The Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon is the political office of the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...

that organizes the work of the UN in

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

. The Special Coordinator for

is the Secretary-General's representative to the

Lebanese Government Lebanon is a parliamentary democratic republic within the overall framework of confessionalism, a form of consociationalism in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representatives from certain religious communities. The ...

, as well as to all political parties and the broader diplomatic community hosted in the country. It has offices located in

Yarze Yarze ( ar, يرزة) is a village in Baabda District southeast of Beirut in Lebanon. The headquarters of the Lebanese Ministry of Defense is located in Yarze. This facility includes the Lebanese Military Museum. In October 1990, following Gen ...

, three minutes from

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

Leadership

:Source: *

Geir Otto Pedersen Geir Otto Pedersen (born 28 September 1955) is a Norwegian diplomat, who is currently the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria. Career Born in Oslo, Pedersen is a cand.philol. by education and started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Fo ...

: (2007–2008) * Michael Williams (2008–2012) *

Derek Plumbly Sir Derek Plumbly (born 15 May 1948) is a British diplomat who has served throughout the Arab world. From 2012 to 2015, he served as the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon. Early life Plumbly was born in the New Forest in Hampshire. He attende ...

(2012–2015) *

Sigrid Kaag Sigrid Agnes Maria Kaag (; born 2 November 1961) is a Dutch diplomat and politician, serving as Minister of Finance and First Deputy Prime Minister in the Fourth Rutte cabinet. She previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 25 May 20 ...

(2015–2017) *

Pernille Dahler Kardel Pernille is a Danish and Norwegian female given name derived from ''Petronella'', and may refer to: *Pernille Dupont, retired female badminton player from Denmark * Pernille Fischer Christensen (born 1969), Danish film director and sister of actor ...

(2017–2019) (Acting) *

Ján Kubiš Ján Kubiš (born 12 November 1952) is a Slovak diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was appointed as United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon in 2019 by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, and as head ...

(2019–2021) * Joanna Wronecka (2021–present)

Deputy

* Najat Rochdi: (2020–present)

References

External links

Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Website
Foreign relations of Lebanon United Nations operations in Asia Lebanon and the United Nations {{UN-stub