UNIFIL
United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon

222 - Salam from the South - UNIFIL supports LAF medical facility in Tyre (in English) | 11 October 2021

  • 11 October 2021

<p>UNIFIL is striving to support the Lebanese Armed Forces, its strategic partner, through the unprecedented crises as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the socio-economic situation. Recently, the&nbsp;medical facility within the main Lebanese Armed Forces barracks&nbsp;in Tyre was refurbished with the support of UNIFIL’s Italian Battalion.</p>

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.