The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, met this week with Minister of Finance Yassine Jaber. They discussed the draft 2026 budget, which the government is in the process of finalizing, and ongoing efforts of the Lebanese cabinet to move forward with urgently needed economic reforms. The discussions took place within the broader context of the pressing need to advance the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1701 and spur economic growth.