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In Lebanon, Guterres highlights challenges and support for peacekeepers

·January 19, 2025·2 min read

His itinerary included a trip to Naqoura in the south – where the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is headquartered – and he expressed his gratitude for the courage and determination of peacekeepers operating in one of the most challenging environments, where a fragile ceasefire between Hezbollah militants and...

‘Lebanon is on the cusp of a more hopeful future’, says UN chief Guterres

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·January 18, 2025·2 min read

“A window has opened paving the way for a new era of institutional stability, a State fully able to protect its citizens, and a system that would allow the tremendous potential of the Lebanese people to flourish,” Mr. Guterres told reporters in Beirut. The UN chief met with newly elected...

Security Council briefed on challenges to peacekeeping in Lebanon, Syria

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·January 18, 2025·5 min read

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix was joined by Major General Patrick Gauchat, Head of the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) who is temporarily in charge of the UN force in the Golan, UNDOF. Mr. Lacroix is currently in Lebanon, where the UN Interim Force in the country UNIFIL, monitors...

UN human rights chief hails ‘signs of new beginnings’ in Lebanon and Syria

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·January 17, 2025·2 min read

“I arrived, I have to say, with a heavy heart, given the compounded traumas over decades in both countries, but I see signs of new beginnings,” said Volker Türk – speaking in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. On Wednesday, he was in Damascus for his first ever visit to Syria where...

Guterres to conduct solidarity visit to Lebanon

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·January 14, 2025·2 min read

Mr. Guterres will meet Lebanese political leaders. He is also expected to travel to the south to see the UN peacekeeping force, UNIFIL, and express his support and thanks for the work they have been doing in very challenging circumstances. Congratulation call UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the Secretary-General spoke...

Lebanon: Election of new President a critical first step

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·January 9, 2025·1 min read

General Joseph Auon was declared President on Thursday following voting in Lebanon’s parliament. UN Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the new leader as he takes up his functions, saying this is a critical step towards overcoming Lebanon’s political and institutional impasse after over two years of presidential vacuum. The election of...

Lebanon: Appeal for $371.4 million to boost life-saving support

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·January 8, 2025·2 min read

Announced at the Grand Serail in Beirut by Deputy Prime Minister Saade el-Shami and UN Humanitarian Coordinator Imran Riza, the appeal extends emergency efforts through March 2025. It builds on the original Flash Appeal launched in October 2024, following the largest escalation of conflict since the 2006 Lebanon War. This extension...

UN support continues in Syria and Lebanon

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·January 5, 2025·1 min read

Geir Pedersen has been meeting with French, German and Russian authorities, the UN reported on Monday, which includes engagement with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin this past weekend. During all of these discussions, Mr. Pedersen reiterated the relevance of the core principles of Security Council Resolution 2254 (2015), which...

UN continues to call for timely Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon

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·January 4, 2025·2 min read

This includes movements further north reported in Sector East, while a redeployment by the Lebanese Armed Forces was conducted this week in Shama, in Sector West. Both Israel and Lebanon have recommitted to full implementation of Security Council resolution 1701, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said during the daily media...

Guterres: Lebanon ceasefire deal ‘first ray of hope for peace’

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·December 1, 2024·1 min read

“It is a moment of great importance, especially for the civilians who were paying an enormous price for the fact that this conflict is not only dragging on, but is also gaining increasingly worrying dimensions,” he said. The Secretary-General was speaking in the Portuguese capital at a joint press conference...

Lebanon: Final repatriation flight brings Brazilians home amid ceasefire

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·December 1, 2024·3 min read

The 13th and possibly last mission under Brazil’s Operation Cedar Roots carried 150 passengers, including elderly persons and children, back to safety. For many, the relief of reaching Brazilian soil was tempered by the devastation they left behind. “I’m very happy, very thankful for this repatriation operation, which sent a...

Lebanon ceasefire deal: displaced communities start to return home

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·November 27, 2024·2 min read

“Immediately after the ceasefire came into force at 4am, residents of south Lebanon, the southern suburbs of Beirut and the Bekaa (valley) began their return after months of forced displacement,” said the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. “Heavy traffic [was] observed on the highway from Beirut to the south since the...