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SG/SM/10598
14 August 2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10598
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General increasingly alarmed at ongoing violence in sri lanka

 


The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:


The Secretary-General is increasingly alarmed at the ongoing violence in Sri Lanka.

PKO/139
14 August 2006
Press ReleasePKO/139
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

United Nations Force in Lebanon Reports on Status of Ceasefire


NAQOURA, 14 August (UNIFIL) -- The cessation of hostilities, in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolution 1701, came into effect at 0800 hours local time today.

IHA/1216
14 August 2006
Press ReleaseIHA/1216
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Humanitarian factsheet on lebanon

 


The following has been prepared by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):


Political Developments