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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force (MTF) today underwent a transfer of command from Rear Admiral Luiz Henrique Caroli (Brazil) to Rear Admiral Wagner Lopes de Moraes Zamith (Brazil).…

The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Paolo Serra, today chaired a tripartite meeting with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defence…

The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Paolo Serra, has called a special tripartite meeting tomorrow with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the…

Naqoura, Lebanon - The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) carried out a joint live firing exercise combining artillery and machine gun fire near UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura…

UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra today called on President Michel Sleiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Mikati. Read more >> These were Major-General Serra's first formal meetings…

Naqoura, Lebanon – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today underwent a transfer of command from Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas (Spain) to Major-General Paolo Serra (Italy). (MM) The hand-over ceremony…

Naqoura, Lebanon – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today underwent a transfer of command from Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas (Spain) to Major-General Paolo Serra (Italy). The hand-over ceremony at…

UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas today paid farewell visits to senior Lebanese officials at the end of his tenure. He was accompanied by Major-General Paolo Serra, who will assume Command of UNIFIL…

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Major General Paolo Serra of Italy as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. Major General Serra…

(UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT ) Dear Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, Force Commander and UNIFIL Head of Mission, Dear officers, Dear men and women of UNIFIL, Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to be here today…

Naqoura, Lebanon – Acting Force Commander Brigadier-General Santi Bonfanti today received Lebanese President Michel Sleiman at the headquarters of the UNIFIL Force Commander Reserve at Deir Kifa in southern Lebanon. President…