Press Releases and Statements

The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka has been following with great concern the exchange of fire between Lebanon and Israel in the last days. Exercising her good offices, the Special Coordinator has activated her political contacts and reached out to all stakeholders concerned. The…

The International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) met on 3 August, on the eve of the anniversary of the tragic explosions at the port of Beirut on 4 August 2020. All members expressed their solidarity with the families of the victims, and with those whose lives and livelihoods have been affected. It…

Ms. Joanna Wronecka, the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, and UNIFIL Force Commander Stefano Del Col today briefed the UN Security Council on the implementation of Resolution 1701, based on the latest report of UN Secretary…

Ms. Joanna Wronecka, the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, today held her first round of meetings with Lebanese officials. She met with President Michel Aoun, Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri, caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab and Acting Caretaker Foreign Minister Zeina Akar. Ms. Wronecka…

Ms. Joanna Wronecka, the newly appointed UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, arrived today in Beirut to take up her new position. Ms. Wronecka will serve as the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Lebanon and Head of Mission of the United Nations Office of the Special…

Statement of the International Support Group for Lebanon 19 May 2021 The International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) met in Beirut on 19 May 2021 to take stock of the situation in the country. Noting the continuing economic, social and financial decline in Lebanon since its last meeting in March…

Secretary-General appoints Ms. Joanna Wronecka of Poland as Special Coordinator for Lebanon United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Ms. Joanna Wronecka of Poland as his new Special Coordinator for Lebanon, United Nations Office of the Special Coordinator…

UN Says Killing of Lokman Slim is a Loss for Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon 4 February 2021 Najat Rochdi, the UN Deputy Special Coordinator, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, today expressed her shock and sadness over the assassination of Lebanese activist and publicist Lokman Slim. Ms…

Secretary-General appoints Mr. Ján Kubiš of Slovakia as his Special Envoy on Libya and Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Ján Kubiš of Slovakia as his Special Envoy on Libya and Head of the United…

The Secretary-General takes note of the verdict of 22 December by Lebanon’s Permanent Military Court convicting Mr. Mahmoud Bazzi and sentencing him to 15 years for the kidnapping and killing of two United Nations peacekeepers and causing serious injury to a third peacekeeper in April 1980. The…