UNIFIL Runs in the Rain Marking World AIDS Day

Over 200 UNIFIL peacekeepers participated in the run marking World AIDS Day and the 16 Days of Activism Against Violence Against Women.

The run was held at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura on 1 December 2016, World AIDS Day.

UNIFIL Ghanaian peacekeepers perform for the participants at the event marking World AIDS Day.

Imran Riza, UNIFIL Deputy Head of Mission, awards a gold medal to the winner of the women’s race.

UNIFIL leadership cut a cake and shared it with all the participants in Naqoura who marked World AIDS Day and the 16 Days of Activism Against Violence Against Women.

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary poses for a photo with UNIFIL Indian Battalion dancers. 

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2 Dec 2016

UNIFIL Runs in the Rain Marking World AIDS Day

Despite the wet weather, over 200 runners from a wide range of UNIFIL’s civilian and peacekeeping contingents participated in the run in Naqoura on 1 December 2016.

The event was held by UNIFIL’s HIV/AIDS and Gender Units to mark World AIDS Day and the 16 Days of Activism Against Violence Against Women.

Major-General Michael Beary, UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander, commented on the importance of the day, “We're here this morning in Naqoura, with a lot of events being held all over the world on HIV AIDS. It remains a really serious problem. And we need to show our support for the 78 million people living with HIV.”

Before handing out the medals to the winners, Imran Riza, UNIFIL Deputy Head of Mission, acknowledged the work of the event coordinators, “I would also like to thank the collaboration we have now between the gender unit and the HIV AIDS unit, it's very good that you are doing this together, you are working together.”

 

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Video Editor: Aoibheann O'Sullivan
Video Camera: Mohammad Hamze
Photo: Pasqual Gorriz
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