UN appeals for restraint after further devices explode across Lebanon
WEB2 days ago · UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an end to the escalation in violence in the Middle East amid reports of a fresh wave of device detonations in Lebanon which caused further deaths and injuries. International media reported that walkie-talkies used by members of the Hezbollah militant group blew up on Wednesday, a …
Lebanon: Crisis deepens amid escalating conflict and funding ... - UN News
WEBAug 20, 2024 · UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the international community to prevent escalation in the Middle East, following an Israeli strike on Lebanon’s capital and the reported killing...
Explosives put in devices before they arrived in Lebanon, says Lebanon …
WEB1 day ago · UNITED NATIONS, Sept 19 (Reuters) - A preliminary investigation by Lebanese authorities into the communications devices that blew up in Lebanon this week found that they were implanted with ...
Top UN official appeals for calm following wave of pager ... - UN News
WEB3 days ago · The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, has called for calm following attacks across the country on Tuesday which killed at least nine people, including children, and left thousands injured - many critically. The coordinated attacks reportedly targeted the Hezbollah militant …
‘Civilian objects should not be weaponised’: UN chief on Lebanon …
WEB2 days ago · United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says civilian objects should not be weaponised after a deadly wave of explosions across Lebanon targeted communication devices used by Hezbollah ...
UN demands halt to escalating attacks between Hezbollah and …
WEBAug 28, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday demanded a halt to the increasing attacks between Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces and warned that further escalation “carries the high risk of leading to a widespread conflict.”
Lebanon | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases - United Nations
WEBAug 26, 2024 · The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until 31 August 2025, stressing the importance of — and the need to achieve — a...
U.N. peacekeepers brace for war between Israel and Lebanon's …
WEBJul 15, 2024 · ALMA AL-CHAAB, Lebanon — United Nations vehicles rumble along a deserted road in south Lebanon, past abandoned villages, destroyed houses and burned and blackened farmland — remnants of daily...
UN observers wounded by shelling in southern Lebanon - BBC
WEBMar 30, 2024 · Three United Nations observers and a translator have been wounded by shelling in Rmeish, southern Lebanon, the UN peacekeeping mission said. Lebanon's state news agency reported that an Israeli...
Exploding pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon raise questions …
WEB1 day ago · Exploding pagers and walkie-talkies across Lebanon prompt calls for investigations, as several UN and human rights officials say the use of "booby-trapped" devices contravenes international ...