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UNIFIL’s mandate renewed for another year
At the request of the Government of Lebanon, the Security Council extended UNIFIL’s mandate for another year today, with the adoption of Resolution 2650 (2022). The new resolution reaffirms UNIFIL’s mandate under Resolution…
Tripartite Meeting: “Blue Line stability should not be taken for granted”
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro today chaired a Tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN position in Ras…
EU Ambassadors express strong support for UNIFIL’s mission in south Lebanon
A fifteen-member delegation of Ambassadors and senior officials from the European Union (EU) visited UNIFIL’s headquarters and area of operations today, including a briefing at the Blue Line. UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and…
Lázaro calls for ‘constructive outcomes’ on contentious issues along the Blue Line
Chairing his first Tripartite meeting, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro expressed his hope to use the forum “to move beyond the delivery of statements to emphasise finding solutions.” The…
UNIFIL statement on rocket and return fire on 25 April 2022
During the night of 24 to 25 April, UNIFIL detected a rocket being launched from south Lebanon toward Israel. Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro was in immediate contact with authorities on both…
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) receives funding from the Elsie Initiative Fund to enable an inclusive environment in UN peacekeeping
New York – The Elsie Initiative Fund for Women in Peace Operations (EIF) announced today that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is the first UN field mission to receive funding to create an enabling and…
UNIFIL ramps up logistical support to LAF
UNIFIL today handed over the first monthly delivery of fuel to its strategic partners, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), at a ceremony in the UN mission’s headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon. Today’s donation of 35,000…
Lebanese Minister of National Defense visits UNIFIL
UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Stefano Del Col, today welcomed Lebanon’s new Minister of National Defense, Maurice Sleem, to the peacekeeping mission’s headquarters in Naqoura, South Lebanon. In…
On United Nations Day, top UNIFIL official urges political and diplomatic solutions
Today, UNIFIL marked United Nations Day at its headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon celebrating the date in 1945 when the United Nations Charter came into force. The peacekeeping mission marked the today, 25 October as the…
Use liaison and coordination mechanisms to advance mutual interests, UNIFIL’s top official urges parties at tripartite meeting
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col chaired a special Tripartite meeting with senior officers of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at a UN position in Ras Al…