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The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States and the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon     Building on progress from their October 14 meeting, on October 28 and 29…

The Secretary-General welcomes the launch today of discussions on the delineation of the Lebanon-Israel maritime boundary, following the framework agreement announced on 1 October 2020. The United Nations through its…

MEDIA NOTE October 14, 2020 Joint Statement on the Launch of the Israel-Lebanon Maritime Talks        The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States and the Office of the UN Special…

Rafik Hariri University Hospital, UN Lebanon and partners urge individuals and sectors to abide by preventive measures to contain the alarming spread of the coronavirus Hospital Director and Corona Team Staff join forces with…

Joint Statement of the International Support Group for Lebanon 23 September 2020 1. A ministerial meeting of the members of the International Support Group (ISG) for Lebanon co-chaired by the United Nations Secretary-General…

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- REMARKS AT THE HIGH-LEVEL EVENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT GROUP FOR LEBANON 23 September 2020 Excellencies, Thank you for coming together to reaffirm your support for Lebanon, its people and its…

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…