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بيروت، 25 آذار/مارس 2016 مساء الخير جميعاً. لقد أشرفت زيارتي بصحبة رئيس البنك الدولي السيد جيم يونغ كيم ورئيس البنك الإسلامي للتنمية السيد أحمد محمد علي المدني على نهايتها، وأود بهذه المناسبة أن أؤكد مجددا التزامنا القوي…

Beirut, Lebanon Friday, 25 March 2016 Good evening everyone. As my visit with President Kim and President al-Madani is nearly over, I would like to underscore again our strong joint commitment to stability, security and peace…

Tripoli, Lebanon Friday, 25 March 2016 Dear officials, dear colleagues, Assalam Alekum to all. It is a great pleasure for me to open this Social Development Centre. I am very happy to see that the UN system, UNDP, UNICEF and…

Tripoli, Lebanon Friday, 25 March 2016 I am standing here in Nahr El-Bared camp. I have been working [on this issue] since 2007 when I took over my job as Secretary-General. This has been one of the top priorities for me…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 24 March 2016 Mr. Prime Minister, Ladies and gentlemen of the media, Good afternoon everyone. Salam Aleykum, I am very pleased to be back in Lebanon. The United Nations has a major presence here and…

Naqoura, Lebanon Thursday, 24 March 2016 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today visited the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) where he was received by UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 24 March 2016 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Beirut Thursday for a two-day visit of Lebanon. The UN Secretary-General will be accompanied by World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong…

Thursday, 24 March 2016 Beirut, Lebanon United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Beirut Thursday for a two-day visit of Lebanon. The UN Secretary-General will be accompanied by World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong…

UNHQ, New York 18 March 2016 The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General: In the build-up to the High-Level meeting on Global Responsibility…

UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag briefed the Security Council in a closed session yesterday on the situation in Lebanon and the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701. The briefing follows the release of the…

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, yesterday met with Iranian Government officials in Tehran. The Special Coordinator discussed the political situation in Lebanon, regional developments which…

The Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, arrived in Riyadh yesterday evening as part of her ongoing consultations with regional stakeholders to discuss Lebanon’s stability and security as well as efforts to…