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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 in Lebanon, regional developments which impact Lebanon and efforts to…

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 Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, met today with Maronite Patriarch…

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 the upcoming municipal elections. The conference will take place on…

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 water management and irrigation projects supported by FAO. In Tyre, Ms. Kaag…

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 Council resolution 1701 (2006) and by Dimitry Titov, the Assistant Secretary…

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 Sharing for Syrian Refugees that will take place on 30 March in Geneva, the…

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 Kim and Islamic Development Bank President Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Ali Al-Madani…

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 Kim and Islamic Development Bank President Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Ali Al-Madani…

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 Major-General Luciano Portolano. Speaking during his visit to the headquarters…

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 I thank Lebanon's leaders for the support they have extended to our…

Tripoli, Lebanon Friday, 25 March 2016 I am standing here in Nahr El-Bared camp. I have been working [on this issue] since 2007 when I took over my job as Secretary-General. This has been one of the top priorities for me, working together with the then Prime Minister Siniora. Now after nine years…

Tripoli, Lebanon Friday, 25 March 2016 Dear officials, dear colleagues, Assalam Alekum to all. It is a great pleasure for me to open this Social Development Centre. I am very happy to see that the UN system, UNDP, UNICEF and UNRWA and all other organizations are working very closely with the…