
Ahmed Ben Lassoued
@hmedbenlassoued
Director, United Nations Information Centre for the Gulf Countries in Manama
@unicmanama
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13-02-2011 17:24:58
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Today we managed to evacuate our UN Humanitarian Air Service colleague who was injured in yesterday’s attack on Sana’a airport in #Yemen. We are now in #Jordan, where he will receive further medical treatment. Deepest gratitude to the UNHAS team for their service and swift evacuation from





"I welcome the announcement of a deal to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza. I urge the parties & relevant partners to seize this opportunity to establish a credible political path to a better future for Palestinians, Israelis & broader region." - António Guterres




"There has been excellent solidarity from countries around the world and within the UN to put pressure so that this bill [that bans UNRWA from operating] is not implemented," Juliette Touma tells Russia Today. “Our focus is to stay and deliver.”




The United Nations is working around the clock to reach Palestinians in need & scale up support. That requires rapid, safe, unimpeded, expanded & sustained access. I call on Member Countries, donors & the international community to fully fund humanitarian operations & meet urgent needs.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres calls for full #Gaza ceasefire, rejecting ‘ethnic cleansing’. “In the search for solutions, we must not make the problem worse. It is vital to stay true to the bedrock of international law." buff.ly/3WNpljW


Deeply grateful to HRH Crown Prince and Prime Minister Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa for a very constructive discussion today on World Health Organization (WHO)-#Bahrain cooperation towards #HealthForAll, as well as the country’s effort to advance the health system and the health insurance scheme. I


The UN was born out of the ashes of the Second World War. Eight decades later, you can draw a direct line between the creation of the United Nations & the prevention of a third world war. Eight decades later, the UN remains the essential meeting ground to advance peace & human rights.


