Press Releases and Statements

Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 05 May 2015 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag met today the Minister of Information Ramzi Jreige and then she visited the National News Agency where she met its Director Laure Sleiman. The visit took place for the occasion of World Press Freedom…

I am delighted to be here and also delighted, before I start my remarks, to see the gender balance in the room and the high number of women in the media. We would also like to see more women in politics and decision-making positions and in Parliament. So I think the fact that almost two-thirds of…

I would like to thank His Beatitude the Patriarch, Bechara Boutros el-Rahi, for inviting us to meet with him today. The Patriarch underlined to us his grave concern about the protracted vacancy in the office of the Presidency soon marking a one-year vacuum. We shared this concern, specifically that…

Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 31 March 2015 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag visited today the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein El-Hilweh in south Lebanon. Accompanied by the Acting Director of the UN Relief and Works Agency for the Near East (UNRWA), Ms. Heli Uusikyla, the…

Good morning, I just had a very productive meeting with Prime Minister Tamam Salam. As you know, I recently returned from New York and Washington, but New York for the regular briefing of the Security Council on resolution 1701 but very much also on the whole of Lebanon approach which we have…

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag joined today a celebration for Mother’s Day at the Saint Elias High School in Darb Es Sim near Saida. In her statement, she stressed the universal values of the United Nations, with particular emphasis on peace, coexistence, dignity and…

UNHQ Thursday, 19 March 2015 Presidential Statement The full text of presidential statement S/PRST/2015/7 reads as follows: “The Security Council has been briefed by the Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag and the Assistant-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Edmond Mulet following…

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 face of the challenges…