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News from UNIFIL # 11 features UN Secretary-General António Guterres visit to Naqoura, where he commended peacekeepers and called for full adherence to Resolution 1701. The episode also covers peacekeepers’ ongoing support, including restoring a historic church, clearing road obstacles, and providing essential aid to communities in need.
News from UNIFIL # 11 features UN Secretary-General António Guterres visit to Naqoura, where he commended peacekeepers and called for full adherence to Resolution 1701. The episode also covers peacekeepers’ ongoing support, including restoring a historic church, clearing road obstacles, and providing essential aid to communities in need.
In this radio episode, UNIFIL Deputy Spokesperson Kandice Ardiel comments on recent IDF violations of Resolution 1701 and the Israeli withdrawal from Naqoura, emphasizing UNIFIL’s efforts to stabilize south Lebanon. The episode also highlights humanitarian aid by UNIFIL contingents, including solar energy project by Polish peacekeepers, water supplies from Ghanaian peacekeepers, and support for returnees in Abbasiyeh by Korean peacekeepers.
In this “News from UNIFIL” episode, UNIFIL Deputy Spokesperson Kandice Ardiel explains how the mission is coordinating with the Lebanese Armed Forces and Israeli Defense Forces to support the return of peace and stability to south Lebanon. The story also highlights key initiatives by peacekeepers to assist local communities, including donations to municipalities, and villages.
In this episode, Spokesperson Andrea Tenenti highlights UNIFIL’s ongoing support to local communities following the 27 November cessation of hostilities agreement. Colonel Saujanya Rana says Civil Military Cooperation teams increased outreach activities. Italian peacekeepers donate medical supplies and a 4x4 vehicle to the Tyre Red Cross, and Indian peacekeepers deliver vital healthcare in El Meri.
In “News from UNIFIL” - Episode 7, Spokesperson Andrea Tenenti clarifies UNIFIL’s role under Resolution 1701. Italian and Republic of Korea peacekeepers provide essential aid to displaced communities and returnees in south Lebanon, and other news.
In this episode of “News from UNIFIL”, Spokesperson Andrea Tenenti highlights the mission’s continued commitment to the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701. We will also shed light on UNIFIL’s community support efforts: trauma-relief workshops for displaced children in Tyre, vital road repairs in south-eastern Lebanon, and water deliveries to Rmeish during the recent crisis.
In Episode # 5 of “News from UNIFIL”, you can hear UNIFIL Spokesperson Andrea Tenenti’s remarks at a UN briefing in Geneva on the mission’s efforts amid escalating tensions. The episode also covers a solemn ceremony in Beirut to pay tribute to French peacekeeper, Sergeant Fany Claudin, who tragically lost her life, in addition to UNIFIL’s medical assistance to Tibnin Public Hospital.
In this “News from UNIFIL” radio piece, we highlight UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix’s reaffirmation of Security Council Resolution 1701 as the cornerstone for peace between Lebanon and Israel during his recent visit to Lebanon. The episode also covers UNIFIL’s humanitarian efforts amid the escalation in the conflict, including evacuations and community support, and the work of the Chinese peacekeepers in clearing unexploded…
In this News from UNIFIL episode, Deputy Spokesperson Kandice Ardiel reaffirms that UNIFIL peacekeepers will not vacate their positions near the Blue Line despite recent pressures. The episode also highlights UNIFIL’s crucial Liaison and Coordination mechanism, which has facilitated over 1,800 activities amid escalating tensions, and the mission’s support to communities in the south, with peacekeepers providing essential medical aid to displaced…
In this “News from UNIFIL” episode, UNIFIL Deputy Spokesperson Kandice Ardiel outlines the challenges UNIFILfaces, including limited commitment from Lebanon and Israel to implement Resolution 1701. The episode also covers recent medical supply donation to Kleyaa village, and ongoing road rehabilitation by peacekeepers to allow movements of UNIFIL troops as well as civilians in the area.
In this “News from UNIFIL” radio story, UNIFIL Deputy Spokesperson Kandice Ardiel speaks about United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 and the obstacles the mission has faced in implementing it over the last 18 years, UNIFIL publishes a video interview with the two Indonesian peacekeepers who were injured on October 10, UNIFIL’s evacuation of two elderly residents from Al-Qawzah, and other news.
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<p style="text-align:start">For the past nine months, the south of Lebanon has seen continuous exchanges of fire across the Blue Line, with the current level of exchanges now higher than they were in the beginning. Destruction, death, injury, and large-scale population relocation are the reality on the ground. Since October, in addition to performing its mandated tasks, UNIFIL and its national contingents have put an extra effort to assist the local communities in south Lebanon with medical, dental, veterinary, and educational support, as well as other kinds of assistance, to alleviate the hardships of the people who remained in their villages during these exceptionally challenging times.</p>
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<p style="text-align:start"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:#212121"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:1.2">As part of UNIFIL support to the state entities in south Lebanon, particularly during these exceptionally challenging times, recently the French peacekeepers conducted a joint training with Civil Defense firefighters of Tyre. UNIFIL’s cooperation with the Lebanese Civil Defense, that carries out firefighting, search and rescue activities across the country, dates back to 2008 and has encompassed a plethora of support interventions ranging from equipping of the existing Civil Defense facilities to facilitation of joint exercises and training courses.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="text-align:start"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span style="color:#212121"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Each year, on May the 29<sup>th</sup>, UNIFIL commemorates the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. It's a day dedicated to recognizing the dedication and sacrifices of the women and men who serve tirelessly for peace across the globe. Traditionally, the mission organizes a gathering at its headquarters in Naqoura, bringing together peacekeepers, national and local officials, as well as members of the Lebanese Armed Forces and other security agencies. However, this year, </span>due to the security situation and the ongoing exchanges of fire in the south<span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">, the mission did not hold a physical event. Instead, UNIFIL's Head of Mission and Force Commander, Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro, addressed the peacekeepers serving in south Lebanon.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:start">In this episode of “Salam from the South”, UNIFIL Spokesperson Andrea Tenenti will provide a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in south Lebanon, and the role the mission is playing during the current crisis in de-escalating the situation.</p>
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<p class="p1">Over the past 46 years, since UNIFIL was deployed in south Lebanon in 1978, the mission and its peacekeepers have developed strong bonds with the communities in which they live and work. Amidst recent exchanges of fire along the Blue Line starting October the 8th, UNIFIL has consistently urged the parties to respect their commitments under resolution 1701 and has maintained its operational activities aimed at lowering tensions and preventing escalation. Furthermore, UNIFIL has been actively assisting the local community with medical, dental, veterinary, and educational support, as well as other kinds of assistance, while ensuring humanitarian access to the most affected. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro continually stresses the vital importance of addressing the needs of local communities during these difficult times.</p>
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<p>UNIFIL Deputy Spokesperson Kandice Ardiel sits down with Salam from the South to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in south Lebanon.</p>
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<p style="text-align:start"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#212121"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:1.2">Since the exchanges of fire began along the Blue Line on October 8<sup>th</sup>, the situation has drastically changed in south Lebanon. And after 17 years of unprecedented stability, UNIFIL peacekeepers now operate under very different and more difficult conditions than before. But still, they are performing their mandated activities under UN Security Council Resolution 1701 to restore security and stability along the Blue Line and prevent the outbreak of a wider and more devastating conflict. Peacekeeping patrols are a critical part of this. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Lt. Gen. Aroldo Lázaro says </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:1.2">ensuring peacekeepers’ ability to move within their area of operation is essential for the effective implementation of </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:1.2">UNIFIL’s</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:1.2"> mandate.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p>Our trip began on a Monday morning in Naqoura, as we make our way to a base home to Ghanaian peacekeepers in Al Qawzah, southwestern Lebanon, along the Blue Line. The road, once bustling with activity, now lies deserted. All we meet was destruction in the distance as we pass through Alma Shaab, Dhaira, Yarin, and Al Bustan. We arrive at the peacekeeping base, where Lieutenant Colonel Frank Agyeman, the Ghanaian battalion Commander, greets us outside his office. Fortunately, the morning saw a decrease in the exchanges of fire along the Blue Line. It is not always the case.</p>
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