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UNIFIL Press Statement on unidentified object
On 18 January, UNIFIL troops observed an unidentified object in the general area of Al Adeisse, close to the Blue Line. UNIFIL immediately informed LAF about the matter. After coordination with LAF, a UNIFIL GIS team…
Spanish peacekeepers planting pine trees in Ibel al-Saqi natural reserve.
For a Greener South Lebanon
The 2000 pine trees planted in the southern town of Ibel al-Saqi are meant to be the seeds for a future dream of a "natural reserve" and the realization of a plan set in motion by the Lebanese non-governmental environmental…
Tripartite Meeting held on 29 January 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)…
Statement on the death of UNTSO military observer
In the early hours of Wednesday, 5 February 2014 one UNTSO (United Nations Truce Supervision Organization) Military Observer from Austria died after falling from a balcony of a building in the city of Tyr, where he was…
Major Atul Gupta examines the teeth of one of the students.
Preserving the Smiles of the Future
"Preserving the smiles of the children in the South" is the dental health campaign organized by the Indian battalion operating in the framework of UNIFIL for this year, starting on 8 February. This dental campaign is part of…
UNIFIL Director of Mission Support, Mr.Wolfgang Weiszegger signs the hand-over certificate as Lieutenant Colonel Fawzi Shamoun - General Security and UNIFILs’s Colonel Graziano SCARSINI looks on.
UNIFIL donates ambulance, two vehicles to General Security
UNIFIL today donated three vehicles, including an ambulance and motor vehicle spare parts to the General Directorate of the General Security. The donation is in line with the existing cooperation between UNIFIL and the…
UNIFIL Force Commander meets Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra together with United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly and UN Deputy Special Coordinator and UNDP Resident and Coordinator Ross Mountain…
Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra transferring the command of the Maritime Task Force to Rear-Admiral Walter Bombarda at the port of Beirut, February 26th 2014.
UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) Admiral hands over Command
"My heart is pounding like the rain today, because I had a very special year, both at the professional and personal level." This is how Rear Admiral Joese De Andrade Bandeira Leandro, the outgoing Brazilian Commander of…
Head of Mission Major General Paolo Serra during the meeting with Lebanese President Michel Sleiman.
UNIFIL Force Commander meets Lebanese leaders in Beirut
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra today called on the President of Lebanon Michel Sleiman and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri in Beirut. He also visited former Prime Minister Najib Mikati…
Chief of Staff of the Italian Army Lt.Gen Graziano signing UNIFIL's book of honor in presence of UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Serra.
General Claudio Graziano visits UNIFIL
Italian Army Chief of Staff, General Claudio Graziano, on Monday 10 March visited UNIFIL Headquarters in Naquora, South Lebanon. He was met by UNIFIL Force Commander and Head of Mission, Major-General Paolo Serra and senior…