Press Releases and Statements

Good Morning, I just wanted to say that we had an extremely good meeting with H.E. the new minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. We congratulated him on his appointment and we thanked him for all the work that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does and I know it will do to facilitate the…

Ambassadors of the International Support Group (ISG) for Lebanon and I just had a very good meeting with Prime Minister Tamam Salam. We had earlier this morning met with President Michel Sleiman to prepare for the ISG meeting that is scheduled to take place in Paris on 5 March. We briefed the Prime…

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, strongly condemned today's suicide car bombing at an army checkpoint at the entrance of Hermel in north-eastern Lebanon that led to the death of two members of the Lebanese Armed Forces and reportedly other casualties too. He…

We have just had an excellent meeting with Prime Minister Tamam Salam. I have been away but I rang Mr. Salam on Saturday to congratulate him very warmly on the formation of his new government, as of course did the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. This morning, UNIFIL Force Commander Gen. Paolo…

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, condemned today’s double bombing in the area of Bir Hassan in the southern Beirut suburbs that killed and wounded a number of people. He extended his condolences to the families of the victims of this bombing. The Special Coordinator…

Beirut, Lebanon Saturday, 15 February 2014 Members of the International Support Group for Lebanon, which was launched in September last year by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with President Michel Sleiman to mobilize support for Lebanon’s stability, sovereignty and state institutions, today…

Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, 05 February 2014 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, and his Deputy, Ross Mountain, met today with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati. The discussions covered the latest developments in Lebanon and the region, including the social and economic…

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, strongly condemned today's car bombing in the area of Hermel in north-eastern Lebanon that killed and wounded a number of people. He extended his condolences to the families of the victims of this bombing. The Special Coordinator…