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UNIFIL's position on northern Ghajar is very clear: Israel must withdraw from this area and its presence there is a clear and continuing violation of resolution 1701. There is no disputing the fact that this area, which is…
Ghanaian peacekeepers performing a traditional dance
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Spring in the southern town of Sultaniyeh arrived on 28 April with a special Children Spring Festival, which was visited by roughly 3000 local children. The festival, in its seventh year now, was first initiated after the…
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UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Paolo Serra, today called on Lebanese President Michel Sleiman and the Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and held separate meetings with them in Beirut. During the…
From Left to Right - Mr Wisam Hayek - Qaaem Maqaam of Marjayoum, Brigadier General George Chraim - LAF South Litani Commander, Hajj. Mohammed Daher - Mayor of Blida and Major General Paolo Serra - UNIFIL Force Commander, cut the ribbon to officially inaugurate the Blida water project
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A ceremony was held today in Blida to inaugurate a 400 cubic water tank which aims to improve the supply and management of water of the village. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major- General Paolo Serra and the…
Attending to a neck injury during the Angel Rescue Exercise
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Arriving at the scene, a UN vehicle had crashed against an electricity pole in the vicinity of Suq al Khan, South Lebanon. One UN staff on the ground and another unconscious in the car being assisted by his colleague, while…
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UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra today called on the Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in his office in Beirut. Issues related to the implementation of UNIFIL's mandate under…
Trainees checking the vehicle tester results during the vocational training at UNIFIL HQ
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"There was a failure in the airbag system; we fixed it using the Intelligence device and the scan tools," Bassam Zarafe, a teacher from Bint Jbeil Public Technical School, explained while he was comparing the results…
UNIFIL Italian peacekeeper painting on a girl’s face during the World Water Day celebration held in Tyre
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The first time was a complete success. Awareness was raised among school children on the importance of preserving water while having lots of fun on World Water Day. And this year the need still holds to spread the same…
Cambodian peacekeepers demonstrating mine clearance suits and equipment during the International Day of Mine Awareness at UNIFIL HQ in Naqoura
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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today observed the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. A ceremony, organized by the United Nations Mine Action Support Team (UNMAST), was…
Vice president of Jouzour Loubnan, district commissioner of Marjayoun, the French ambassador, Spanish ambassador, and the mayor of Ebel es Saqi planting trees during a reforestation campaign in Ebel es Saqi (from left to right)
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Hands joined to reaffirm the commitment to the land. A commitment manifested in the reforestation campaign for a greener South Lebanon after having lost most of its green surface over the years. The Lebanese NGO Jouzour…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra saluting the Guard of Honor during the ceremony of establishment of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a ceremony at the mission headquarters to mark 35 years of its peacekeeping presence in southern Lebanon. Representatives from the Lebanese armed and security…
Minister of Social Affairs Mr. Wael Abou Faour (left), UNIFIL Deputy Head of Mission Mr. Milos Strugar (center) and LAF Major General Abdul Rahman Shehaitly speaking before the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding.
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The Minister of Social Affairs (MOSA) of the Republic of Lebanon, Mr. Wael Abou Faour, accompanied by Major-General Abdul Rahman Shehaitly, LAF Government Coordinator, today paid a visit to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon…