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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) donated a number of UN-owned information-technology equipment to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the General Security Directorate/ Sûreté Générale (SG) at a ceremony…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today reviewed the ongoing work for visible marking of the Blue Line (Line of Withdrawal) in the area of Kafer Kela in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese…
In a classroom in Quallawiyah primary school, South Lebanon, students practice French vocabulary and grammar with their teachers. With native French speakers guiding them, these students will be have a higher chance of…
On Wednesday, 2 December, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano held a meeting with Ambassadors of UNIFIL Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs), Permanent Members of the UN Security Council…
At dawn on the first of December it was lashing rain in South Lebanon, but by the time the UNIFIL joggers gathered to begin the 5km run the clouds had cleared revealing familiar blue skies. The run was organized by UNIFILs…
Many of us have grown up folding paper, turning them into gliders and launching them in all directions for hours on end. In Japan, the art of folding of paper is called Origami, it is not only fun, but very useful too. A…
The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Luciano Portolano, chaired on Wednesday, 25 November a regular tripartite meeting with senior officers from the…
A minutes silence was held on Thursday 19 November at UNIFIL at the opening of the 72nd Lebanese Independence Day commemorated by National Staff Union (NSU). Maroum Diab, Chairperson of the NSU addressed the large crowd…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Samir Moqbel in Beirut. Following the tragic attack perpetrated in Beirut last week…
The Secretary-General condemns the terrorist attack today in the Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh. He is deeply saddened at the reported high numbers of fatalities and injured, and extends his condolences to the families of…
UNIFIL joined the Lebanese people participating at Beirut's Marathon organised under the slogan "Peace, Love, Run", in Beirut, on 8 November 2015. UNIFIL's Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano…
Municipal authorities and officials from UNIFIL inaugurated a public park in Hallusiyat that was built to give residents a place to meet, celebrate and enjoy community life. Hallusiyat, a charming village in south Lebanon…