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Passing of Lord Michael C Williams 24 April 2017 The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Ms. Sigrid Kaag and UN colleagues are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Lord Michael C Williams of Baglan on 23 April 2017 in the United Kingdom. Lord Williams served as UN Special Coordinator for…

Remarks of UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag after meeting Prime Minister Saad Hariri I had the pleasure of meeting with Prime Minister Saad Hariri. It was an opportunity to update on a number of key points of discussion. First, I reiterated the welcome we extended to his visit with the minister of…

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag and European Union Ambassador to Lebanon Christina Lassen visited the Regional Mine Action Center (RMAC) in Nabatieh today. The visit included a briefing by Brig. Gen. Ziad Nasr, Director of the Lebanon Mine Action Center, on progress made…

A Team of UN staff, including from the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, took part in the annual biking day in Tripoli, in north Lebanon, dedicated this year to the empowerment of women. The Bike Tripoli #4 was organized by the Social Way NGO, in cooperation with a number of other…

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, and Regional Representative of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Abdel Salam Sidahmed, welcome Lebanon’s review under the Committee Against Torture (CAT) and its concluding observations that were…

Deputy UN Special Coordinator, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon Philippe Lazzarini yesterday carried out with Lebanon’s Minister of State for Displaced Affairs Mouein Merhebe and the General Director of the Socio-Economic Development Fund Haitham Omar a joint visit to several areas…

UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag met with Lebanon’s Minister of Interior and Municipalities Nohad El-Mashnouk. They discussed the latest developments in Lebanon and the region. SCL Kaag noted the importance of the timely conduct of elections. "Lebanon does not only serve as a model of coexistence…

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag attended the launch of the EU-funded “Sustainable Energy Strategy of the Lebanese Armed Forces” organized by the Ministry of Defense and the Lebanese Army. Ms. Kaag praised the Lebanese plan to introduce sustainable energy policies and practices in the…

At the end of May 2017, committed resources to Lebanon amount to USD 1.41 billion, which includes USD 1.10 billion in donor assistance and USD 309.6 million carried over from 2016 by partners and pooled funds, as shown by the latest funding update released by the Office of the United Nations…

The Minister of State for Displaced Affairs, His Excellency Mueen Merhebi, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, the Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon, Mr. Claudio Cordone, and Mr. Abdelnasser al-Ayyi of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee visited today Nahr…

The members of the International Support Group (ISG) for Lebanon welcome today's agreement of a new electoral framework. The ISG sees this as a further step towards the reactivation of Lebanon's institutions of state and the normalisation of Lebanese political life, which will in turn be conducive…

The members of the International Support Group (ISG) for Lebanon welcome today's agreement of a new electoral framework. The ISG sees this as a further step towards the reactivation of Lebanon's institutions of state and the normalisation of Lebanese political life, which will in turn be conducive…