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• Beirut, March 24, 2022 -- The UN Productive Sectors Development Program (PSDP) funded by the Government of Canada is launching an online survey for women and men farmers, entrepreneurs, and Medium and Small to Medium industries and cooperatives working in the agri-food sector in Lebanon.

• Beirut, 23 March 2022. Under the patronage of the Lebanese Prime Minister Mr. Najib Mikati, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), opened the first National Urban Forum of Lebanon (NUF1) today.  The event was held at UN House, in-person and virtual attendance.

• Beirut, 28 March 2022 -- UNIDO and UNDP launched the “Lebanon Export Academy”, the first-of-its-kind in Lebanon, calling on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the agri-food and agriculture sector to apply to the academy.

Statement attributable to Mrs. Najat Rochdi, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator

• April 2nd, 2022 – “For the future of Lebanon and its children, it is critical that the Lebanese Government and all stakeholders work together to rebuild the education system.

• Friday, April 1, 2022 - Beirut, Lebanon, I welcome the important step by the Lebanese Parliament towards the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) by adopting a law, on 29 March, authorizing the Government to proceed with the ratification process.