Press Releases
- 25 Nov 2015 - Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, 25 November 2015 The United Nations launched today in Lebanon the 16 Days of Activism, part of a global campaign aimed at promoting action to end violence against women and girls and to empower them. ...
- 12 Nov 2015 - Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 12 November 2015 UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag strongly condemned this evening the heinous attack in the suburb of Burj al-Barajneh, causing a number of fatalities and serious injuries. The...
- 23 Oct 2015 - Beirut, Lebanon Friday, 23 October 2015 Today the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag visited Shatila Palestine refugee camp. She...
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- 08 Jun 2015 - Today the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Mrs. Sigrid Kaag, met in Tehran with Foreign Minister H.E. Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Advisor on International Affairs to the Supreme Leader H.E. Mr. Ali Akbar Velayati, and Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African...
- 09 Mar 2015 - Beirut, Lebanon Monday, 09 March 2015 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag praised today the efforts of the Lebanese Army in safeguarding Lebanon’s stability and security. “We commend the achievements of the Lebanese army and security forces in the...
- 04 Mar 2015 - Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, 04 March 2015 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Sigrid Kaag, today met with the Minister of Defense Samir Moqbel and they discussed the security situation in Lebanon, with a particular focus on Lebanon...
- 02 Mar 2015 - The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Ms. Sigrid Kaag met with League of Arab States Secretary-General Dr. Nabil el Araby and senior Egyptian officials in Cairo yesterday. The meetings focused on the situation in Lebanon and developments in the region, including...
- 19 Jan 2015 - Beirut, Lebanon Saturday, 17 January 2015 The Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) advises of the assumption of duties of Special Coordinator for Lebanon by Ms Sigrid Kaag. She succeeds Mr Derek Plumbly, who exercised this critical leadership...
- 15 Dec 2014 - Beirut, Lebanon 15 December 2014 The Lebanese Prime Minister, Tamam Salam, and the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson, launched today at the Grand Serail, the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan. The plan outlines the...