17 Jan 2018 - Minister Oghassapian,
Ambassador Lassen,
Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am honoured to be here with you today to discuss the role of political parties in promoting women’s participation in the upcoming Parliamentary elections.
I would like to thank my fellow...
10 Jan 2018 - UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Pernille Dahler Kardel met today with Minister of Interior and Municipalities Nohad Machnouk.
They discussed the ongoing preparations for the parliamentary elections in May of this year. Ms. Kardel praised the work being done by the Minister...
26 Dec 2017 - On Sunday morning, 24 December, the General Assembly approved the Regular Budget for 2018-2019 at an amount of $5.397 billion. This amount sets the budget level around $286M (or 5%) below the final approved level for 2016-2017, and $193M below the initially proposed budget...
19 Dec 2017 - The members of the Security Council welcomed Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s return to Lebanon and his decision to continue his term. In that context, they commended the convening in Paris on December 8, 2017 of a ministerial meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon...
UN Special Coordinator Pernille Dahler Kardel meets Lebanon President Michel Aoun (Photo DalatiNohra)
18 Dec 2017 - UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Pernille Dahler Kardel, met this morning with President Michel Aoun and separately with Prime Minister Saad Hariri. She had met with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri last week.
Ms. Kardel, who arrived in Lebanon last week, discussed with...
UN Special Coordinator Pernille Dahler Kardel meets Lebanon President Michel Aoun (Photo-DalatiNohra)
18 Dec 2017 - UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Pernille Dahler Kardel, met this morning with President Michel Aoun and separately with Prime Minister Saad Hariri. She had met with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri last week.
Ms. Kardel, who arrived in Lebanon last week, discussed with...
Acting UN Special Coordinator Pernille Dahler Kardel received by official from the Foreign Ministry at Beirut airport
13 Dec 2017 - Ms. Pernille Dahler Kardel arrived yesterday in Beirut to take up her new position as Acting United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon. She was received by an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Beirut Rafik Hariri international airport. “I am delighted to...
Ministerial meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon in Paris (Photo-F.de la Mure-MEAE)
08 Dec 2017 - Ministerial meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon
Paris, 8 December 2017
- Joint Statement -
A meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG), chaired by the United Nations and France and attended by the Prime Minister of Lebanon, was held in...
UN Secretary-General's Statement on the Middle East Peace Process
From day one as Secretary-General of the United Nations, I have consistently spoken out against any unilateral measures that would jeopardize the prospect of peace for Israelis and Palestinians.
25 Nov 2017 - Saturday 25 November 2017 marks the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. On this occasion, the Gender Working Group , under the umbrella of the United Nations System in Lebanon, joins forces to launch the 16 Days of Activism Campaign,...