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Beirut, 6 September 2011 - UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas this morning called on Prime Minister Najib Mikati and later in the day Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to brief them on…
Naqoura, Lebanon - The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today paid tribute to the UN staff members who were killed and those injured in the bombing of UN offices in Nigeria. Head of Mission and Force Commander Major…
The United Nations Security Council, on the request of the Government of Lebanon, yesterday unanimously adopted resolution 2004 (2011) extending without amendment the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon…
(UNIFIL Press Statement on Tripartite Meeting, 18 August 2011) The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, today chaired a tripartite meeting with senior…
(Statement by UNIFL Spokesperson Neeraj Singh on the brief exchange of fire along the Blue Line, 01 August 2011) We can confirm that at around 7 am this morning there was a brief exchange of fire between the Lebanese army and…
(Updated statement by UNIFIL Spokesperson Neeraj Singh on the explosive attack against UNIFIL convoy in Saida, 27 July 2011)Last evening (26 July) at around 6 p.m. a UNIFIL logistics convoy of four vehicles was targeted by an…
(Press Statement by UNIFIL Spokesperson Neeraj Singh on attack against UNIFIL convoy, 26 July 2011) "According to preliminary reports, at around 6 p.m. today an explosion targeted a UNIFIL convoy along the highway at Saida…
(Press release - Prime Minister Najib Mikati visits UNIFIL, 16 July 2011) Naqoura, Lebanon – Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, on a maiden visit to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), was received by…
(UNIFIL press statement on Tripartite Meeting, 13 July 2011) The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with…
TIBNIN, Lebanon - UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas today visited the newly deployed Irish Battalion in south Lebanon at the start of their mission as part of UNIFIL. UNIFIL Force Commander Major…
Naqoura, Lebanon – UNIFIL Maritime Task Force (MTF) and the Lebanese Navy yesterday conducted a day-long combined exercise involving live-firing and other operational activities at sea. Seven vessels, including three from the…
(Statement by UNIFIL Military Spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Gokul Bhandaree on stand-off between UNIFIL convoy and local people in south Lebanon):"Yesterday, Monday 27 June 2011, at around 8:30 pm a UNIFIL convoy coming…