DPPA
Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

Statement of Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert to Mark United Nations Day

As the United Nations turns 80, while pursuing change and reform, Lebanon is passing through a momentous period of its modern history that will determine its path forward. Meanwhile, major regional shifts and global forces continue to shape a new security and geopolitical landscape.

In 1945, Lebanon was one of the founding States which gathered to form the United Nations as an attempt to avoid further suffering for...