Press Releases and Statements

Statement of the International Support Group for Lebanon 19 May 2021 The International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) met in Beirut on 19 May 2021 to take stock of the situation in the country. Noting the continuing economic…

Secretary-General appoints Ms. Joanna Wronecka of Poland as Special Coordinator for Lebanon United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Ms. Joanna Wronecka of Poland as his new Special…

UN Says Killing of Lokman Slim is a Loss for Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon 4 February 2021 Najat Rochdi, the UN Deputy Special Coordinator, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, today expressed her shock and sadness…

Secretary-General appoints Mr. Ján Kubiš of Slovakia as his Special Envoy on Libya and Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Ján…

The Secretary-General takes note of the verdict of 22 December by Lebanon’s Permanent Military Court convicting Mr. Mahmoud Bazzi and sentencing him to 15 years for the kidnapping and killing of two United Nations…

The Secretary-General takes note of today’s delivery by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon of the sentencing decision of Mr. Salim Jamil Ayyash to five concurrent sentences of life imprisonment. On 18 August 2020, Mr. Ayyash…

On 17 November, Mr. Ján Kubiš, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, and Mr. Mohamed Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific briefed the United Nations Security…

UN Day Message UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Mr. Ján Kubiš UN Deputy Special Coordinator/Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon Ms. Najat Rochdi October 24 -the UN Day- this year marks the 75 th Anniversary of…

Statement of United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Ján Kubiš on the occasion of the 1st Anniversary of the start of popular protests in Lebanon 16 October 2020 A year ago, a massive wave of national protests started…

The Secretary-General welcomes the announcements of an agreement to launch talks on the delineation of land and maritime boundaries between Lebanon and Israel, to be hosted by the United Nations at the premises of the UN…