About the United Nations in Lebanon

Lebanon signed the “United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework” (UNSDCF) on 28 April 2022. The framework aims to improve people’s lives and achieve a better future for Lebanon and its people, in addition to reaching a more comprehensive partnership between the United Nations and all concerned parties. It constitutes a fundamental tool for planning and implementing UN development activities at the country level, in line with national development priorities and people's demands. 

On 16 October 2024, the Government of Lebanon, the UN, and international partners endorsed the Lebanon Response Plan (LRP), an integrated humanitarian and stabilization response plan to respond to the country’s challenges by providing immediate assistance to and ensuring the protection of vulnerable populations; supporting service provision through national systems; and supporting Lebanon’s economic, social and environmental stability. Co-led by the UN and GoL, the LRP appeals annually for funding.

Lebanon endorsed the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015. To this end, The Council of Ministers established a National Committee on the SDGs in November 2017 to coordinate national efforts on the SDGs, raise awareness, integrate the SDGs into national programmes and plans, and contribute to the preparation of a Voluntary National Review.

Lebanon signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at the UN Ceremony in New York in April 2016. It ratified the Paris Agreement on March 29th, 2019 (via Law 115/2019) and deposited its instrument of ratification in February 2020 at the United Nations.

Lebanon presented its first Voluntary National Review (VNR) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the ministerial meeting of the Economic and Social Council’s High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development on July 18th, 2018 at the ECOSOC headquarters in New York.

In Dec. 2020, The UN launched with the EU and World Bank, the Reform, Recovery, and Reconstruction Framework (3RF), initially focusing on people-centered recovery in affected areas from the 2020 Beirut port explosions. Led by the UN Resident Coordinator, the EU Ambassador, and WB Regional Director, and in cooperation with key partners, including the government, parliament, donors, civil society actors, and private sector, this forum was redirected towards fostering an inclusive policy dialogue to advance key national reforms in the areas of the macro-economy, justice, social protection, education, and health.