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Interview with Gebran Michel Soufan , Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Gebran Michel Soufan

His Excellency has had a busy summer. Indeed, when the 12 July War broke out between Hezbollah and Israel, Ambassador Soufan was about to leave on holiday, but had to cancel his plans. Instead, he spent his summer rushing to meetings, writing reports, preparing for the second special session of the Human Rights Council convened on 11 August 2006 to address the Israeli violations of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in Lebanon. In sum, it was a summer…

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The Role of Satellite observation in the Lebanese Crisis

UNITAR was involved in the recent Middle East crisis through its operational satellite applications programme UNOSAT. Immediately after the beginning of hostilities, in July 2006, UNOSAT received requests for satellite imagery of the areas of Lebanon affected by the crisis. These requests came from both UN agencies and international NGOs that had previously used UNOSAT services for relief coordination and impact assessment. Satellite imagery is frequently used to support and organize emergency assistance in case of natural disasters because…

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