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UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka delivered this week a keynote address at the general assembly meeting of the Lebanese League of Women in Business (LLWB). Encouraging more representation of women in…

UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka held a round of meetings with Lebanese and foreign stakeholders on the importance of supporting efforts to end Lebanon’s prolonged presidential vacuum since November 2022. The Special…

UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka continued her round of meetings with Lebanese officials and stakeholders to discuss the importance of safeguarding Lebanon’s security and stability and addressing the country’s political…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert of the Netherlands as his new Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert of the Netherlands as his new Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator…

UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka held a round of farewell meetings with Lebanese political and religious leaders ahead of her departure from Lebanon at the end of the month to thank them for the fruitful cooperation…

Prior to the end of her mission with UNSCOL at the end of May, Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka held a last round of farewell meetings with Lebanese officials and interlocutors. The Special Coordinator thanked Parliament…

Beirut, Lebanon 1 June 2024 Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the newly appointed United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, arrived today in Beirut. Ms. Hennis-Plasschaert will serve as the Head of Mission of the United…

Beirut, Lebanon 3 June 2024 It is a great privilege to have arrived in Beirut in my new capacity as UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon. I am extremely honoured to have met with His Excellency, caretaker Foreign Minister…

Immediately upon arrival in Beirut, newly appointed UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert held her first round of consultations with Lebanon’s top political and security leaders. With Parliament…

As the exchanges of fire across the Blue Line continue, the Secretary-General renews his calls to the parties to urgently cease fire. He remains gravely concerned that the exchanges of fire have not only ravaged communities…

As communities in Lebanon and around the world celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the UN family reiterates its call for all actors along the Blue Line to put down their weapons and commit to a path of peace. Since October, we have seen…