Prime Minister Leo Varadkar (An Taoiseach) of The Republic of Ireland today visited UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura as well as the main base of UNIFIL’s Irish Contingent in south-west Lebanon. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force…
UNIFIL’s Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) commander Lieutenant Colonel Narayan Bahadur Thapa today inaugurated the project “Renovation of Basketball Court and School Garden” at Meiss Ej-Jebel Technical School. The opening…
On 13 December, UNIFIL’s Sector West conducted an all-female foot patrol in Rmeish with the participation of a dozen peacekeepers from six countries – Ghana, Ireland, Italy, Republic of Korea, Malaysia and the Netherlands…
A four-member delegation headed by General Ljubisa Dikovic, the Chief of General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, visited UNIFIL from 11 to 13 December 2017. General DIKOVIC’s visit coincides with the deployment of a new…
It's autumn in Lebanon and the Blida olive fields that span the Blue Line are being harvested by Lebanese families before the winter rains come. One of UNIFIL’s Liaison teams is there too. In their bright blue bibs and blue…
UNIFIL peacekeepers today paid their last respect to the 15 UN peacekeepers from Tanzania who lost their lives in an attack last week on their base in North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hundreds of UNIFIL…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary today chaired the seventh and last scheduled tripartite meeting of 2017 with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense…
UNIFIL’s Force Commander and Head of Mission Major General Michael Beary joined UNIFIL Sector West Commander Brigadier General Rodolfo Sganga and some 120 other UN Peacekeepers and soldiers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF…
The Italian contingent of UNIFIL’s Sector West Command today conducted an initiative dedicated to the " Lieutenant Colonel Sobhi Akoury" Association, in the Sector headquarters in Shama. The initiative, which aims to advance…
Soldiers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)’s Fifth Intervention Regiment played friendly volleyball and soccer games with UNIFIL peacekeepers at French-led Force Commander’s Reserve (FCR) last week. LAF teams beat UNIFIL…
UNIFIL joined the 74th Lebanese Independence Day parade in Beirut today, with UN peacekeepers marching together with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). Senior UNIFIL officials, including the Head of Mission and Force Commander…
Today on Universal Children’s Day UNIFIL was proud to host school children from south Lebanon. Some 100 talented children from nearby communities took over the UNIFIL hall. UNIFIL peacekeepers engaged the young visitors with…