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- Peacekeepers' Corner
More than 100 children of two primary schools in Ain Arab and Kleyaa, south-east Lebanon, received scholastic equipment from UNIFIL’s Spanish peacekeepers recently. The Spanish peacekeepers, led by UNIFIL’s Spanish Battalion…
UNIFIL French peacekeepers with medical capabilities monitor their substitute patient.
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Several injured patients, two on stretchers, were rushed to a waiting helicopter. This was part of a real-life scenario and a dramatic air medical evacuation training exercise for UNIFIL peacekeepers stationed in south…
- Peacekeepers' Corner
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea organized a joint exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) last week to enhance the latter’s military capabilities. The two-day exercise, from 28 to 29 June, included the…
Maj. Gen. Michael Beary, UNIFIL Commander, and Brig. Gen. Robert El Alam, representing the LAF Commander, open the LAF Liasion Tactical Operations Center (TOC) in LAF Tyre barracks.
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UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary, today attended the inauguration of a UNIFIL-supported Tactical Operations Center (TOC) of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in Tyre, south Lebanon. At the…
- Peacekeepers' Corner
Spain’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Jose María Ferrer De La Peña, visited the memorial of the six UNIFIL Spanish peacekeeper killed in 2007, marking the 11 th anniversary of the tragic incident, in El Khiam in south-eastern…
Dressed as centurions, UNIFIL French peacekeepers lead the opening of the third UNIFIL Military Olympiad.
- Multimedia
The partially intact Roman circus within the archeological ruins of Tyre’s hippodrome was a fitting backdrop for the annual UNIFIL Military Olympiad, hosted by the peacekeeping mission’s French contingent. The 23 June…
- Peacekeepers' Corner
UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers organized a yoga session for the local population and fellow peacekeepers at their main base in Ebel es Saqi, south-eastern Lebanon, marking the International Day of Yoga on Thursday. India’s…
Students from Aytarun Public School raise their hands to answer questions about UNIFIL and the Blue Line.
- Multimedia
As the school year in Lebanon winds down, teachers and students prepare their end of year celebrations and look forward to the summer break. It is a time for reflection. The team in UNIFIL’s Military Community Outreach Unit…
Wearing full safety gear, a UNIFIL combat engineer shows how dangerous demining is.
- Multimedia
In a recent Mine Risk Education (MRE) day, hundreds of young school children from the Tyre district participated in a variety of activities raising their awareness about the dangers of mines and unexploded ordinance (UXO)…
- Peacekeepers' Corner
To mark the 2018 Lebanese Children’s Day, UNIFIL’s Chinese Battalion (CHINBATT) organized a cultural exchange event at Cadmous College in Tyre, South Lebanon, last week. The 1 June event started with opening remarks and…
UNIFIL’s Deputy Force Commander Major General Shivaram Kharel and Claudine Aoun Roukoz hand a certificate of appreciation to UNIFIL’s Ghanaian Battalion for their significant contribution to preserving the environment.
- Multimedia
From solar farms and sewage treatment plants in its headquarters in Naqoura to the building of a greenhouse out of recycled plastic bottles in a UNIFIL position near Kafr Chouba in south-eastern Lebanon, UNIFIL peacekeepers…
- Peacekeepers' Corner
Marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on 29 May, UNIFIL’s Gender Advisory Unit and the Mission’s Women Focal Point Margrit Hrandian paid tribute to a Ghanaian peacekeeper, Corporal Mercy Adade, who passed away…