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(UN photo / Lt. Col. Andrea Martorana)
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Dear friends from the Lebanese Armed Forces and Security Forces, Esteemed mayors, Fellow military and civilian peacekeepers, Good morning. Today on UNIFIL Establishment Day, we mark 43 years since the establishment of the…
(UN photo / Lt. Col. Andrea Martorana)
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Marking the 43 rd anniversary of UNIFIL’s establishment, Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col reiterated that UNIFIL remains as committed as ever to peace and stability in south Lebanon. Speaking…
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UNIFIL Indian peacekeepers handed over a garbage sorting plant they recently helped build to local authorities in the south-eastern Lebanese village of Kfar Shouba earlier this week. It is expected to benefit about 1,000…
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UNIFIL peacekeepers from the mission’s Sector East units conducted this week a three-day COVID-19 related disinfection training with civil defence volunteers from south-eastern Lebanon. A total of 15 volunteers from eight…
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Welcome to this additional event to commemorate International Women's Day. International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate what has been achieved towards realizing women’s rights; and to mobilize around overcoming…
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Happy International Women's Day! At UNIFIL, our female military and civilian peacekeepers make important contributions to the cause of peace in south Lebanon, in a variety of ways. Their leadership and expertise make our…
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A very happy International Women’s Day to all. I am proud to join you in commemoration of this important day. Women's empowerment and gender equality are not new issues. Women have been fighting for their rights for centuries…
Warrant Officer Bun Channa during demining of a site near the village of Labbouneh along the Blue Line in south Lebanon. (UN Photo/Lt. Col. Andrea Martorana)
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Warrant Officer Bun Channa of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) has been in south Lebanon for little more than a month. But the 39-year-old mother of three has already started performing the arduous and deadly work of…
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The Blue Line, stretching for 120km along Lebanon’s southern frontier, is a key to peace in the region. It is not a border, but a “line of withdrawal.” It was set by the United Nations in 2000 for the practical purpose of…
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UNIFIL donated 25 computer sets to a technical school in Tyre, south-western Lebanon, this week to support stability in the region by strengthening the education sector. The UNIFIL support, delivered on 2 March 2021, directly…
Capt. Deepak Kumar in the Wazzani area in south-eastern Lebanon during an operational visit to the area on 4 February 2021. (UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz)
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By Captain Deepak Kumar As a young army officer from India, when I joined UNIFIL as a military public information officer in a multinational, European-led Brigade and as a peacekeeper in a Middle Eastern country, I had varied…
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UNIFIL Indonesian contingent recently equipped its hospital in the south-eastern Lebanese village of Adchit Al-Qusayr with a dental care unit that caters to the local population as well as fellow peacekeepers. The new unit…