Beirut, May 18, 2022 – A new US$10 million grant will help Lebanon mitigate the environmental and health impacts of the Port of Beirut explosion on neighboring population and support the development...
BrusselsEEAS Press Team The European Union (EU) will provide €3 million in support of the UN-coordinated plan to address the environmental threat posed by FSO Safer tanker in the Red Sea. The FSO...
As delivered Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, I would like to extend my appreciation to Council members for the opportunity to brief you this morning. I am aware that the...
Introduction Lebanon’s financial meltdown since October 2019 has sent prices skyrocketing and left 80% of the population living under the poverty line. Some 2.2 million Lebanese, 208,000 Palestinian...
COORDINATION, PLANNING, AND MONITORING: Stable coordination mechanism for COVID-19 preparedness and response: As a lead agency of the Health Sector, WHO has continued to provide leadership and...
SG/SM/21267 Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the pledging event on the FSO Safer, at The Hague today: I send my warm greetings to everyone attending...
GENEVA (11 May 2022) – The destructive actions of Lebanon’s political and financial leaders are responsible for forcing most of the country’s population into poverty, in violation of international...
More funding is still urgently needed to start emergency operation to remove oil from the FSO Safer The Hague, 11 May 2022 – The Government of the Netherlands and the United Nations co-hosted a...
Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, I thank Council members for the opportunity to brief you this morning. I am aware of reports that certain public health facilities are...
The Dutch ambassador to Yemen, Peter Derrek Hof, is working with the UN to help prevent an environmental disaster involving an old oil tanker. On May 10th, the UN is to stage a rare donor conference...