- UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas paid a visit to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Mikati to discuss the situation in UNIFIL Area of Operation in view of the recent incidents…
Press Release on the launch of Afghan People’s Dialogue on Peace
KABUL - A comprehensive report released today, Afghan People’s Dialogue on Peace: Laying the Foundations for an Inclusive Peace Process, summarises the findings of an initiative of 14 Afghan organisations, conceived by Afghan civil society, to give voice to Afghan men, women and youth on key issues…
Somali Business Community Meeting in Dubai
A Meeting of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), the Somali business community and the international community took place in Dubai from 11 to 12 December 2011 organized by the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) and facilitated together with the United Nations Country Team and…
Lebanese Army Commander in solidarity with French peacekeepers
(Press statement - LAF Commander visits UNIFIL) UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas today received the Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Jean Kahwagi at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura. Their meeting focused on the situation in southern Lebanon in view of the recent…
UN Security Council Press Statement on Afghanistan
KABUL - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the abhorrent terrorist attacks on 6 December 2011 in Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif causing numerous death and injuries. Press Statement. The members of the Security Council expressed their deep sympathy and sincere condolences…
Gender Workshop on the Implementation of the Roadmap
A gender workshop on the implementation of the Roadmap was held in Mogadishu, Somalia, from 3 to 5 December 2011. The event was facilitated by the Gender Unit of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS), under the auspices of the Ministry of Women Development and Family Care.…