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UNIFIL and the Lebanese Army recently conducted a joint exercise, called Steel Storm, combining armoured vehicles and live fire. Joint exercises are a key part of UNIFIL’s mandate under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 to support the Lebanese Armed Forces and build their capacity to accomplish their own tasks under the resolution. Here is the link to full story in SoundCloud
UNIFIL is in south Lebanon to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701, and part of its mandate is to support the Lebanese Armed Forces operating in the area. Recently, an operations building, as well as a briefing and conference room for Army Intelligence, was refurbished within the main Lebanese Armed Forces barracks in Tyre with the support of UNIFIL’s Finnish Battalion. Here is the link to full story in SoundCloud
On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, marked each year on September 21 st, UNIFIL’s Radio programme “Salam from the South” asked people around south Lebanon what they think about peace, and how can it be achieved. Here is the link to full story in SoundCloud
UNIFIL’s main mission is to maintain peace and stability along the Blue Line and throughout its area of operations, according to Security Council resolution 1701. However, where it has the capacity and upon request from the local authorities, UNIFIL can extend a helping hand in other areas. Peacekeepers occasionally jump into action to help the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Civil Defense in fighting fires, especially bushfires, in the south. Here…
Over the past two years, UNIFIL’s area of operations in south Lebanon has witnessed several events and developments. In this episode of “Salam from the South”, UNIFIL spokesperson Mr. Andrea Tenenti will shed light on the most topical issues related to the mission. Here is the link to full story in SoundCloud
The unprecedented socio-economic crisis has affected south Lebanon as well as the whole country very badly. The health care system has not been spared. For that reason, UNIFIL military doctors are extending a helping hand to the local community, and the recent visit of the medical team of the Italian contingent to Ma’arake village, and the services they provided is just one example of it. Here is the link to full story in SoundCloud
Naila Jaffal implores people to be careful around mine fields and not move the safety markers placed by UNIFIL de-mining peacekeepers. She knows the dangers all too well. A tragic mine-clearing accident in Alma Shaab village changed her life forever . Here is the link to full story in SoundCloud
Since 2007, UNIFIL has regularly implemented projects in local communities to help make it easier to accomplish its mandate under UN Security Council Resolution 1701, as well as to improve the living conditions of a population currently suffering from the economic crisis. Recently, UNIFIL’s Force Commander Reserve in collaboration with the municipality of Qana, rehabilitated the historical spring there to provide the people with clean, drinkable…
Recently the Lebanese Armed Forces new “Model Regiment” Headquarters was inaugurated in Srebbine, south Lebanon. The project funded by the European Union will house the basic components of the Model Regiment, a new infantry regiment to be deployed alongside UNIFIL in the mission’s area of operations. Here is the link to full story in SoundCloud
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<p>Patrolling is an integral part of UNIFIL’s daily operational tempo aimed at ensuring peace and stability in South Lebanon. There are different types of patrols the peacekeepers conduct: motorised patrols, foot patrols, as well as air and sea patrols. There is, however, less known type – so called “snow patrols” conducted in mountainous areas during wintertime. Recently UNIFIL Radio joined one of such patrols performed by Indian peacekeepers together with the Lebanese Armed forces in the remote Shab’a area.</p>
<p><small><b><i><a href="https://soundcloud.com/unifilradio/snow-patrol-in-english?in=unifilradi…; rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Here is the link to full story in SoundCloud.</a></i></b></small></p>
<p>Hussein Ramadan a farmer from Froun village in south Lebanon says that he owes it to a UNIFIL Finnish peacekeeper, Tom Kjällman, that he is still alive. It was in 1985 that an explosion thundered under the feet of the Lebanese farmer when he inadvertently entered a minefield. UNIFIL peacekeepers saved him then, although one rescuer, a young soldier from Finland, paid the ultimate price for his bravery. </p>
<p><small><b><i><a href="https://soundcloud.com/unifilradio/a-finnish-martyr-in-english?in=unifi…; rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Here is the link to full story in SoundCloud.</a></i></b></small></p>
<p>"Women in the minefield” is still a rare phenomenon world over. Zeina Saleh, from the United Nations Mine Action Service operating in south Lebanon, is among those few women undertaking a job that can be deadly. Recently Zeina, together with six other young women working for UNMAS around the world, was given the UN Secretary General Award after she became a qualified Explosive Ordnance Disposal Operator. With their commitment and courage, these women not only completed their training successfully, but also challenged obsolete gender norms. </p>
<p><small><b><i><a href="https://soundcloud.com/unifilradio/zeina-saleh-in-english?in=unifilradi…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here is the link to full story in SoundCloud.</a></i></b></small></p>
<p>For the first time in its history, since gaining independence in 1991, the Republic of Kazakhstan is taking part in a UN peace operation. On 31 October 2018, 120 Kazakh troops joined UNIFIL. They have been deployed in a south-eastern corner of Lebanon, close to Shab’a Farms, and formed a joint team with the UNIFIL Indian battalion. How does this scheme – dubbed also as an example of south-south cooperation – work? More details about their task in the following episode. </p>
<p><small><b><i><a href="https://soundcloud.com/unifilradio/novice-at-peacekeeping-in-english?in… is the link to full story in SoundCloud.</a></i></b></small></p>
<p>They have been working hand-in-hand for more than 13 years, the Lebanese Navy and UNIFIL Maritime Task Force. Since the very first moment when the first naval component in the history of UN peacekeeping operations was deployed in 2006, it has been providing all possible support to the Lebanese Navy not only in monitoring territorial waters but also in building its capabilities. The results of such cooperation, remarkable in themselves, allow Lebanon to ensure its maritime safety. </p>
<p><small><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14.6667px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><i><span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/unifilradio/ensuring-maritime-safety">Here is the link to full story in SoundCloud.</a></span></i></b></small></p>
<p>More women among peacekeepers is key to UNIFIL’s efficiency, impact and credibility. Overall, though, improving the women-to-men ratio among civilian staff have fared better than among their military counterparts. Against this background, UNIFIL Nepalese peacekeepers have made an important step towards better women representation in their operational activities by initiating a women-led patrol.<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span></p>
<p><small><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14.6667px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><i><span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/unifilradio/nepalese-female-patrol">Here is the link to full story in SoundCloud.</a></span></i></b></small></p>
<p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Astronaut – Engineer Paolo Nespoli has been three times on the orbit of Earth. Going there was his long-time dream and it took him a while to materialize it. His way to stars begun in his native Italy. Though, Lebanon where he served as a peacekeeper played, in his own words, an important part in his transformation from a soldier into an astronaut. We caught up with him during his recent visit to UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura. </span></p>
<p><small><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><i><span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="http://bit.ly/2mUi0Bx">Here is the link to full story in SoundCloud.</a></span></i></b></small></p>
<p>“We have a lot of history in Lebanon. For us, Fijians, UNIFIL was the first peacekeeping mission which we joined on 12th of June 1978. It was right before our very eyes the South, a land of conflicts, has turned into a calm and stable area and we would like to think that we have also contributed to this,” says Major Semi Soko Baravilala, Commanding Officer of UNIFIL’s last Fijian contingent.</p>
<p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/unifilradio/w3y2et5ysxed?in=unifilradio/sets/sal… is the link to full story in SoundCloud (in Arabic).</i></b></small></a></p>
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في 31 آب 2023، اعتمد مجلس الأمن الدولي القرار 2695، الذي مدد ولاية حفظ السلام لقوة الأمم المتحدة المؤقتة في لبنان (اليونيفيل) لمدة عام آخر.
منذ العام 78، يتواجد حفظة السلام التابعون للأمم المتحدة بشكل مستمر في جنوب لبنان، حيث تركّز هدفهم الأساسي على تأكيد انسحاب القوات الإسرائيلية، واستعادة السلام والأمن الدوليين، ومساعدة الحكومة اللبنانية على ضمان عودة سلطتها الفعلية في المنطقة. ولم يتغير هذا التفويض، بل تم تعزيزه بعد حرب عام 2006 من خلال القرار 1701، حيث كلف هذا القرار بعثة اليونيفيل بمراقبة وقف الأعمال العدائية ودعم القوات المسلحة اللبنانية والحكومة. في هذه الحلقة من "سلام من الجنوب"، سنحصل على شرح أفضل لما يعنيه القرار من الناطق الرسمي باسم اليونيفيل السيد أندريا تيننتي.
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UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro says, “The 75th anniversary of UN Peacekeeping operations is an occasion to pay tribute to all the peacekeepers, women and men, who over the past 75 years…