UNIFIL
United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon

203 - Salam from the South - Ghanaian peacekeepers committed to implement UNIFIL’s mandate (in English) |16 Sep 2020

  • 16 September 2020

<p>UNIFIL Ghanian Battalion Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Atuluk Abbas, talks about monitoring the Blue Line or rather a part of it passing through the battalion’s area of responsibility. Despite the crisis triggered by the&nbsp;Coronavirus, Ghanaian peacekeepers conduct dozens of patrols&nbsp;daily&nbsp;in the southern extremes of Lebanon to maintain peace and calm in the region.</p>

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United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon

The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is a peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon. It was established by the Security Council in 1978 with Resolutions 425 and 426. In 2006, the Security Council strengthened UNIFIL’s mandate to monitor the cessation of hostilities, among other tasks.