The UN in Lebanon

  • Photo credit: UNDP Lebanon

    In this photo: Members of UNDP-supported programmes with the UN Special Coordinator Jeanine-Hennis Plasschaert, UNDP Lebanon's Deputy Resident Representative Thair Shraideh, UNSCOL's Public Information Officer/Media Advisor Pascale El-Kassis, Public Information Assistant Hala Al Feghali, and Telecom Technical Assistant Georges Younes.

    10 Sep 2024 - In celebration of International Youth Day, the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) hosted an inspiring meet-and-greet event on August 13 at its premises, bringing together young Lebanese eager for change. ...
  • 20 May 2024 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert of the Netherlands as his new Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL). Ms. Hennis-Plasschaert succeeds...
  • Students watching, in groups of 8, the VR documentary using headsets and controllers. © UNIC Beirut/Wajih Karaki

    29 Feb 2024 - On February 27, 2024, UNIC Beirut organized, at the UN-House in Beirut, briefing sessions to a group of Grade 12 students from the “React” club at Jesus and Mary school in Rabweh, northeastern Beirut to learn more about the implementation of Agenda 2030 in Lebanon, particularly...
  • 28 Feb 2024 - The United Nations announced today the launch of its social media campaign in Lebanon­ - ­­­­­­­­­#All4Lebanon - aimed at...
  • Students watching the VR documentary using headsets and controllers.

    Students watching the VR documentary using headsets and controllers.

    08 Feb 2024 - On February 6, 2024, the UN-House in Beirut opened its doors to a group of Grade 10 students from Collège des Saints-Cœurs Kfarhbab (SSCC-Kfarhbab), all participants in the Model United Nations (MUN) program. The visit offered them a unique peek into the intricate universe of...
  • 17 Oct 2023 - In response to recent media reports referring to the evacuation of United Nations staff members from Lebanon to Jordan and other countries, the UN would like to clarify that no such evacuations of staff members nor of their families have taken place.  ...
  • 10 Nov 2022 - In response to the cholera outbreak declared on 6 October and which continues to spread across the country, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon, Mr. Imran Riza, announced today that the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (...
  • Group photo bringing UN Staff in Lebanon together as they participated in the reforestation activity for UN Day in Falougha.
    Credit: UNIC Beirut/Georges Roukoz. October 14, 2022.

    24 Oct 2022 - It was a sunny Friday morning when UN staff in Lebanon embarked on an environmental mission to plant 1000 locally sourced seedlings on the occasion of UN Day in one of the reforestation sites managed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in...
  • 01 Sep 2022 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Imran Riza of Pakistan as his Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon, in the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL), and...
  • Students taking a photo with their trainer on hate speech and misinformation the reporter and news anchor Yazbek Wehbe.
    Credit: May Chidiac Foundation - Media Institute

    12 Aug 2022 - Dima El-Awar, 21, stands in front of the camera with confidence and ease. In addition to being a good speaker, a skill that every journalist would yearn to master, Dima is keen on promoting positive speech and accurate information. Coming from Falougha,...

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