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Despite heavy rain and freezing temperature, UNIFIL Finnish peacekeepers operating under the Mission’s Force Commander’s Reserve participated in a coordinated exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the southern…
UNIFIL Sector West Headquarters in Shamaa, south Lebanon, today organized an exhibition of handicrafts and Lebanese cuisine with the aim to promote women-run local businesses in the UN Mission’s area of operation. Around 13…
UNIFIL outreach peacekeepers organized an entertaining and awareness-raising event for the children living in an orphanage in the village of Maroub, west of Tyre, last week. The peacekeepers from the UN Mission’s Military…
UNIFIL peacekeepers from France and Spain organized separate Christmas events for the children of the host communities in south Lebanon this week. On 21 December, peacekeepers from the French-led Force Commander’s Reserve…
For many villagers from vulnerable communities in south Lebanon, travelling to see a doctor can be challenging. Some patients are not even able to make it to a hospital but need medical support. Therefore, a mobile home…
UNIFIL peacekeepers from India organized a dental health and oral hygiene awareness camp for children with disabilities in their area of responsibility in south-eastern Lebanon last week. A total of 40 children, aged between…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a regular Tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN…
UNIFIL’s Sector West peacekeepers last week handed over a solar panel system to the Rumaysh Municipality in the south-western Lebanon. With the 360-watt solar system producing 37.5 KW power, local residents will have an…
UNIFIL’s Sector East Commander Brigadier General Marcos Llago Navarro oversaw the change of command of the Mission’s Nepalese peacekeepers in their main base in south Lebanon today. The Commander of the incoming Shree Shiva…
UNIFIL peacekeepers marked World Children’s Day earlier this week in Al Boustan Public School in south-western Lebanon. The 2 December event was a part of the peacekeeping Mission’s civil-military community engagement…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today inaugurated, together with local authorities, a UNIFIL-supported central heating system project in a primary school in Houla, south-eastern…
Nineteen years after the Security Council adopted its landmark Resolution 1325 on 31 October 2000, on women, peace and security, UNIFIL gender experts share their insights into how UNIFIL strives – despite challenges – to…