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UNIFIL outreach peacekeepers organize ‘infotainment’ school event
UNIFIL outreach peacekeepers from the Mission’s Military Community Outreach Unit (MCOU) organized an event in a public school in Aita ash-Shaab, south-western Lebanon, for children with disabilities earlier this month. The…
UNIFIL peacekeepers from Nepal help maintain peace along Blue Line
Just like much of UNIFIL troops of 45 nationalities, the UN Mission’s peacekeepers from Nepal conduct daily foot patrols that are critical in maintaining stability in south Lebanon. Observing, monitoring and reporting the…
UNIFIL supports Tyre physiotherapy centre with equipment
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today joined local officials in opening a physiotherapy centre in Tyre, which received UNIFIL-donated equipment for the service of the local communities…
UNIFIL MTF reaches historic milestone with 100k ships hailed since 2006
UNIFIL naval peacekeepers, operating in the Lebanese territorial waters in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Navy, reached a historic milestone this month with 100,000 ships hailed since 2006. The Maritime Task Force…
UNIFIL and LAF sign MoU to consolidate cooperation around humanitarian demining
UNIFIL and its strategic partner, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) allowing for the two forces to enhance cooperation, after a decade, in humanitarian demining within the UN…
Korean, Malaysian and Italian peacekeepers offer unique training programme to LAF
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Italy conducted a five-day long training with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the Chewakeer training base in Tyre, south Lebanon. Innovative patrolling…
Fallen Spanish peacekeeper remembered
UNIFIL Spanish peacekeepers held a memorial service last week in honour of Lance Corporal Francisco Javier Soria Toledo of the Spanish Army, who died in the line of duty five years ago while serving for peace in south-eastern…
UNIFIL head starts afforestation campaign
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col started a major afforestation campaign in the Mission’s area of operation in south-eastern Lebanon yesterday. The plantation campaign, to be implemented…
Modern Classrooms Improve Care and Development Centre in Hasbayya
Five new classrooms were installed in the Hasbayya Care and Development Centre, thanks to the support of UNIFIL’s Spanish contingent. The installation transformed the large open upper level of the building into a modern…
Firefighting and Emergency First Aid
Last week, the Civil Defense Risala and UNIFIL’s Malaysian Contingent conducted a joint firefighting and emergency first aid training session. Thirty-six civil defense members from six south Lebanese municipalities visited…