Reem Herzallah, a student from Beirut Arab University, participating in one of UN Women-UNDP workshops as part of the Women’s Participation in Leadership project.
Amid Lebanon’s multiple crises, a new generation of young women is stepping forward with the UN's support, claiming their roles as leaders, not mere observers.
When someone raised their voice in a room, Reem Herzallah’s instinct was always to leave. The Beirut Arab...
04 Aug 2025 - This week, Special Coordinator of the Secretary for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met with President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi, and Defense Minister Michel Menassa to discuss advancing Lebanon’s stability through full...
04 Aug 2025 -
Five years have passed since the explosion at the Beirut Port shattered lives and neighbourhoods and shocked the world. The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, today expressed solidarity with all those affected by the blast, many of...
23 Jul 2025 -
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, begins today a visit to Israel for meetings with senior Israeli officials.
The visit is part of the Special Coordinator’s regular consultations with key stakeholders on the implementation of...
17 Jul 2025 - During today’s briefing on the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006), the Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, told the United Nations Security Council that “the current window of opportunity to effect real change in Lebanon...
01 Jul 2025 - United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met this week with Palestinian Ambassador to Lebanon Ashraf Dabbour. They discussed recent developments in Lebanon and the wider region, with a focus on the situation in the Palestine...
30 Jun 2025 - United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert shared this week some of her experiences at a roundtable discussion on the occasion of Women in Diplomacy Day. While barriers and obstacles to women’s participation and leadership in...
02 Jun 2025 - The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, began today a visit to Israel, where she is set to meet with senior officials.The visit is part of the Special Coordinator’s regular consultations on steps to...
23 May 2025 - On a bright morning of May 13, 2025, the air around the UN House in Beirut crackled with energy, not from political negotiations or press conferences, but from the eager chatter of nearly 80 high school students, each one a budding diplomat, thinker, or leader...
21 May 2025 - In a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen information integrity, combat digital mis- and disinformation and promote pluralistic media in Lebanon, the United Nations in Lebanon and...
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