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Five years have passed since the explosion at the Beirut Port shattered lives and neighbourhoods and shocked the world. The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, today expressed solidarity with all those affected by the blast, many of whom continue to bravely…

Five years have passed since the explosion at the Beirut Port shattered lives and neighbourhoods and shocked the world. The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, today expressed solidarity with all those affected by the blast, many of whom continue to bravely…

This week, Special Coordinator of the Secretary for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met with President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi, and Defense Minister Michel Menassa to discuss advancing Lebanon’s stability through full implementation of Security…

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met with Lebanon's top leaders in Beirut this week, following the 5 September decision of the Lebanese cabinet to welcome a plan for the realization of a State monopoly on weapons. I n a meeting with President Joseph Aoun, Ms…

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, met this week with Minister of Finance Yassine Jaber. They discussed the draft 2026 budget, which the government is in the process of finalizing, and ongoing efforts of the Lebanese cabinet to move forward with urgently…

This week, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, was received by the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, General Rodolph Haykal, in a discussion which focused on recent developments and ongoing efforts to extend State authority, in alignment with United…

This week, Special Coordinator Hennis-Plasschaert visited Sidon, where she met with President of the Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development, Bahia Hariri, as well as with employees and graduates of the Foundation working on youth engagement and educational initiatives. The Special…

Under the patronage of H.E. Mr. Nawaf Salam, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon, UN Women Lebanon and the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) today unveiled a landmark research paper: “Lebanese Women: From Political Participation to Party Leadership.”…

United Nations Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert visited the Adyan Foundation in Beirut to participate in a roundtable discussion with religious leaders, who shared their experiences and lessons learned on bridging sectarian divides, promoting acceptance and tolerance built on common…