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Thursday, 24 March 2016 Beirut, Lebanon United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Beirut Thursday for a two-day visit of Lebanon. The UN Secretary-General will be accompanied by World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong…

UNHQ, New York 18 March 2016 The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General: In the build-up to the High-Level meeting on Global Responsibility…

UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag briefed the Security Council in a closed session yesterday on the situation in Lebanon and the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701. The briefing follows the release of the…

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, yesterday met with Iranian Government officials in Tehran. The Special Coordinator discussed the political situation in Lebanon, regional developments which…

The Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, arrived in Riyadh yesterday evening as part of her ongoing consultations with regional stakeholders to discuss Lebanon’s stability and security as well as efforts to…

Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, 25 November 2015 Thank you for welcoming me today to celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and launch of the 16 days of activism. The rationale for this Call…

UNHQ, New York Wednesday, 02 September 2015 Today we heard a briefing of Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag and discussed the situation in that country. Some media in Lebanon reported that this is an emergency…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 11 June 2015 Speakers: Sigrid Kaag, Rayya El Hassan, Ferid Berhaj, Erik Solheim and Nasser Saidi Lebanon, deeply strained by the impact of the crisis in neighboring Syria, faces challenges but also…

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…

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…

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me add a word of my own to underline the central importance of the Secretary General’s message. In a time of conflict across the region, more ordinary people are in need than ever…

Mr. Derek Plumbly of the United Kingdom took up his appointment as United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon on 04 February 2012. Mr. Plumbly has had a distinguished career in international affairs spanning over 35 years…