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Press statement - by UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, 09 December 2011: On 9 December, a UNIFIL vehicle traveling on a road at the southern outskirts of the city of Tyr was targeted by an explosion…

(Comments by UNIFIL Deputy Spokesperson Andrea Tenenti on explosion near Tyre, 09 December 2011) "On 9 December, a UNIFIL vehicle traveling on a road at the southern outskirts of the city of Tyre was targeted by an explosion…

UNIFIL, in collaboration with the Association of the Friends of Ibrahim Abd El Al (AFIAL) and local authorities, today launched an awareness campaign aimed at educating the public in southern Lebanon about conservation and…

(Press Statement - Rocket fire into Israel from southern Lebanon, 29 November 2011) UNIFIL radars detected firing of at least one rocket into Israel shortly after midnight last night from the general area of Rumaysh in south…

Naqoura, Lebanon – The Brazilian Frigate "União" with 239 officers and sailors aboard has joined the UNIFIL Maritime Task Force, bringing to nine the number of vessels in the naval component of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon…

(Press release - Deputy Secretary-General visits UNIFIL, 24 November 2011) Naqoura, Lebanon – United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha Rose Migiro visited the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) where she met with Force…

(Press release - UNIFIL transfers 2 prefabricated structures to LAF, 10 November 2011) Naqoura, Lebanon - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today transferred to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) two metal…

( You are with UNIFIL Radio programme – Salam from the South) Salam from the South – UNIFIL: Economic Dimension (part 1) The mere presence of over 12,000 peacekeepers became an important element not only in the political…

(UNIFIL Press Statement on Tripartite Meeting, 31 October 2011) The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, today chaired a tripartite meeting with senior…

(Naqoura, Lebanon - UNIFIL marks United Nations Day, 24 October 2011) The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today celebrated the 66th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations in a ceremony at its…

(TIBNIN, Lebanon - President of Ireland visits troops in UNIFIL, 15 October 2011) The President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, visited her country's troops deployed with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern…

(UNIFIL ceremony and festival of Lebanese homemade traditional food and handicrafts) Naqoura, Lebanon - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a ceremony at its headquarters in Naqoura to mark the…