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UNIFIL Guard of Honor during the ceremony to commemorate the 37th anniversary of UNIFIL's establishment in South Lebanon.
UNIFIL celebrates its establishment day in southern Lebanon
19 March 2015 The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a ceremony to mark the 37th anniversary of its peacekeeping presence in southern Lebanon at the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura. Peacekeepers…
Lebanese Armed Forces GIS team with UNIFIL Deputy Force Commander Major-General Tarundeep Kumar check the coordinates for Blue Line marking.
A point of agreement on the Blue Line
The Lebanese Armed Forces have confirmed their acceptance of the latest point to be identified on the Line of Withdrawal between Lebanon and Israel, also called the Blue Line. On a sunny spring morning on the 5 March 2014 the…
UNIFIL Force Commander and Head of Mission meets Lebanese authorities in Beirut
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today called on Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Tammam Salam in two separate meetings in Beirut. The situation in UNIFIL…
Head of Mission and Force Commander meets with Minister of Defence and Minister of Foreign Affairs
UNIFIL Head of Mission Major-General Luciano Portolano today called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Samir Moqbel and Minister of Foreign Affairs Gebran Bassil in separate meetings in Beirut. Discussions…
Children play an educational game about water presentation.
Tyre celebrates World Water Day
This year, 830 students from 9 public and private schools in Tyre district convened at the Roman archeological site in the city to commemorate the World Water Festival. Children engaged in hands-on water activities at…
Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano welcomes the King of Spain in UNIFIL Sector East headquarters in Marjayoun.
King of Spain Felipe VI visits UNIFIL
His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain today paid a visit to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Accompanying the King were the Spanish Minister of Defence Pedro Morenés Eulate, the Spanish Chief of Staff of…
Municipality employees clear the area for tree-planting during the reforestation event in in Shehour.
UNIFIL, Environment Ministry launch Greening the South initiative
Lebanese Minister of Environment Mohammed al-Mashnouq and UNIFIL Head of Mission/Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano planted mid-February the first tree in the garden adjacent to the office of UNIFIL's Command in…
UNIFIL peacekeeper painting a young girl’s face during the children’s spring festival at Al-Sultanya.
Sultaniyeh celebrates Spring Festival with UNIFIL
The southern town of Sultaniyeh once again celebrated the Spring Festival with UNIFIL for the fourth year in a row. More than 4000 children from different villages across the UNIFIL Area of Operation participated in the event…
President of the Republic of Ireland inspects country’s troops in UNIFIL
Today, the President of the Republic of Ireland H.E. Michael Higgins paid a visit to his country’s battalion operating in the framework of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at its base in al-Tiri, Bint…
UNIFIL HoM visits NEPBATT to express his condolences
Today, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano paid a visit to UNIFIL Nepalese contingent in Meis el Jebel, where he met with NEPBATT Commander Lt. Col. Rajendra Mani Giri and expressed his…