The International Support Group (ISG) for Lebanon takes note of the designation on 31 August of Mr. Mustapha Adib as Prime Minister and the public affirmation by the Lebanese political forces for the swift formation of a…
The ISG expresses its solidarity with the Lebanese people after the explosion that caused numerous victims and severe damages to residential and commercial infrastructures and sites of cultural and religious heritage in…
‘You Are Not Alone, We Are in This Together’, Declare UN Staffers in Lebanon Last Saturday was another scorching August day in Lebanon’s shattered capital of Beirut, but UN staff members who had gathered outside UN House –…
Ján Kubiš, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, and Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the Undersecretary-General for Peace Operations, today briefed the Security Council in a virtual session that discussed the UN Secretary…
By UN News: BEIRUT BLAST: HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP THE UN AID LEBANON'S RECOVERY After a devasting blast ripped through Beirut Port in Lebanon on Tuesday, wounding thousands and rendering hundreds of thousands homeless, the UN…
UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Assesses Immediate Response and Support Needed Following Beirut Blast Beirut, 6 August 2020 - The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and Deputy Special Coordinator…
On behalf of the United Nations, United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis offered to Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab humanitarian and other assistance in the wake of the tragic catastrophe in Beirut…
In response to a question from LBCI television on the UN's position with regards to the elements of recent sermons by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros El-Rai, including on the proposal of declaring Lebanon's neutrality, the…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Najat Rochdi of Morocco as his Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon, in the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon…
Women in Lebanon: Political Actors Who Must Be Heard, Recognized and Represented Gender Experts at the Office of the Special Coordinator in Lebanon Share Perspectives Twenty years after the adoption of resolution 1325 on…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- PRESS CONFERENCE New York, 4 February 2020 Elements related to the situation in Lebanon: Question: [In French] : La révolution qui a démarré au Liban le 17 octobre est un mouvement de contestation…
PRESS RELEASE The United Nations launches 75 th anniversary dialogues: The biggest global conversation on the world's future starts now. January 1, 2020 saw the launch of the UN75 initiative - the largest, most inclusive…