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The Secretary-General met with H.E. Mr. Mohammad Najib Azmi Mikati, President of the Council of Ministers of the Lebanese Republic. The Secretary-General underscored the continued commitment of the United Nations to…

The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka met with the Acting Director of General Security, Maj. Gen. Elias Baissari, to discuss the security situation in Lebanon following recent security incidents that raised…

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka launched this week a series of roundtable discussions with Lebanese stakeholders from different fields and backgrounds on the theme of rebuilding trust between the citizens…

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Ms. Joanna Wronecka and Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix yesterday briefed the Security Council on the latest report of United Nations…

Today begins the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) (25 November -10 December). On this occasion, the United Nations System in Lebanon, the Gender Working Group (GWG), the Gender-Based Violence…

United Nations Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka held a round of consultations with political, religious and economic stakeholders in Lebanon ahead of next week’s briefing to the Security Council on the implementation of…

I thank our hosts – the Egyptian government and COP27 President Sameh Shoukry – for their hospitality. I also want to recognize Simon Stiell and the United Nations Climate Change team for all their efforts. And I pay tribute…

UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka hosted a roundtable discussion with economic and business experts, as part of her consultations with different stakeholders on how to steer Lebanon towards a more economically and…

As part of her regular consultations with key regional and international stakeholders, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka visited Egypt on 13 and 14 November. She met with officials from the Egyptian Foreign…

Eight billion people; one humanity. The world’s population will reach 8 billion in the middle of November – a testament to scientific breakthroughs and improvements in nutrition, public health and sanitation. But as our human…

In response to the cholera outbreak declared on 6 October and which continues to spread across the country, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon, Mr. Imran Riza, announced today that the United Nations…

UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka underlined the importance of women’s participation and representation in all areas of decision-making in Lebanon at a roundtable debate organized by FiftyFifty, a local NGO, with UN…