UN System in Lebanon

Managing Iraqi Migration Flows and Safeguarding Migrants’ Rights in Countries Affected by Ongoing Iraqi Displacement Crisis
04.08.09

Lebanon, IOM, Beirut, August 4, 2009 – the International Organization for migration begins today a four-day workshop, part of an IOM programme aimed at building governmental and non-governmental capacity in managing Iraqi migration flows and safeguarding migrants’ rights in countries affected by the ongoing displacement crisis in the Middle Eastern country.

UNHCR Annual Report Shows 42 Million People Uprooted Worldwide
16.06.09

The number of people forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution worldwide stood at 42 million at the end of last year amid a sharp slowdown in repatriation and more prolonged conflicts resulting in protracted displacement. The total includes 16 million refugees and asylum seekers and 26 million internally displaced people uprooted within their own countries, according to UNHCR’s annual “Global Trends” report released today.

Secretary-General Appoints Bahaa Elkoussy as Director of United Nations Information Centre in Beirut
10.06.09

BEIRUT, 10 JUNE 2009 (UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is pleased to announce the appointment of Bahaa Elkoussy as Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Beirut. He assumed his new duties on 18 May 2009.

WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR 2009 - ILO SAYS CRISIS INCREASES RISK OF GIRLS BECOMING CHILD LABOURERS
10.06.09

BEIRUT, 10 JUNE 2009 (ILO News) – The global financial crisis could push an increasing number of children, particularly girls, into child labour, according to a new report issued by the International Labour Office (ILO) for the World Day Against Child Labour on June 12.

Juvenile Justice Comes Center-Stage at MENA Workshop
13.05.09

UN meeting focuses on how children are treated by national justice systems. AMMAN, 13 May 2009 – UNICEF and the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime today concluded a workshop on the role of accurate data in ensuring that children’s rights are respected under juvenile justice systems.