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UN Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator Robert Watkins Visits Shebaa
Good morning, I am very pleased to be here today. This is not my first visit to south Lebanon but my first to Shebaa and I am very grateful for the welcome that I have received. As the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator…
Statement of SCL Plumbly after Meeting Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri
I just had a very good meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. As you would expect, our discussions touched on ongoing efforts with regard to the formation of a new government and agreement on a new electoral law…
Mr. Derek Plumbly Statement Following Meeting with Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros El-Rai
I was honoured to meet with His Beatitude the Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros El-Rai today. It was our first meeting since the Christmas holiday and I wished him, as I wish all the Lebanese people, a new year of peace and…
Mr. Derek Plumbly Visits the Palestinian Refugee Camp of Ain El-Hilweh
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly visited the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain El-Hilweh in south Lebanon today with Ann Dismor, Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in…
Mr. Derek Plumbly Meets Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri
UN Special Coordinator Derek Plumbly this morning met Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. He welcomed the Speaker’s efforts to promote agreement between political parties on the election law, and underlined the importance the…
Mr. Derek Plumbly Statement following Meeting with Prime Minister Najib Mikati
Good Morning, I just had a good meeting with Prime Minister Najib Mikati. It was an opportunity to discuss the latest developments in Lebanon and the region. We discussed the issue of Syrian refugees and their conditions and…
Mr. Derek Plumbly Telephones Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri
UN Special Coordinator Derek Plumbly telephoned today former Prime Minister Saad Hariri on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Mr. Plumbly also visited the tomb of…
Mr. Derek Plumbly Statement following meeting with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati
Good Morning, I just had a good meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati. First, obviously I thanked Mr. Mikati for all the support he and his Government extended during his time in office to the work of the many…
Mr Derek Plumbly Statement following meeting with Prime Minister-designate Tamam Salam
I telephoned Prime Minister-designate Tamam Salam at the weekend as I was on official mission abroad but I wanted also to meet him in person to congratulate him on his designation and on the broad support he has received. I…
UN Special Coordinator Derek Plumbly and UNHCR Representative Ninette Kelley visit south Lebanon
United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly and Ninette Kelley, the Representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Lebanon, visited today a newly opened UNHCR…