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A Dog trained in detecting explosive materials from UNIFIL’s Sri Lankan battalion performing acrobatic moves during the International Day of Mine Awareness at UNIFIL HQ in Naqoura.
Press Release: International Day for Mine Awareness
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today observed the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. To commemorate this Day the United Nations Mine Action Support Team (UNMAST) hosted a…
UNIFIL Cambodian peacekeeper with school children at UN Position 7-2 in Sector East during International Day of Mine Awareness.
Cluster bomb survivor spreads awareness
He was only seven years old and was playing in the field when he saw a ball and rushed to get it. That was in 1988, in Borghliyeh Village, in the middle of the war in South Lebanon. But the cluster bomb in disguise detonated…
UNIFIL Peacekeeper helping the students to creatively use aluminum to decorate recycled cans.
Turning disposable material into ‘objets d'art’
"I learnt that instead of throwing things away, we can turn them into nice and useful objects. This helps reduce pollution," says Bara, a fourth grade student at Tyre Public Intermediate School for Girls, after attending a…
Group of pupils from the region of As Sultanyieh watching performances.
Children revel at the 2014 Spring Festival
The tradition annual children's spring festival once again brought together hundreds of children at a celebration to receive the spring in Sultaniyeh southern town, Tibnin area. For the eighth consecutive year, ALPHA Non…
School children singing during a road Safety event organized by UNIFIL at Qana's Public School.
Unveiling UNIFIL’s ‘Road Safety’ poster
In the context of the United Nations Global Road Safety Week (23-29 April), UNIFIL on 6 May organised a ceremony at the Qana Public Intermediate School in collaboration with 'Kunhadi', a Lebanese NGO dedicated to promoting…
Tripartite Meeting held on 7 May 2014
The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Paolo Serra, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra during a meeting with Lebanese President Michel Sleiman.
UNIFIL Force Commander Meets Lebanese Leaders
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra today called on the President of Lebanon Michel Sleiman, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Tammam Salam in Beirut. Discussions focused on…
Two girls painting a recycled tire a Tyre public school.
Painted tires exhibited in Tyre school
A set of colourfully painted tires stood out at the exhibition crowning the recycled art workshop held at the Tyre Public Intermediate School for Girls. Anyone who visits the school should expect to see painted tires across…
A shepherd shows one of his goats to the veterinary team near Kafer Chouba.
A vet and peacekeeper with a loving touch
In the mountainous region in the eastern part of UNIFIL area of operations, which falls under the Indian Battalion (INDBATT), a veterinary doctor makes daily visits to several villages. He starts at eight in the morning until…
Peacekeepers hoisting the flags of the UN, Lebanon and the 37 UNIFIL troop contributing countries at the ceremony commemorating International Day of UN Peacekeepers held at UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon.
UNIFIL marks the International Day of UN Peacekeepers
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today commemorated the International Day of UN Peacekeepers at a ceremony held at its headquarters in Naqoura. Peacekeepers representing the 37 national contingents in…