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UNIFIL head awards UN medals to Spanish peacekeepers
Spanish peacekeepers serving with UNIFIL received United Nations medals on 29 March for their service with the Mission in furthering peace in south Lebanon. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del…
Deputy Force Commander visits MTF ships in Limassoul
UNIFIL Deputy Force Commander Major General Shivaram Kharel this week visited the peacekeeping mission’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) ships in Limassoul, Cyprus. During his visit to the MTF Greek ship “HS NIKIFOROS FOKAS” on 31…
UNIFIL head chairs regular Tripartite meeting with LAF and IDF officials
UNIFIL 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 Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN…
UNIFIL Chinese de-miners clear mines along the Blue Line in the vicinity of Rmeish, south Lebanon.
UNIFIL, UNMAS recommit to end threats posed by landmines in south Lebanon
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) jointly marked the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action in the UNIFIL Headquarters today, with the…
El Khiam students learn to make Spanish cuisines
The latest edition of the “ Sancho Panza” course, which includes theoretical and practical classes in preparing Hispanic-Lebanese cuisines, concluded earlier this week in the El Khiam Technical School, south-eastern Lebanon…
Sector West HQ offers public information course to LAF officers
UNIFIL’s Sector West Headquarters recently organized a workshop on public information for officers from the Mission’s strategic partner, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). With the 25-26 March course, the second in as many…
With UNIFIL's support, Marjayoun public school gets science laboratory
A public school in Marjayoun in south-eastern Lebanon got a science laboratory last week with funding support from UNIFIL’s Quick Impact Project (QIP). The $9,000-project, inaugurated amidst a ceremony on 4 April, benefits…
UNIFIL head Maj. Gen. Stefano Del Col (centre) with Mr. Karl von Habsburg (left), President of Blue Shield International, and Mr. Sarkis Khoury from the General Directorate of Antiquities of Lebanon, during the Blue Helmet Blue Shield forum in Tyre on 5 April 2019.
Action plan to preserve heritage sites during conflict
The Roman ruins, nestled by the sea in the south Lebanese city of Tyre, are breathtaking because they are so intact. The archeological structures are indicators of the habits and rituals of the people who lived here in the…
UNIFIL Sector West delegation visits women-only soccer team
A UNIFIL delegation led by the Mission’s Sector West Commander Brigadier General Diodato Abagnara visited a women-only soccer team of south Lebanon recently as a display of encouragement for women’s participation in various…
Korean peacekeepers conduct counter-terror training with Internal Security Forces
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea conducted counter-terror joint training with Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces – Mobile Forces (ISF-MF), seeking to enhance military exchange and joint operational capabilities…