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Asked by the National News Agency (NNA) about his reaction to the bomb attack in the Rouweiss neighbourhood of Beirut yesterday, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra condemned in the strongest…

"I ask the youth to calm down, give room for reason and invest eagerness where they should," Lebanese singer Oumeima El Khalil pleaded after performing in Houla and Marjeyoun on the occasion of United Nations International…

On August 1st, 2013, UNIFIL's Turkish Battalion held an Iftar banquet at its Battalion headquarters in Sha'aytiyeh in the presence of heads of municipalities, dignitaries of the area, other UNIFIL contingents, and the local…

"Roman, Byzantine, and Mamluk traits outline Dobaih Fort, a study made by a French team revealed," said Shaqra's mayor Rida Aashour. In addition to its ongoing support to the local population, such as dental and medical care…

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly and UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Maj. Gen. Paolo Serra convened today at the UN House in Beirut a meeting of the diplomatic community drawing from the…

UNIFIL Civil Military Coordination (CIMIC) Unit along with Civil Affairs, the Engineering Support Section and Italian Chemical Laboratory medical service from Sector West completed a two-day vocational training course for…

In response to media queries, UNIFIL Spokesperson issued the response below: UNIFIL has been informed by the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) that the Government of Nepal has agreed to contribute troops to the…

Italian cuisine addresses the eye, taste, and mind in one stroke highlighting Italian history and the international recognition for its refined taste in design, architecture, and art; and this was well illustrated in the…

Who has not encountered a tiny cute kitten or a dog, wandering all alone, be it in a UNIFIL camp or outside on the road, in the south or elsewhere? It is a long standing fact: “There are too many stray cats and dogs,” says…

Seven years ago the public school of Burj Kalaway welcomed UNIFIL’s French contingent, when its peacekeepers offered them logistical aid and humanitarian assistance. It was also seven years ago that the French peacekeepers…

On the occasion of the inauguration of the Umoja solution, we step back to reflect upon the 'journey to deployment' in UNIFIL and UNSCOL. In late 2012, UNIFIL and UNSCOL established a multi-tiered project team with a local…

On Monday, 1 July 2013 UNIFIL held a ceremony to inaugurate "Umoja" (Swahili for "Unity"), a new administrative reform initiative for the United Nations Secretariat that includes a thorough streamlining of UN business…