UN express concerns over recent incidents on the Israel-Lebanon border
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Roshan Amiri
- . October 7, 2021
- . Update: May 5, 2020 1:23 pm
Lebanon–Lebanon government has finally got down to organizing a committee that can tackle the economic meltdown and speak to the International Monetary Fund. The country has never seen a balanced government function. The step seems to have come after Saad Hariri has been replaced by another billionaire politician Najib Mikati.
In the year 2021, the Lebanese public debt exceeded $95 billion, to reach the threshold of $96 billion, during the first month of 2021. The total public debt has increased by about $3.94 billion, compared to the level it was in January of the year 2020, which amounted to $92 billion. The public debt is distributed between 62.24% in national currency and 37.75% in foreign currencies. Under Mikati’s leadership, there is some semblance of hope for the dilapidated economic fabric of Lebanon.
As his first action into good diplomacy, he met with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron who also urged that United Nations Security Council (UNSC):
With the resolutions 425 and 426 of 19 March 1978, the UNSC established the Mission to confirm the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon, restore international peace and security, and support the Government in guaranteeing the return of its effective authority in the area. From 2006, in addition to its mandate, UNIFIL also monitor the cessation of violence. Accompany and help the Lebanese armed forces as they deploy throughout the South, including along the Blue Line. Extends its assistance to ensure humanitarian access to civilian populations and the voluntary and safe return of displaced persons. The Mission also serves the Lebanese Government, at its request, in securing its borders and other entry points to block the entrance of arms or related materiel.
According to the UN press office, in closed consultations on Monday, the Security Council was briefed by UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jan Kubis, and UN Undersecretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix. Germany’s deputy U.N. ambassador Jürgen Schulz told the council that “Lebanon is facing an unprecedented challenge” to its political leadership and the country’s stability, according to the text of his statement to the closed meeting.