Press Releases and Statements

The Secretary-General met today with His Excellency Mr. Tammam Salam, Prime Minister of the Republic of Lebanon. The Secretary General and Prime Minister Salam discussed the ongoing impact of the Syrian conflict on Lebanon…

Following a meeting with Mr. Tammam Salam, President of the Council of Ministers The Ambassadors of France, the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the UN Special…

Carnegie Foundation The Hague, Netherlands Monday, 5 September 2016 Sigrid Kaag, a top Dutch diplomat working for the United Nations, will receive the Carnegie Wateler Peace Prize 2016. The Carnegie Foundation, which owns and…

Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 30 August 2016 I have wanted to visit Ein El-Hilweh for quite some time because it’s one of the important camps. It’s also a camp of course that has particular needs and requirements. We know that in…

At the 7742nd meeting of the Security Council, held on 22 July 2016, in connection with the Council’s consideration of the item entitled “The situation in the Middle East”, the President of the Security Council made the…

Good afternoon and Ramadan Kareem. I met with the Prime Minister in anticipation of my visit to Washington and New York, where obviously the stability and security situations will be discussed, both with the American…

UNHQ, New York Monday, 27 June 2016 The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the consecutive terrorist attacks on 27 June in Qaa, Lebanon, which resulted in many deaths and injuries. The members of…

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag strongly condemned the four suicide bombings that took place at dawn this morning in the north-eastern Lebanese border town of El-Qaa, and which killed five…