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New York, 21 June 2024 I felt compelled today to voice my profound concerns about escalation between Israel and Hezbollah along the Blue Line. Escalation in continued exchanges of fire. Escalation in bellicose rhetoric from both sides as if an all-out war was imminent. The risk for the conflict in…

On the occasion of “Women in Diplomacy Day”, marked on 24 June, Politically Speaking talked to Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and Special Envoy Hanna Tetteh, who are leading diplomatic efforts in Lebanon and the Horn of Africa, respectively, to learn more about their work. “The UN…

On her first visit to UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, UN Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met today with UNIFIL Force Commander and Head of Mission Lt. Gen. Aroldo Lázaro and with UNIFIL peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon. After visiting the Blue Line, the Special Coordinator…

Earlier today, United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert arrived in Israel for a three-day visit. Since assuming office last month, Hennis-Plasschaert has extensively engaged the Lebanese leadership and key interlocutors on ways to deescalate tensions across the Blue…

The UN is deeply concerned at the increase in the intensity of exchanges of fire across the Blue Line yesterday, which heightens the risk of a full-scale war . Escalation can and must be avoided. We reiterate that the danger of miscalculation leading to a sudden and wider conflagration is real. A…

Earlier today, United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert arrived in Israel for a three-day visit. Since assuming office last month, Hennis-Plasschaert has extensively engaged the Lebanese leadership and key interlocutors on ways to deescalate tensions across the Blue…

Today, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (SCL), briefed the UN Security Council, alongside UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix. The consultations followed publication of the latest report (S/2024/548) of UN Secretary-General Antonio…

We deplore the death of civilians - young children and teenagers - in Majdal Shams. Civilians must be protected at all times. We urge the parties to exercise maximum restraint and to put a stop to the ongoing intensified exchanges of fire. It could ignite a wider conflagration that would engulf the…

In response to questions regarding the rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan, the Spokesperson has the following to say: The Secretary-General condemns the killing of 12 civilians, mainly children and teenagers in the Druze village of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied…

UN Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert is deeply concerned by tonight’s strike, claimed by Israel, in the densely populated southern suburb of Beirut which resulted in multiple civilian casualties. The Special Coordinator underscores once again that there is no such thing as a military…

In response to questions about the strikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, the Spokesperson has the following to say: We express grave concern over the strikes by the Israel Defense Forces on the densely populated southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, in the evening of 30 July, which…

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General The Secretary-General believes that the attacks we have seen in South Beirut and Teheran represent a dangerous escalation at a moment in which all efforts should instead be leading to a ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all Israeli hostages, a…