- Security Council Resolution 1701
Discussions on Situation Along the Blue Line Ahead of Security Council Briefing
Following a recent rise in tension along Lebanon’s southern border, UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka and UNIFIL Force Commander Maj. Gen. Aroldo Lazaro met with Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on 6 July…
- Security Council Resolution 1701
UN Special Coordinator Briefs the Security Council on Implementation of Resolution 1701
United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix today briefed the Security Council on the latest report of Secretary-General…
- Political and Institutional Stability
Statement of the International Support Group for Lebanon Three Years After Beirut Port Blast
On the third anniversary of the catastrophic explosion at the Port of Beirut on 4 August 2020, the members of the International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) express their solidarity with the families of the victims and…
- Political and Institutional Stability
Moment of Silence and Calls for Justice on Third Anniversary of Beirut Blast
On the third anniversary of the catastrophic Beirut Port explosion of 4 August 2020, representatives of the United Nations, the diplomat community in Lebanon and Lebanese and Lebanese authorities, led by UN Special…
- Good Offices
Special Coordinator Holds Round of Meetings with Lebanese Stakeholders
The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka held a round of meetings this week with Lebanese officials and stakeholders on issues of priority for Lebanon’s peace, security and stability. With Deputy Parliament…
- Security Council Resolution 1701
Special Coordinator Discusses Security Situation in Lebanon
The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka met with the Acting Director of General Security, Maj. Gen. Elias Baissari, to discuss the security situation in Lebanon following recent security incidents that raised…
- Security Council Resolution 1701
UN Special Coordinator Meets Lebanon's Caretaker Foreign Minister
Today, UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka met with caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bouhabib. The Special Coordinator underlined that the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2695 on the renewal of UNIFIL’s mandate…
- Special Coordinator
UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka on the International Day of Peace
On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka called for safeguarding Lebanon as a space for democracy, human rights, coexistence, plurality, and…
- Special Coordinator
Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka Visits the Bekaa and Baalbek
United Nations Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka visited Bekaa and Baalbek. She met with local Lebanese authorities, the UNHCR Lebanon Representative and visited a UNHCR community support project. In Baalbek, the Special…
- The UN in Lebanon
UN Lebanon Denies Reports of Evacuation of Staff from Lebanon
In response to recent media reports referring to the evacuation of United Nations staff members from Lebanon to Jordan and other countries, the UN would like to clarify that no such evacuations of staff members nor of their…
- Good Offices
UN Special Coordinator Intensifies Efforts to Protect Lebanon from Regional Conflict
UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka intensified this week her good offices efforts to protect Lebanon from a spillover of the dramatic warfare between Israel and Hamas in Gaza since last Saturday. She met with senior…
- Good Offices
Special Coordinator Urges Need to Shield Lebanon from Conflict
UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka held a round of meetings this week with Lebanese and international stakeholders to try to safeguarding Lebanon’s security and stability from the ongoing warfare between Israeli and Hamas…