Geopolitics
New York: The Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is taking advantage of a new initiative, to become the first UN peacekeeping mission to provide gender-sensitive housing and invest in better working conditions for women peacekeepers serving there. more
New Government will earn confidence of Lebanese people and international community, President tells UN

New York: After a month-long political crisis, Lebanon has embarked on a new phase that will “hopefully mark a promising step on the path of recovery”, the country’s Pre ...

Fuel crisis in Lebanon potential catastrophe for thousands: senior UN official

New York: Reliable fuel and electricity supply are urgently needed in Lebanon to avert a potential “humanitarian catastrophe”, the top UN aid official in the country warned on ...

Escalating Lebanon-Israel aggressions provoking ‘very dangerous situation’

New York: The UN Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, said on Friday that escalating hostilities over the past two days involving Lebanese and Israeli forces have created “a very dange ...

Lebanon at the brink of 'social explosion': Prime Minister Hassan Diab appeals for immediate help

Beirut: Lebanon is days away from "social explosion" as the country's economic disaster worsens, caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab has said in a meeting with ambassadors ...

Lebanon: UN-backed tribunal sentences Hezbollah militant in Hariri assassination

New York: The UN chief on Friday took note of five concurrent life sentences handed down to a Hezbollah militant, convicted in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Ha ...

Talks begin to resolve disputed Lebanon-Israel maritime border

New York: The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the launch of ground-breaking discussions on Wednesday, over the disputed maritime border between Lebanon and Israel in the eastern Mediter ...

UN and partners launch $565 million appeal for Lebanon

New York: The UN and aid partners are seeking $565 million to address the overwhelming needs in Lebanon following the deadly explosions that flattened large areas of the capital, Beirut, ...

Lebanese Information Minister resigns after Beirut explosion

Moscow/Sputnik: Lebanese Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad on Sunday announced her resigning from office in the wake of a massive explosion in Beirut and subsequent civil unrest.

Lebanon ‘fast spiralling out of control’ leaving many destitute and facing starvation, warns Bachelet

New York: Sounding the alarm over the crippling impact of “growing economic shocks, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic” in Lebanon, the UN human rights chief called on Friday ...