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Our Close Cooperation Continues
Following UNIFIL’s mandate renewal on 31 August 2022, our peacekeepers remain committed to security and stability in south Lebanon and continue to work closely with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), as we have done since the…
A First in UN Peacekeeping
UNIFIL today celebrated the inauguration of gender-sensitive accommodations for the Ghanaian Battalion’s women peacekeepers at the Ghanaian headquarters in south Lebanon. The cost of the project was covered by the Elsie…
The People Speak About Peace
Each year, on 21 September, the world marks the International Day of Peace, a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire. On this occasion UNIFIL’s Radio…
Peace cannot be achieved alone – Marking Int. Day of Peace
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) held on 21 September 2022 a ceremony to commemorate the International Day of Peace at its headquarters in Naqoura, South Lebanon. Peacekeepers representing the current 48…
Why Peacekeepers do Market Walks
Since 2006, UNIFIL has had a sizable presence with its, on average, more than 11,000 peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. A large portion of the Mission’s daily operational activities has been and continues to be patrolling…
Major General Làzaro reiterated Security Council’s call to make constructive and expanded use of Tripartite forum
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro chaired a Tripartite meeting with senior officers of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at a UN position in Ras Al Naqoura…
UNIFIL supports the Lebanese Armed Forces
UNIFIL is working in south Lebanon to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701, at the request of the Lebanese government. Part of the mission’s mandate is to help and support the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) operating in…
Lebanese Red Cross receives Medical Equipment
On 29 September 2022 the Lebanese Red Cross in Tyre received an important donation of medical equipment from UNIFIL’s Italian contingent. The equipment included 5 hospital beds, 2 wheelchairs, 1 transit wheelchair, 4 axillary…
The Logic behind Joint Live Fire Exercises
For the second time this year UNIFIL peacekeepers and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel conducted a series of joint live fire exercises south of UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura. Several LAF brigade elements along with a…
Are Women Better Mediators?
In 2021, UNIFIL Civil Affairs joined the Gender Advisory Unit in collaboration with UN Women to support a women mediation training aimed at enhancing women's capacity to negotiate and mediate on domestic issues of concern for…