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The youths of southern Lebanon got a chance to show their poetry talents in a competition organized by UNIFIL for World Poetry Day. World Poetry Day was marked this year with a ceremony in the town of Marjayoun to pick…

Naqoura, Lebanon – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a ceremony at the Mission headquarters to observe the 34th anniversary of its peacekeeping presence in southern Lebanon. UNIFIL Force…

Responding to media queries on the subject, UNIFIL Spokesperson Neeraj Singh said: French peacekeepers have been part of UNIFIL since the early years of the mission and have over three decades contributed significantly to the…

Women peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were honoured at a ceremony in Tyr, southern Lebanon, on the occasion of the International Women's Day. The Lebanese National Commission for Lebanese…

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…