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Beirut, Lebanon Sunday, 04 February 2012 Mr. Derek Plumbly, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, arrived today in Beirut to officially take up his new responsibilities. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had last month appointed Mr. Plumbly of the United Kingdom as his…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 02 August 2012 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly received today a delegation from the families of the eleven Lebanese kidnapped in Syria since last May. The families briefed Mr. Plumbly on their concerns, which he undertook to relay to United…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 27 September 2012 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly today visited the Bekaa Valley to examine the situation along Lebanon’s borders with Syria and the conditions of displaced Syrians in that area. Today’s visit was his first working visit to this…

Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 13 November 2012 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly today visited Tripoli. He met political leaders and the Mufti of Tripoli and the North, Sheikh Malek El-Shaar. He also visited a school serving children from both the Bab El-Tabbeneh and Jabal…

Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 04 December 2012 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly met today Lebanese Member of Parliament Boutros Harb. Mr. Plumbly briefed MP Harb on the recent report of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701…

Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, 05 December 2012 I just had a very good meeting with Minister Charbel. It was an opportunity to discuss the developments in Lebanon, particularly those related to the security situation and elections. I know from my discussions in New York last week that the international…

Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 18 December 2012 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly visited south Lebanon today where he toured part of the area along the Blue Line. He also viewed development projects and met with Lebanese local authorities. “I was very pleased to see how the UN…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 31 January 2013 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly visited the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain El-Hilweh in south Lebanon today with Ann Dismor, Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Lebanon. The Special Coordinator…

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly spoke at the opening of the first implementation meeting of the “Declaration of Global Principles for Non-partisan Election Observation and Monitoring by Citizen Organizations” that was hosted today in Beirut by the Lebanese Association…

I just had a very good meeting with Sayyed Moussawi. We discussed developments in Lebanon and the region. I welcomed the consensus over the designation of Prime Minister-designate Tamam Salam and I encouraged all concerned to work together to form a new government as soon as possible. I also…

My meeting today with Speaker Berri was very good. We discussed recent developments. The issues presently under discussion with regard to the formation of the Government and the nature of the electoral law are entirely for the leaders and people of Lebanon to decide. But as I said after…

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly and Ninette Kelley, the Representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Lebanon, visited today a newly opened UNHCR centre in Tyre for the registration of Syrian refugees. The centre is intended…