Press Releases and Statements

Jean Arnault, Officer in Charge of the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL), yesterday briefed the Security Council on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) alongside…

The Officer in Charge of UNSCOL, Jean Arnault, began today an official visit to Israel. He is scheduled to meet with senior Israeli officials for discussions on the importance of consolidating the cessation of hostilities and…

Mr. Jean Arnault, who has been appointed as Officer in Charge of the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, held this week his first official meetings in Beirut. Mr. Arnault was received by the President of the…

I strongly condemn today's Israeli strikes on Beirut. The strikes took place despite the ceasefire and at a time when the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran are expected to reach an agreement that will pave the…

The members of the Security Council condemned the killing of a Serbian peacekeeper from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on 4 June. The peacekeeper died from critical injuries sustained when mortar shells…

The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by continuing escalation in the Middle East, including the strikes by the United States on Iran and the strikes by Iran on neighbouring countries in the Gulf and beyond that are not…

The Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by the renewed escalation in the Middle East. He calls on all concerned parties to immediately stop attacks, exercise maximum restraint, and refrain from any action that could further…

The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire following the fourth high-level trilateral meeting between Israeli and Lebanese representatives on 2 and 3 June 2026, in Washington, D.C. He reaffirms the support…

The Secretary-General condemns the killing of Sergeant Milovan Jovanović, a Serbian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), when a mortar impacted United Nations position 7-2, near Marji…

The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of a 45-day extension of the cessation of hostilities, which followed talks between Israel and Lebanon facilitated by the United States. He reaffirms the support of the United…