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From right to left: UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary, Lebanese Government Representative to UNIFIL Brigadier General Malik Chamas, LAF Navy Commander Rear Admiral Majed Alwan and MTF Commander Rear Admiral Sergio Fernando de Amaral Chaves Jr. observe a training exercise at sea outside the Beirut Port.
UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force conducts joint exercise with LAF Navy
As part of its ongoing support to the Lebanese Armed Forces Navy (LAF-N), UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) today conducted a joint training with LAF Navy personnel off the coast of Beirut Port. The demanding two-hour…
UNIFIL’s Sector West Commander visits Tibnin hospital
As part of furthering peace in south Lebanon, UNIFIL peacekeepers work closely with the local communities in their area of operation to build trust and help keep the stability that has lasted for 11 years. On Tuesday, UNIFIL…
Message from the UNIFIL Mission: United Nations Security Council unanimously renews UNIFIL mandate until August 2018
The United Nations Security Council yesterday voted unanimously to renew UNIFIL’s mandate under Security Council resolution 1701, expressing a strong commitment to the existing mandate. UNIFIL will continue to work to fulfill…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
The Secretary-General welcomes the unanimous adoption by the Security Council of resolution 2373 extending the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until 31 August 2018. The Secretary-General…
Street market to promote local economy
UNIFIL organized on Sunday a traditional street market in the UN Mission’s Sector East Headquarters in Marjayoun, where local businesspersons and traders set up a variety of stalls. The aim of the event was to promote local…
Lebanese Minister of Defense Yaacoub Sarraf addresses UNIFIL and LAF officials at UNIFIL headquarters after his meeting with UNIFIL Commander Major General Beary.
Lebanese Minister of Defense visits UNIFIL headquarters
The Minister of National Defense of Lebanon, Yaacoub Riad Sarraf, today visited UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura as well as the main base of UNIFIL ’ s French-led Force Commander ’ s Reserve (FCR). The Minister ’ s discussion…
UNIFIL-supported Red Cross building opens in Shab’a village
A UNIFIL-supported Red Cross building in the south-eastern Lebanese village of Shab’a opened last week. The new facility will cater to the humanitarian and medical needs of the local population. At a COVID-compliant ceremony…
UNIFIL environmental award goes to Nepalese Battalion
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today handed over the mission’s annual environmental awards to three military units for implementing environment-friendly initiatives in their bases and…
UNIFIL and LAF troops carry out live-fire drill
A five-day live fire exercise between UNIFIL peacekeepers and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel concluded today in an open field south of UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura. The “Steel Storm” drill, led by UNIFIL’s Force…
UN Photo: Warrant Officer Ramesh Karki
UNIFIL’s school support to benefit 2,500 pupils
With Lebanon easing COVID-related restrictions and schools preparing to welcome students again, UNIFIL supported last week nine public schools in the country’s south-eastern villages with critical school supplies and…