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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today marked the 73 rd United Nations Day at its headquarters in Naqoura by reaffirming the Mission’s strong commitment to maintain and solidify the existing calm in south…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Stefano Del Col, had separate meetings today in Beirut with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, the Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and Prime Minister designate Saad…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Stefano Del Col, today chaired a tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN position in…
As Brigadier General Paolo Fabbri passed the command of UNIFIL’s Sector West area of operation to Brigadier General Diodato Abagnara at a ceremony in the Sector Headquarters in Shamaa today, the parade of Ghanaian…
UNIFIL’s Italian peacekeepers recently organized two separate trainings for members of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Internal Security Forces (ISF) on mountaineering and mountain warfare. During the trainings…
Lebanese Caretaker Minister of Defence, Yaacoub Sarraf, and UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Stefano Del Col, met today in Naqoura to discuss efforts to maintain the overall stability in the south of…
Ahead of the Spanish National Day (12 October), UNIFIL’s Spanish contingent organized “Hispania Race” with participation of troops of different nationalities currently serving with UNIFIL on 6 October. A total of 38 teams…