Political and Institutional Stability
- 18 May 2018 - Acting UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Pernille Dahler Kardel today attended the inauguration of the LAF regional Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) centre for south Lebanon in Marjayoun, which was established with the support of UNIFIL and Government of Spain. “I am...
- 10 May 2018 - We wish to congratulate the Lebanese people and authorities for the completion of Parliamentary elections on 6 May, their first in nine years, in a generally calm and peaceful climate. The elections have been essential in renewing the democratic mandate of the...
- 08 May 2018 - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Lebanon’s parliamentary elections The Secretary-General congratulates Lebanon on the holding of parliamentary elections on 6 May, the first since 2009. The...
- 07 May 2018 - In answer to a question at the noon briefing at UN Headquarters, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujjaric said: Yes, we welcome the holding of parliamentary elections in Lebanon, which initial reports indicate were conducted largely peacefully. We hope that all Lebanese political...
- 25 Apr 2018 - The Acting United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Pernille Kardel visited today the areas of Ras Baalbek and Arsal along Lebanon’s north-eastern borders. Ms. Kardel met with representatives of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and toured the border area. She also met with...
- 27 Mar 2018 - The members of the Security Council commended the convening in Rome on March, 15 2018, of a ministerial meeting in support of Lebanon’s Armed Forces and Internal Security Forces, under the auspices of the International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) and under the chairmanship...
- 15 Mar 2018 - Ministerial Meeting in support of Lebanon’s Armed Forces and Internal Security Forces (Rome, 15 March 2018) JOINT STATEMENT 1. A Ministerial Meeting in support of Lebanon’s Armed Forces and Internal Security Forces was held in Rome...
- 15 Mar 2018 - Rome, 15 March 2018 Today the wider the Middle East is in a mess. The clear symbol of that mess is the endless and bloody conflict in Syria and the dramatic suffering of the Syrian people, but in this mess there is a positive exception. That exception is...
- 15 Mar 2018 - THE SECRETARY-GENERAL--REMARKS AT MINISTERIAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT GROUP FOR LEBANONRome, 15 March 2018[As delivered] Thank you for coming together in support of the people and institutions of Lebanon.Allow me to begin by recalling my close ties with Lebanon and...
- 26 Jan 2018 - United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Miroslav Jenča, visited Lebanon from 25 to 26 January 2018. He met with President Michel Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri, Minister of Interior Nouhad Machnouk and Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Joseph Aoun...