NNA – UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Sigrid Kaag, underscored the importance of the presidential statement issued by the Security Council on July 22, 2016 that stressed the necessity to elect a president for Lebanon, form a national unity government and hold the parliamentary elections in May 2017.
A media meeting took place on Wednesday at Kaag’s office in Yarze in presence of UNDP senior Philippe Lazzarini to discuss the priorities and challenges facing Lebanon and the role of UN in this regard.
Kaag said that she would visit Iran next Sunday to seek help for Lebanon, hoping that she would later visit Saudi Arabia for this purpose.
Lazzarini, for his part, said, “We will continue to let the international community boost its concern for Lebanon…Since the start of the year we were able to ensure USD one billion and a half in favor of the hosting societies and Syrian and Palestinian refugees.”
Lazzarini said that UN would always seek to help Lebanon in light of the displaced Syrians issue, voicing support to a peaceful political solution in Syria prone to bring back the displaced to their homeland.
