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I just had a very good meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati. I told the Prime Minister that the international community remains united in its support for Lebanon’s security and stability during this period. Our talks focused on the preparations for the inaugural meeting of the…

UNHQ, New York Wednesday, 25 September 2013 1. The inaugural meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon was held on 25 September 2013 at United Nations Headquarters in New York and was chaired by the United Nations Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon. Participants invited to the meeting…

I just had a very good meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. We discussed the latest developments in Lebanon and the region. I briefed Speaker Berri on the inaugural meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) in New York, which was a strong indicator of the international…

Beirut, Lebanon Monday, 14 October 2013 The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, utterly rejects the article citing his alleged views which appeared in Al Akhbar on 12 October 2013. The quotes in the article were fabricated, and do not reflect Under…

At the invitation of the President of the Republic, General Michel Sleiman, the International Support Group for Lebanon met today in the Presidential Palace to review developments since its inaugural meeting under the chairmanship of the United Nations Secretary-General in New York on 25 September…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 24 October 2013 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly today spoke to a group of students at AUB on the occasion of UN Day. He spoke about the UN Secretary-General’s UN Day message, which highlights ending the fighting in Syria as the Organization’s…

I just had a very good meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Mikati. We discussed the situation in the country and in particular in Tripoli. I expressed my deep concern over the recurrence of violence in Tripoli and welcomed the efforts of the army and security forces, in parallel with political…

I just had a very good meeting with Mufti Malek Shaar. I congratulated him on his safe return to Lebanon after several months of absence and welcomed the role he continues to play in working to promote reconciliation and calm in Tripoli. I relayed to the Mufti the UN’s serious concern over the…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 07 November 2013 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly today met a delegation from the Civil Campaign for Electoral Reform (CCER) at the UN House in Beirut. Mr Plumbly welcomed the resumption last week of consultations in Parliament on a new electoral…

Bekaa, Lebanon Wednesday, 13 November 2013 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, today visited Zahleh and Joub Jennin in the Western Bekaa Valley to examine the conditions of the Syrian refugees and the local communities hosting them there as well as the ongoing efforts…

H.E. President Michel Sleiman, H.E. Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is an honour to speak at this important event, and in such distinguished company, on the United Nations’ role in Lebanon and the importance of the Baabda Declaration. The United Nations has over…

Good Morning, First of all, I would like to begin by saying that I extended my condolences to caretaker Prime Minister Mikati on the terrorist attack in Bir Hassan this morning. Obviously, details are still coming in so I can’t speak to the details but I would like to underline here our condemnation…