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Countering hate speech is a key component of atrocity prevention, UN General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said on Monday, calling for more global action towards eradicating it.  

Mr. Kőrösi was speaking at an event to commemorate the 2nd International Day for Countering Hate Speech, which is officially observed on 18 June. 

With terrorism posing a complex, constantly evolving and multi-faceted threat, law-enforcement agencies gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday in search of a comprehensive, inclusive, and effective multilateral response.

The day also marked the start of the UN’s Third Counter-Terrorism week. 

Countries must address the “grave global harm” caused by the proliferation of hate and lies online, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, launching a key report designed to shore up information integrity on digital platforms.  

On Friday, June 2^nd, the 15^th edition of the Cabriolet Film Festival kicked off on Saint Nicolas stairs in Gemmayze- Beirut under the theme ‘home’ for three consecutive days.

The UN Information Centre (UNIC) in Beirut and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office for West Asia joined hands again this year and combined their expertise, creativity, and resources to develop a two-fold communication plan that consists of engaging and impactful content that falls under this year’s theme #BeatPlasticPollution to mark World Environment Day: one that focuses on Lebanon under the “One UN” umbrella and the UN Communication Group and another that has a regional perspective.

In the context of the “Resilient Water Solutions Against Climate Change in Jordan and Lebanon” project, led by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the second national Steering Committee meeting in Lebanon has concluded, gathering Lebanese Minister of Environment Nasser Yassine and Lebanese Minister of Agriculture Abbas Al Hajj Hassan along with local authorities, implementing partners and

Action on the ground must match diplomacy’s steadily advancing gains towards ending the 12-year-old war in Syria, where violence is once again, killing a growing numbers of civilians, the top UN official in the country said on Tuesday.

WHAT IS #PARTICIPATE4IMPACT?

#PARTICIPATE4IMPACT is a UNODC initiative enabling youth, youth associations, civil society organizations and academic centres in Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, and Sudan to develop innovative initiatives empowering young people, strengthening their resilience and providing social and economic alternatives to drugs, violence, crime and corruption.

As part of its strategic vision to advance sustainable energy solutions for public and civil service and society institutions in Lebanon, UN-Habitat today signed an Agreement of Cooperation with the Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC).

Although COVID-19 may no longer be a global public health emergency, countries must still strengthen response to the disease and prepare for future pandemics and other threats, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday in Geneva.