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In its endeavors to foster cultural exchange and interaction, UNIFIL's Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) section initiated Spanish cuisine classes back in 2009, where cooking classes were held in different vocational schools…

With wide smiles and amid the cheers of proud parents and teachers, twelve year-old Jana Khreiss, and her 4 colleagues from College des Soeurs des Saints Coeurs of Marjeyoun stepped down the stage holding high their awards…

A smile and a red nose were enough for clown Walter to draw a smile on the faces of 100 students in Ayta Ash Shaab School for Children with Special Needs, who experienced a real joy and laughed out loud for an hour and a half…

On Monday, 10 June the Lebanese Minister of Information Mr. Walid Daouk accompanied by the Director General of the Ministry of Information Mr. Hassan Falha and the Minister's Advisor Mr. Andre Kassas paid a visit to UNIFIL…

"The shock must be on the sensor so the airbag goes off," explained UNIFIL vehicle mechanic George al-Alam while demonstrating an airbag deployment at Bint Jbeil Public Technical School. After showing his audience where the…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a ceremony at its headquarters in Naqoura to mark this year's international peacekeepers day. Peacekeepers representing the 37 national contingents in UNIFIL…

When the students of Our Lady of Lebanon School in Rmeish first heard about it, "they were shocked." They "refused" being taught English by UNIFIL's Ghanaian teachers, their English language teacher, Sana Aoun, pointed out.…

"I am very happy to welcome today the Minister of Information Mr. Walid Daouq and the Director General of the Ministry of Information Mr. Hassan Falha to UNIFIL headquarters. We had an excellent meeting and I highly…

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous today called on the President of Lebanon Michel Suleiman, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Beirut…

I am very glad to have had the opportunity to meet Gen. Kahwaji. We had very useful discussions and I also met with other senior officers of the Lebanese Armed Forces. I have high admiration for the hard work and sacrifices…

I had an excellent meeting with the President. His strong support for UNIFIL and commitment to the implementation of resolution 1701 has been evident, among other things, by the fact that he was the first Lebanese Head of…

The Head of United Nations Peacekeeping Mr. Hervé Ladsous today travelled to Israel and met with key Israeli government officials and representatives of the Israel Defense Forces. Mr. Ladsous was accompanied by UNIFIL Force…