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With about 1,300 peacekeepers, Indonesia is the largest of the 42 troop-contributing countries serving for peace in south Lebanon.

Kazakh flag raised amidst special ceremony

With the raising of Kazakhstan flag in UNIFIL today, the central Asian country is officially the 42nd troop contributor to the Mission's more than 10,500 peacekeepers serving for peace in south Lebanon.

13 Nov 2018

Ghanaian all-women show during Sector West transfer of authority

As Brigadier General Paolo Fabbri passed the command of UNIFIL’s Sector West area of operation to Brigadier General Diodato Abagnara at a ceremony in the Sector Headquarters in Shamaa today, the parade of Ghanaian peacekeepers stood out with their all-women performance.

18 Oct 2018

UNIFIL Head of Mission holds separate meetings with top Lebanese leaders

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Stefano Del Col, had separate meetings today in Beirut with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, the Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and Prime Minister designate Saad Hariri.

23 Oct 2018

UNIFIL-LAF live firing exercise one of nearly 700 joint trainings

As UNIFIL peacekeepers and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel enhance coordination and partnership between them in south Lebanon, the two forces this week are carrying out a joint live fire exercise in an area about one kilometre south of the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura.

20 Sep 2018

Cultural and culinary delights rivet Tyre

As the sun set, UNIFIL peacekeepers, local officials and residents of south Lebanon flocked to the public square by Tyre harbour for a rich display of food, folklore and a show of strength in diversity.

05 Nov 2018

Armenia’s Defence Minister visits UNIFIL

An eight-member Armenian delegation led by the country’s Defence Minister, Davit Tonoyan, today visited the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura and the Mission’s area of operation in south Lebanon.

02 Nov 2018

120 Kazakh troops join UNIFIL

This week the Republic of Kazakhstan became the newest member of the UNIFIL fraternity with the arrival of 120 Kazakh peacekeepers to serve with the UN mission in furthering peace in south Lebanon.

02 Nov 2018

Spanish experts train Lebanese farmers on olive harvesting

In their ongoing efforts to help improve the lives of the people of their area of responsibility in south-eastern Lebanon, UNIFIL’s Spanish peacekeepers brought in six experts from Spain last month to teach local farmers on best practices in harvesting and milling of olives.

29 Oct 2018

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