Press Releases and Statements

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly today strongly condemned yesterday’s attack on a Lebanese army patrol in the north-eastern area of Ras Baalbeck, which killed six soldiers and injured another. He expressed his condolences to the families of those killed and to the people…

I am very pleased to be here for this Open Day on Women, Peace and Security. I would like to thank the Municipality of Tyre for hosting this event today, Mr. Abed Mohsen Husaini for his opening remarks and my friend and colleague General Luciano Portolano and the staff of UNIFIL for working to make…

Beirut, Lebanon Friday, 28 November 2014

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly welcomed today the collective effort of the Lebanese authorities and the Palestinian groups in the refugee camps in Lebanon to ensure security in the camps against the backdrop of the conflict in Syria and praised the generosity…

Beirut, Lebanon Friday, 21 November 2014 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Mr. Derek Plumbly today visited Nabatieh. Mr. Plumbly met with the Governor, the Mayor, the Head of the Union of Municipalities and with municipality members. He discussed situation in the south and the…

It is very encouraging to come to the Security Council and to hear the absolute unanimity and unity of Council members with regard to Lebanon and the needs of Lebanon, the importance of meeting those needs, the importance of sustaining its stability, the importance of moving forward with resolution…

I had a good meeting with Speaker Berri. I briefed him on the Secretary-General’s report on resolution 1701 which issues today in New York. We welcomed the continued calm prevailing along the Blue Line and in the south. We of course discussed the situation in Lebanon and yesterday’s vote in the…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 30 October 2014 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, today attended the first working group meeting of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC), which was agreed by Prime Minister Tamam Salam, at the Grand Serail in Beirut. He…

It was a privilege for me to meet again with former President Michel Sleiman. We discussed a number of issues, including the security situation. I expressed our appreciation for the army, for the role it has played recently and of course our solidarity with it for the losses it suffered. But, first…

Federal Foreign Office, Berlin Tuesday, 28 October 2014 At the invitation of German Foreign Minister Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier a meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon was held in the presence of Prime Minister Tammam Salam preceding the ministerial “Conference on the Syrian…