UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag Meets Prime Minister Tammam Salam
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 07 January 2016 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Ms. Sigrid Kaag met with Prime Minister Tammam Salam today on her return from an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Ms. Kaag…
UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag Meets Minister of Interior Nohad Mashnouk
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 21 January 2016 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Ms. Sigrid Kaag met this afternoon with Minister of Interior and Municipalities Nohad Mashnouk. “This was my first opportunity to meet…
UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag Visits the Islamic Republic of Iran
Beirut, Lebanon Monday, 25 January 2016 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, yesterday met with Iranian Government officials in Tehran. The Special Coordinator discussed the political situation…
Joint Press Statement after Meeting Maronite Patriarch El-Rai
The Ambassadors of France, Russia, the United States of America, Germany, Italy, the European Union, the League of Arab States, representatives of the United Kingdom and China and the Apostolic Nuncio as well as the United…
UN and Partners Hold Conference to Encourage Women Candidacy in Municipal Elections
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 03 March 2016 On the occasion of International Women’s day, the United Nations, Women in Front and the National Democratic Institute are organizing a conference to encourage Lebanese women to run for…
UN SCL Sigrid Kaag visits projects promoting socio-economic development of Southern Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 10 March 2016 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag visited today a range of social economic programmes in southern Lebanon. In Marjayoun, the Special Coordinator visited…
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Security Council Press Statement on the Situation in Lebanon
UNHQ, New York 17 March 2016 The members of the Security Council were briefed on 16 March 2016 by the Special Coordinator for Lebanon of the Secretary-General, Sigrid Kaag, on the implementation of United Nations Security…
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UN Secretary-General Travels
UNHQ, New York 18 March 2016 The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General: In the build-up to the High-Level meeting on Global Responsibility…
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UN Secretary-General Arrives in Lebanon
Thursday, 24 March 2016 Beirut, Lebanon United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Beirut Thursday for a two-day visit of Lebanon. The UN Secretary-General will be accompanied by World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong…
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UN Secretary-General Arrives in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 24 March 2016 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Beirut Thursday for a two-day visit of Lebanon. The UN Secretary-General will be accompanied by World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong…
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Visits UNIFIL Headquarters
Naqoura, Lebanon Thursday, 24 March 2016 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today visited the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) where he was received by UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander…
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UN Secretary-General Remarks at Press Conference at the Serail
Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 24 March 2016 Mr. Prime Minister, Ladies and gentlemen of the media, Good afternoon everyone. Salam Aleykum, I am very pleased to be back in Lebanon. The United Nations has a major presence here and…