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Nepal-funded agricultural project in Blida to ease economic strains of residents
UNIFIL’s Nepalese peacekeepers handed over a major agricultural and public garden project this week to local authorities of the south-eastern Lebanese village of Blida. It was their country’s first ever large-scale civil…

UNIFIL projects to benefit its Naqoura hosts
UNIFIL recently implemented a number of agricultural projects, directly benefiting thousands of residents of Naqoura Municipality in south-western Lebanon, which also hosts the UN mission’s headquarters. At a ceremony earlier…

Lebanese Army personnel join UNIFIL Sector East units for COVID-19 disinfection training
UNIFIL’s Sector East units trained last week with Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel on COVID-19 disinfection procedures, as part of the two forces’ ongoing cooperation. The three-day training at the UNIFIL Sector East…

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…

Indian peacekeepers organize dental camp for local residents
UNIFIL Indian peacekeepers this week organized a dental health and oral hygiene awareness camp in the south-eastern Lebanese village of Kfar Hammam. A total of 17 local residents benefited from the free service from the…
Major General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz of Spain - Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Major General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz of Spain as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)…

Chairing his last meeting as UNIFIL head, Maj. Gen. Del Col encourages LAF and IDF to build on progress
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col chaired this year’s first Tripartite meeting with senior Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Israel Defence Forces (IDF) officers today in Ras Al Naqoura…

UNIFIL gifts vehicles to Lebanese security entities
As part of UNIFIL’s ongoing support to Lebanese State institutions, the peacekeeping mission this week handed over 32 vehicles and various pieces of IT equipment to the country’s three security entities: the Lebanese Armed…

UNIFIL extends support to Tyre Scouts
In UNIFIL’s continued efforts to foster relations with host communities, the peacekeeping mission supported the Tyre branch of the National Education Scout Association with a number of agriculture and musical equipment , last…

Opening photo exhibition in Beirut, UNIFIL head notes “unique momentum” to build on existing stability in south Lebanon
Opening the exhibition of more than 60 photographs, including some historic maps, Major General Del Col said these photographs tell the story of the long journey UNIFIL and Lebanese populations have made together in the last…
