Yoanna Fronitzka, the newly appointed United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, said she will work with all partners in Beirut, the international community, and with the United Nations, to support Lebanon and its people with the aim of promoting democratic peace, security, stability and social and economic development.
This came in statements made by the UN Coordinator upon her arrival in the Lebanese capital to take up her new position, as Frontica holds the position of Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Lebanon and Head of the Mission of the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator in Lebanon (UNSCOL).
Frontica added that her main thinking is directed to all those who suffer because of the complex crises facing their country, stressing that working with the United Nations in Lebanon is a great honor.
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Lebanon expressed her regret over what Lebanon is going through in these very difficult times.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, announced the appointment of Polish Frontica on the first of last April.. Frontka has more than 25 years of experience in diplomacy, international security and Middle East affairs.
It is noteworthy that the World Bank said that the economic collapse in Lebanon is already one of the deepest recessions recorded in the modern era, and is likely to get worse, and it is expected that the GDP will continue to shrink, shrinking by 9.5 percent this year.
In a remarkable report, the World Bank held what it called “deliberately inappropriate policies response” from the ruling elite, responsible for exacerbating a financial collapse that “is likely to be among one of the ten most serious crises, and perhaps among the three most dangerous, globally since the mid-nineteenth century. ".
Gross domestic product has already shrunk from $55 billion in 2018 to an estimated $33 billion last year. Lebanon defaulted on its debts and its currency collapsed.
The report, issued on May 31, said that this "shows the extent of the economic recession that the country is suffering from, while unfortunately there is no clear sign of transformation on the horizon, given the catastrophic and deliberate policy inaction."
The crisis began before the Covid-19 pandemic, fueled by waste and government corruption for decades, and then accelerated after a huge stockpile of ammonium nitrate exploded in the port of Beirut in August last year, killing 200 people.
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