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It’s time to talk about the Blue Line: Constructive re-engagement is key to stability

The Blue Line, stretching for 120km along Lebanon’s southern frontier, is a key to peace in the region.

05 Mar 2021

Indonesian peacekeepers on a patrol along the Blue Line

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Respects paid to 5 UNIFIL Irish peacekeepers fallen in the line of duty

UNIFIL Irish peacekeepers yesterday paid respects to five Irish Defence Forces personnel who lost their lives while serving for peace with the UN peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon, all in the month of April, in the 1980s.

21 Apr 2021

Innovation at home: With UNIFIL support, Lebanese women learn to make most of home gardens

As the world marked World Creativity and Innovation Day yesterday, Lebanese women in the south-eastern village of Rachaya al Foukhar are benefitting from a UNIFIL-supported project that hones their skills in getting optimum benefits out of their home gardens.

21 Apr 2021

UNIFIL deminers persevere with clearing south Lebanese land of deadly mines

As the world marks the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on 04 April 2021, UNIFIL peacekeepers continue to carry on with the painstaking but necessary work of clearing large swathes of south Lebanese lands of deadly mines.

02 Apr 2021