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Office of the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon

Description

UNSCOL promotes a whole of Lebanon approach that supports: peace and security in Lebanon, stability of State institutions and international assistance in support of humanitarian and development work.

In discharging its political mandate, UNSCOL follows up on the implementation of Resolution 1701 (2006), the resolution that established a cessation of hostilities at the end of the 33-day war between Lebanon and Israel in the summer of 2006. UNSCOL also works with the Lebanese authorities and different Lebanese parties and sectors to promote long-term stability in the country.

UNSCOL’s mandate also consists of coordinating the work of the 26 different United Nations entities that operate in Lebanon in discharge of their respective mandates in the fields of peacekeeping, development assistance, humanitarian assistance and human rights. UNSCOL offers political guidance to the United Nations system in Lebanon on all these matters. The Special Coordinator for Lebanon is assisted in this coordination task by the Deputy Special Coordinator, who is also the United Nations Resident Coordinator.

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