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By Tilak Pokharel Women play a vital role in United Nations peacekeeping operations. From conducting patrols, to providing medical assistance and interacting with the communities, UN women peacekeepers not only serve in…
In an end of year visit, Lebanon’s Caretaker Minister of Defence, Yaacoub Sarraf, led a delegation today to the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura and the Mission’s area of operation in south Lebanon to extend a word of thanks to…
Peacekeepers from one of UNIFIL’s oldest troop contributors, the Republic of Fiji, concluded their mission with UNIFIL today. The last batch of UNIFIL’s 134 Fijian peacekeepers serving in south Lebanon departed from their…
UNIFIL’s Ghanaian peacekeepers provided a training on map reading, global positioning system and and first aid to members of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in their main base in Al-Qawzah, south-western Lebanon, this week…
UNIFIL, in collaboration with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and a local non-governmental organization, organized an educational outreach programme, explaining the scope of UNIFIL’s mandate to a group of youth from the UN…
The President of the Republic of Austria, Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen, today visited the UNIFIL headquarters and received a briefing from the UN Peacekeeping Mission on its work to help further peace in south Lebanon. During…
With the onset of winter and icy weather in much of UNIFIL’s 1,060-square kilometre area of operation in south Lebanon, there is the usual seasonal drop in outdoor activities and visits by tourists to the scenic Tyre…
As part of his visit to UNIFIL’s area of operation this week, Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama of the Republic of Fiji today visited the Mission’s headquarters in Naqoura and met with Head of Mission and Force…
UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a regular Tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN…
Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities yesterday, UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers hosted a group of children with disabilities in their main base in Ibl al-Saqi for a day of entertainment and social…
The Ghanaian Battalion in Lebanon recently organized another medical and dental care day in south Lebanon, this time in Ramia. The Battalion previously provided medical care to the nearby village of Marwahin, and has…
The Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, visited the UNIFIL area of operation and the country’s troops serving for peace in south Lebanon last week. Among the highlights of the 20-22 November visit…