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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Ján Kubiš of Slovakia as his Special Coordinator for Lebanon. Mr. Kubiš succeeds Acting Special Coordinator Pernille Dahler Kardel of…

Today, we mark the 70 th anniversary of an extraordinary document, the Universal Declaration for Human Rights. Recognized worldwide, the Universal Declaration is a text of fundamental principles and common universal values…

Sunday, 25 November 2018 (United Nations, NCLW) -- Today marks the beginning of the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) (25 November-10 December). On this occasion, the United Nations System in…

Acting UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Pernille Dahler Kardel today visited the 4th Land Border Regiment Command of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in Baalbek and the Army’s Air Base and Central Training Centre for Border…

The UN family in Lebanon held an "Open Day" at Beit Beirut in Sodeco to commemorate its UN Day, which marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. The event showcased the collective efforts of the…

UN Acting Special Coordinator for Lebanon Pernille Dahler Kardel Remarks on UN Day Beit Beirut, Beirut Wednesday, 24 October 2018 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for joining us to celebrate United Nations Day…

The UN Department of Political Affairs released a new publication, "United Nations Conflict Prevention and Preventive Diplomacy," drafted in partnership with the Peacebuilding Support Office and the Department of Peacekeeping…

On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, acting UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Pernille Dahler Kardel, today visited Adyan foundation, a non-governmental organization that promotes interreligious dialogue…

Acting UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Pernille Kardel today visited Tripoli, in north Lebanon. She met with political and religious authorities and visited MARCH, a non-government organization that is active in promoting…

This joint annual UN report summarises progress made in the first year of the implementation of the United Nations Strategic Framework for Lebanon 2017–2020 (UNSF), which was endorsed and signed by the Government of Lebanon…

With reference to the article published on 25 July 2018 in Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, entitled : “ Kardel to Asharq Al-Awsat: It is Time for a Defense Strategy to Disarm Hizbullah”, the Office of the UN Special Coordinator…

Informal comments to the media by H.E Mr. Olof Skoog, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations and the President of the Security Council for the month of July, on the situation in Lebanon, Ethiopia, Eritrea…