Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon

The Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon is the political office of the United Nations that organizes the work of the UN in Lebanon. The Special Coordinator for Lebanon is the Secretary-General's representative to the Lebanese Government, as well as to all political parties and the broader diplomatic community hosted in the country. It has offices located in Yarze, three minutes from Beirut.

Leadership

Source:^[1]

Geir Otto Pedersen: (2007–2008)
Michael Williams (2008–2012)
Derek Plumbly (2012–2015)
Sigrid Kaag (2015–2017)
Pernille Dahler Kardel (2017–2019) (Acting)
Ján Kubiš (2019–2021)
Joanna Wronecka (2021–2024)^[2]
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (2024–present)^[3]

Deputy

Najat Rochdi: (2020–2022)
Imran Riza: (2022–present)^[4]

References

^ "Leadership". UNSCOL.
^ "Special Coordinator for Lebanon | United Nations Secretary-General". www.un.org. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
^ "Oud-minister Hennis wordt VN-gezant in Libanon" [Former minister Hennis becomes UN Special Coordinator in Lebanon]. NOS (in Dutch). 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ Imran Riza appointed as Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon. (2022, September 1). L’Orient Today. https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1310167/imran-riza-appointed-as-deputy-special-coordinator-for-lebanon.html Retrieved 2023-11-13

External links

Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Website

United Nations Special Political Missions

Past missions

Africa	UNOB (1993–2004) UNPOS (1995–2013) UNOL (1997–2003) UNOA (1999–2002) UNOGBIS (1999–2009) BONUCA (2000–2009) UNOWA (2001–2016) UNMA (2002–2003) MINUCI (2003–2004) UNIOSIL (2005–2008) BINUB (2006–2010) UNIPSIL (2008–2014) BINUCA (2009–2014) International Commission of Inquiry mandated to establish the facts and circumstances of the events of 28 September 2009 in Guinea (2009–2010) BNUB (2011–2014) OSES (2013–2016) MENUB (2015) Good Offices Sudan and South Sudan (2016–2018)
Americas	Good Offices Guyana - Venezuela (1990–2017) MICIVIH (1993–1999) MINUGUA (1994–2004) MINUSAL (1995) UNOV (1996) MICAH (2000–2001) United Nations Mission in Colombia (2016–2017)
Asia & Pacific	UNPOB (1998–2003) UNAMET (1999) UNOMB (2004–2005) UNOTIL (2005–2006) UNMIN (2007–2010)
Europe	Good Offices Greece-FYROM (1993–2019)
Middle East & West Asia	UNSMA (1993–2001) UNTOP (2000–2007) UNIIIC (2005–2009) Commission of Inquiry into the facts and circumstances of the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto (2009–2010) OPCW-UN Joint Mission in Syria (2013–2014)

Current missions

Africa	Personal Envoy Western Sahara (1997) UNOWAS (2002) UNIOGBIS (2010) UNOAU (2010) UNOCA (2011) UNSMIL (2011) Special Envoy Great Lakes Region (2013) UNSOM (2013) Special Envoy Burundi (2016) Special Envoy Horn of Africa (2018) Personal Envoy Mozambique (2019)
Americas	CICIG Verification Mission in Colombia (2017)
Asia & Pacific	Special Envoy Myanmar (2018)
Europe	Special Adviser on Cyprus (1964) UNRGID (2010)
Middle East & West Asia	UNSCO (1999) UNAMA (2002) UNAMI (2003) Special Envoy for Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1559 (2004) UNSCOL (2007) UNRCCA (2007) Special Envoy Syria (2012) Special Envoy Yemen (2012) UNMHA (2019)