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Today we heard a briefing of Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag and discussed the situation in that country. Some media in Lebanon reported that this is an emergency meeting of the Security Council. It is not an…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 11 June 2015 Speakers: Sigrid Kaag, Rayya El Hassan, Ferid Berhaj, Erik Solheim and Nasser Saidi Lebanon, deeply strained by the impact of the crisis in neighboring Syria, faces challenges but also…

Today the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Mrs. Sigrid Kaag, met in Tehran with Foreign Minister H.E. Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Advisor on International Affairs to the Supreme Leader H.E. Mr. Ali Akbar Velayati…

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Ms. Sigrid Kaag met with League of Arab States Secretary-General Dr. Nabil el Araby and senior Egyptian officials in Cairo yesterday. The meetings focused on the situation in…

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me add a word of my own to underline the central importance of the Secretary General’s message. In a time of conflict across the region, more ordinary people are in need than ever…

Mr. Derek Plumbly of the United Kingdom took up his appointment as United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon on 04 February 2012. Mr. Plumbly has had a distinguished career in international affairs spanning over 35 years…

Bkerke, Lebanon Tuesday, 16 December 2014 I was very glad to see our Lady of Lebanon at Harissa on my way to Bkirki. I just had a good conversation with Patriarch El-Rai and the Archbishop. We discussed the many issues that…

Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 16 December 2014 Thank you very much Mr. Minister (of Education Elias Abou-Saab) and I’m very glad to be here with you today. I spend a lot of time in meetings in New York and also when I travel…

At UN Day function, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon says UN has been here on the ground as a close partner to Lebanon and the Lebanese people for almost seven decades. Full text of at the UN Day function held at the…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 16 October 2014 Statement of UN Special Representative for Syria Staffan de Mistura following meeting with Prime Minister Tamam Salam: Good morning, Salamat, I have been visiting the region as you…

15 February 2014 The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Raimonda Murmokaitė (Lithuania): The members of the Security Council welcomed the formation of a new government in Lebanon…

New York, 15 February 2014 The Secretary-General warmly welcomes today’s announcement of the formation of a new Government in Lebanon, and congratulates Prime Minister Tamam Salam on this important step. The Secretary-General…