Press Releases and Statements

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…

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met with Lebanon's top leaders in Beirut this week, following the 5 September decision of the Lebanese cabinet to welcome a plan for the realization of a State monopoly on weapons. I n a meeting with President Joseph Aoun, Ms…

Five years have passed since the explosion at the Beirut Port shattered lives and neighbourhoods and shocked the world. The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, today expressed solidarity with all those affected by the blast, many of whom continue to bravely…

Five years have passed since the explosion at the Beirut Port shattered lives and neighbourhoods and shocked the world. The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, today expressed solidarity with all those affected by the blast, many of whom continue to bravely…

Special Coordinator of the Secretary-General for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met this week with the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Lebanese Parliament for an exchange on the country’s stability and prosperity amid regional turbulence. Discussions also focused on the situation in south…

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, begins today a visit to Israel for meetings with senior Israeli officials. The visit is part of the Special Coordinator’s regular consultations with key stakeholders on the implementation of Security Council resolution…

On 16 July, Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert visited the South Litani Sector headquarters of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and a position near the Blue Line, in a trip organized with UNIFIL. The visit underscored UN support for extending State authority across Lebanon, in…

During today’s briefing on the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006), the Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, told the United Nations Security Council that “the current window of opportunity to effect real change in Lebanon will not stay open indefinitely”. Speaking…

Special Coordinator of the Secretary-General for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met with Lebanese officials, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, this week in Beirut. Discussions focused on the importance of advancing the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 and making progress on…

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, began today a visit to Israel, where she is set to meet with senior officials. The visit is part of the Special Coordinator’s regular consultations on steps to consolidate progress made since the November 2024 Cessation…