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As the world marks the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on 04 April 2021, UNIFIL peacekeepers continue to carry on with the painstaking but necessary work of clearing large swathes of south…
UNIFIL peacekeepers operating in south-western Lebanon recently launched the “Together Against COVID” campaign as a way of streamlining ongoing UNIFIL support to the host communities in their common fight against the COVID-19…
On the occasion of the Mother’s Day observed in Lebanon (21 March), UNIFIL Nepalese peacekeepers organized a health awareness campaign this week, benefiting women from host communities in south-eastern Lebanon. On 23 March, a…
UNIFIL peacekeepers from France and Ghana conducted last week a joint exercise to hone skills and procedures for the safe evacuation of a medical casualty in the main Ghanaian base in the village of Al-Qawzah, south-western…
UNIFIL Chinese peacekeepers recently spent weeks rehabilitating a worn-out office complex that forms part of an agricultural centre in Tyre, south-western Lebanon. The UNIFIL support enables the centre to provide better…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…