The UN in Lebanon
- 09 Aug 2018 - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on 4 August near the town of Majdal Zun, Southern Lebanon. Peacekeepers were threatened with illegal weapons, vehicles were set on fire...
- 02 Jul 2018 - Today, the Acting United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Pernille Dahler Kardel and the Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon, Mr. Claudio Cordone, visited the Palestine refugee camp of Rashidieh in southern Lebanon. Ms. Kardel and Mr. Cordone met with...
- 18 Jun 2018 - Op-Ed by Philippe Lazzarini, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon The last few weeks have seen a renewed public debate about refugee returns. As Lebanon struggles to grapple with its complex economic and political challenges, the United Nations’ role in the...
- 05 Jun 2018 - On the occasion of World Environment Day, Acting United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Pernille Dahler Kardel today visited the Chouf Biosphere Reserve in Mount Lebanon and examined local reforestation projects being undertaken in coordination with the UN Food...
- 23 Mar 2018 - The UN and World Bank Group (WBG) concluded on Friday a three-year Compact for Lebanon. Building on a long history of collaboration globally and locally, the 2018-2020 Partnership Compact seeks to leverage the two institutions’ comparative advantages and align their financing...
- 01 Feb 2018 - Today Prime Minister Saad Hariri, together with UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Philippe Lazzarini and Minister for Social Affairs Pierre Bou Assi, launched the 2018 update of the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP) 2017-2020. As the conflict in Syria approaches its...
- 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...
- 22 Nov 2017 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Pernille Dahler Kardel of Denmark as Acting United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL). Ms. Kardel succeeds Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands, who concluded her assignment on 26...
- 26 Oct 2017 - The Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon informs that UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Ms. Sigrid Kaag concludes effective today her assignment in Lebanon in order to join the Cabinet of HM Government of the Netherlands. Ms. Kaag will serve as Minister...
- 26 Jul 2017 - Yesterday, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag and the Director of UNRWA in Lebanon, Mr. Claudio Cordone, visited the Palestine refugee camp of Ein El Hilweh. They met with representatives and residents of the camp, including women and youth...