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- Peacekeepers' Corner
The Ghanaian Battalion in Lebanon recently organized another medical and dental care day in south Lebanon, this time in Ramia. The Battalion previously provided medical care to the nearby village of Marwahin, and has…
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The Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, visited the UNIFIL area of operation and the country’s troops serving for peace in south Lebanon last week. Among the highlights of the 20-22 November visit…
- Peacekeepers' Corner
Spanish Brigade “Galicia VII,” traditionally known as BRILAT, took over the command of UNIFIL’s Sector East operations from its predecessor, Brigade “Aragón I,” at a handover ceremony in the Sector Headquarters near Marjayoun…
- Multimedia
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon marked Lebanon’s 75 th Independence Day with a range of activities – from attending the Lebanese Army’s military parade in Beirut today to expressing special…
A UNIFIL peacekeeper enjoying a visit with students.
- Multimedia
To mark Universal Children's Day 2018, military and civilian peacekeepers from UNIFIL visited the Public School of Naqoura, near UNIFIL’s headquarters. An important aspect of this visit was to present “Mr. & Mrs. Blue Barrel”…
- Peacekeepers' Corner
With the raising of Kazakhstan flag in UNIFIL today, the central Asian country is officially the 42nd troop contributor to the Mission's more than 10,500 peacekeepers serving for peace in south Lebanon. At a special ceremony…
- Multimedia
As the sun set, UNIFIL peacekeepers, local officials and residents of south Lebanon flocked to the public square by Tyre harbour for a rich display of food, folklore and a show of strength in diversity. Cultural performances…
- Peacekeepers' Corner
UNIFIL’s Sector East Headquarters organized the exercise “Blue Quiron” in its area of responsibility in south-eastern Lebanon on Friday to evaluate the reaction of its components during emergency situations requiring casualty…
- Multimedia
An eight-member Armenian delegation led by the country’s Defence Minister, Davit Tonoyan, today visited the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura and the Mission’s area of operation in south Lebanon. While in Naqoura, Mr. Tonoyan…
- Multimedia
This week the Republic of Kazakhstan became the newest member of the UNIFIL fraternity with the arrival of 120 Kazakh peacekeepers to serve with the UN mission in furthering peace in south Lebanon. The arrival of the Kazakh…
The training was offered to olive oil producers from Houla, Marjayoun and Rachaya al Foucar.
- Multimedia
In their ongoing efforts to help improve the lives of the people of their area of responsibility in south-eastern Lebanon, UNIFIL’s Spanish peacekeepers brought in six experts from Spain last month to teach local farmers on…
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With about 1,300 peacekeepers serving for peace with UNIFIL, Indonesia is the largest of the 41 troop-contributing countries to the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. While the vast majority of these Indonesian peacekeepers…