UNSCOL
Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon
UNSCOL
Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General – on events in the Gulf

  • 02 January 2020
  • Press Releases and Statements
  • Secretary-General

The Secretary-General has consistently advocated for de-escalation in the Gulf. He is deeply concerned with the recent escalation.

This is a moment in which leaders must exercise maximum restraint. The world cannot afford another war in the Gulf.

Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General

New York, 3 January 2020

Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon

UNSCOL is an acronym for the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon. The current Special Coordinator is Ms. Jeanine-Hennis Plasschaert. The Special Coordinator represents the UN Secretary-General on all political and coordination aspects of the work of the UN in Lebanon…