HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING
BY VANNINA MAESTRACCI,
ASSOCIATE SPOKESPERSON FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON
THURSDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2012
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U.N. COORDINATOR FOR LEBANON VISITS PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMP IN BEIRUT
- The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon visited the Palestinian refugee camp of Burj Barajneh in Beirut on Thursday to see first-hand the humanitarian and living conditions at the site.
- It was Derek Plumbly’s first visit to the camp, which is one of 12 official refugee sites in Lebanon.
- He noted the difficulties facing the camp’s residents, but hailed the efforts of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to address some of the day-to-day challenges.
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Document symbol: NoonBriefing_130912
Document Type: Briefing, Highlights of the Noon Briefing, Press briefing
Document Sources: Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Country: Lebanon
Subject: Assistance, Humanitarian relief, Refugee camps, Refugees and displaced persons, Situation in Lebanon
Publication Date: 13/09/2012
Document Type: Briefing, Highlights of the Noon Briefing, Press briefing
Document Sources: Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Country: Lebanon
Subject: Assistance, Humanitarian relief, Refugee camps, Refugees and displaced persons, Situation in Lebanon
Publication Date: 13/09/2012