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The ability of veteran UN peacekeepers returning to a UN peacekeeping mission is a strong indication of the increased security and stability of the region they served during hard times. Their regular visits can also be…

UNIFIL today observed the International Day of UN Peacekeepers at its headquarters in Naqoura, paying tribute to more than a million men and women for their service and sacrifice while working under the UN banner for the last…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN…

UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) today hailed the opening of the LAF’s new regional centre for civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) in Marjayoun as a new chapter in the cooperation between the two forces in south…

UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) carried out an exercise off the coast of Beirut together with the Lebanese Armed Forces - Navy (LAF-N) in order to enhance the cooperation and coordination between the two forces, earlier…

In the lead-up to a recent global open day on Women, Peace and Security, UNIFIL’s gender unit held three preparatory meetings in Tyre, Bint Jbeil, and Marjayoun in south Lebanon to use the participation of women to further…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Michael Beary met today with Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Beirut. Major-General Beary praised the Prime Minister for his role in recent international conferences in…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary met with H.E. President Michel Aoun, in Beirut today. Major General Beary briefed President Aoun on the situation in the UNIFIL area of operation in south…

UNIFIL’s military and civilian peacekeepers joined various UN agencies in Lebanon in an NGO fair in Beirut earlier this week to speak with Lebanese youth about the work of UN Peacekeeping in south Lebanon in furthering peace…