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As part of its ongoing support to the Lebanese Armed Forces Navy (LAF-N), UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) today conducted a joint training with LAF Navy personnel off the coast of Beirut Port. The demanding two-hour…
A group of youth from south Lebanon, who trained for three months on theatre skills through a UNIFIL-funded project, performed at the UN Mission’s headquarters on Thursday, marking International Youth Day (12 August). At the…
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today donated a number of firefighting and rescue assets to the Lebanese Civil Defense (LCD), a public civil emergency service that carries out firefighting, search and…
The Lebanese Armed Forces, UNIFIL’s strategic partner in south Lebanon, celebrated the 72nd Army Day in Beirut with a military parade and a graduation ceremony for 226 new Lebanese officer cadets. The event, held on 1 August…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN…
A UNIFIL-funded quick impact project was inaugurated last week at the Dayr Amis Municipality building in south Lebanon. The ceremony was attended by the Malaysian Contingent (MALBATT) Deputy Commander, the Mayor of Dayr Amis…
The assembled group of 20 Internal Security Forces (ISF) personnel break into a round of applause as each of their colleague’s names are called. In turn they step up, shake hands with their chief and the UNIFIL trainers, and…
The medical team of UNIFIL’s Italian contingent recently organized a large-scale campaign in the town of Arzon in Tyre, south Lebanon. Many families benefited from the initiative and appreciated UNIFIL peacekeepers’ efforts…
The Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces, Vice Admiral Mark Mellett, today visited UNIFIL’s joint Irish-Finish Battalion (IRISHFINBATT) in south Lebanon. He was briefed on the operations of the battalion and the…
The “Special Need Centre” in the village of Suq Al Khan in South Lebanon benefited from a donation by UNIFIL Spanish Peacekeepers. The $13,200 donation funded a project to install an elevator for the center to enable the safe…
On 14 July 2017, UNIFIL’s Sector East Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) Commander Lieutenant Colonel Sanjaya Deuja inaugurated the “LED Street Light” project in the village of Blida. Distinguished guests from the area including…
Along the Blue Line near Blida fields, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Blue Line team holds their surveying and mapping instrument steady to take GIS coordinates. As a LAF officer calls out the coordinates, his colleagues…