Four months of efforts of UNIFIL peacekeepers, together with the local authorities of Shaqra Municipality in south-eastern Lebanon, came to fruition this week with the inauguration of a children’s park and public garden in…
UNIFIL’s Korean Contingent got a new batch of peacekeepers this week, with the outgoing Commander Colonel Jin Chul Ho handing over the command of the Republic of Korea Battalion (ROKBATT) to Colonel Goo Seok Mo on Monday (27…
On 8 August, around 2,500 kids enjoyed a children’s festival in Tibnin public school where UNIFIL in collaboration with Alpha association provided a variety of entertaining activities including face painting, fun…
In his first official meetings as UNIFIL Force Commander and Head of Mission, Major General Stefano Del Col made separate courtesy calls to top Lebanese officials in Beirut today and yesterday, including with Lebanese…
In a ceremony attended by high-level dignitaries, Major General Stefano Del Col (Italy) assumed charge as Head Of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL from Major General Michel Beary (Ireland). Major General Beary reviewed a…
As the UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary, is wrapping up his term at the helm of the UN peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon, he attributes the past two incident-free years to the…
UNIFIL Sector East Commander Brigadier General Sánchez Martínez-Falero received the religious authorities from south-east Lebanon at the Sector Headquarters, the Miguel de Cervantes Base, in Ibl al-Saqi, yesterday. The…
As part of strengthening their bond with the host population, UNIFIL’s Korean peacekeepers hosted 27 representatives from the town of Tayr Dibbah, including its mayor, Hussein Saad, for a friendly football match in their main…
U NIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary today had separate meetings with designate Prime Minister Saad Hariri and members of the diplomatic corps as part of his farewell tour and to update on…
The soldiers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) watch intently as a small unit of UNIFIL Estonian peacekeepers demonstrates the systematic technique to scan for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) while on patrol. The…
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Force Commander Civil-Military Cooperation (FC CIMIC) unit hosted about 50 children in the Indonesian peacekeepers’ main base in Adshit Al Qusayr earlier this month. The children, between 5 and 13…
As part of his farewell visits with the Lebanese authorities, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary, met today in Beirut with President Michel Aoun and other high-ranking officials. In…