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On Peacekeepers’ Day, UNIFIL head recommits resolve to work for lasting peace in south Lebanon
UNIFIL today marked the International Day of UN Peacekeepers at its headquarters in Naqoura, with the Mission’s chief recommitting the resolve to work towards a lasting peace in south Lebanon and along the Blue Line. UNIFIL…
Croatian Contingent ends mission with UNIFIL
UNIFIL’s Croatian Contingent has ended its mission with UNIFIL with the departure of 49 troops from south Lebanon today. The Croatian peacekeepers worked with UNIFIL’s Italian Contingent in Sector West. The Sector…
UNIFIL donates utility truck to Kfar Hamam Municipality
Several fatal incidents and injuries are commonplace in Lebanon as workers carry out electricity maintenance works, trimming of trees along main streets and orchards, and other similar situations due to lack of appropriate…
UNIFIL’s Armenian peacekeepers rotate
The transfer of authority of UNIFIL’s Armenian contingent consisting more than 30 peacekeepers took place at the UN Mission’s Sector West Headquarters in Shama last evening. After about six months, Captain Hayk Grigoryan…
UNIFIL head chairs regular Tripartite meeting with LAF and IDF officials
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a regular Tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at a UN…
Preserving Phoenician heritage between Lebanese and Italian cities
The Lebanese city of Tyre and the Italian city of Sant'Antioco have something in common: they both sit on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and share the rich Phoenician heritage. With the twinning of the two cities…
Young students from Beirut visit UNFIL’s Sector East HQ
A group of schoolchildren from Beirut visited UNIFIL’s Sector East Headquarters in Ibl al-Saqi last week to learn about the work of UN peacekeepers in furthering peace in south Lebanon. During their visit to the UNIFIL base…
UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers organize mass yoga session
UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers, operating in the UN Mission’s Sector East, celebrated the fifth International Day of Yoga today together with the population of south Lebanon and fellow peacekeepers at their main base near Ibil…
Lebanese security bodies receive UNIFIL gifts
UNIFIL this week donated UN-owned information technology (IT) and transport assets to Lebanese security entities with the aim of enhancing state authority in the Mission’s area of operation in south Lebanon. The donations…
UNIFIL marks World Environment Day in south Lebanon
Today, UNIFIL marked World Environment Day, that is celebrated yearly on 5 June at an event held in Naqoura, south Lebanon. This year’s theme “Beat Air Pollution” is a global call to invite all of us to think how we can…