Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari - Remarks to the Security Council on the situation in Lebanon (New York, 31 March 2026)

Country: Lebanon Source: UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs ASG Khiari details drastic deterioration in Lebanon, calls for cessation of hostilities Mister President, Amid the wider escalation across the Middle East, the situation in Lebanon continues to deteriorate drastically. Since the last emergency meeting of this Council on Lebanon on 11 March, and the closed consultations held on 17 March, Hizbullah and Israel have both expanded the scale and scope of their military operations, with heavy ex