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UN Supports Calls for Helping LAF meet Emergency Needs 17 June 2021 UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka today called on countries taking part in a French-hosted virtual conference in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to do everything in their power to meet the immediate…

UN Regrets Inability of Lebanese Leaders to Agree on Government Formation Beirut, Lebanon 16 July 2021 UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Ms. Joanna Wronecka expressed deep regret over the inability of Lebanon’s leaders to reach agreement on the formation of a new government that is urgently needed…

UN Special Coordinator Briefs the Security Council on the Implementation of Resolution 1701 22 July 2021 Ms. Joanna Wronecka, the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, and UNIFIL Force Commander Stefano Del Col today briefed the UN…

The International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) met on 3 August, on the eve of the anniversary of the tragic explosions at the port of Beirut on 4 August 2020. All members expressed their solidarity with the families of the victims, and with those whose lives and livelihoods have been affected. It…

President Macron, Excellencies, On behalf of the Secretary-General, let me express appreciation to France for convening this conference and to all partners for your commitment to support the Lebanese people. Today marks one year since the tragic explosion at the port of Beirut left some 200 people…

The Conference in Support of the Population of Lebanon took place on 4 August 2021 by videoconference, at the joint invitation of the President of the French Republic and the United Nations Secretary-General. Thirty three States, thirteen international organizations and 5 representatives of Lebanese…

The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka has been following with great concern the exchange of fire between Lebanon and Israel in the last days. Exercising her good offices, the Special Coordinator has activated her political contacts and reached out to all stakeholders concerned. The…

The international Support Group for Lebanon expresses its deep regrets over the loss of life and injuries resulting from the explosion of a fuel tanker in North Lebanon on 15 August. This tragic incident occurred in the context of acute fuel shortages now affecting Lebanon, with severe repercussions…

The Secretary-General expresses his deep concern about the rapidly deteriorating socio-economic situation in Lebanon. The people of Lebanon are struggling every day with hyperinflation, acute shortages of fuel, electricity, medicine and even access to clean water. The Secretary-General calls on all…

ESCWA warns: Three-quarters of Lebanon’s residents plunge into poverty Beirut, 3 September 2021-- Poverty in Lebanon has drastically increased over the past year, now affecting about 74% of the total population, warns a new policy brief on “ Multidimensional Poverty in Lebanon: Painful Reality and…

Fuel shortages threaten the provision of essential health and water services across Lebanon, putting thousands of families in Lebanon at risk of a humanitarian catastrophe. “I am deeply concerned about the impact of the fuel crisis on access to health care and water supply for millions of people in…

The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, has concluded his seven-day visit to Syria, Lebanon and Turkey yesterday, his first official mission in the region since he assumed his functions. The humanitarian chief landed in Damascus via…