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UNIFIL peacekeepers join hands with LAF and Municipality in cleaning historic fort
Working hand-in-hand with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel and local municipality, UNIFIL’s Nepalese peacekeepers carried out the campaign of cleaning the historic Shaqra-Dubiyye Fort in south-eastern Lebanon last…
Ghanaian peacekeepers support special needs school and community centre
UNIFIL’s Ghanaian peacekeepers donated last week a photocopier to a special needs school in Ayta ash-Shaab and a 30 KVA generator set to a community centre in Al Qawzah. The Ghanaian peacekeepers from the outgoing battalion…
New Ghanaian Battalion takes charge
UNIFIL’s Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) saw a change in command of its 850-strong force operating in furthering peace in south Lebanon, last week. At a transfer of authority ceremony held in the Battalion headquarters in Al…
Secretary-General appoints Major General Stefano Del Col of Italy as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Major General Stefano Del Col of Italy as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Major…
UNIFIL veterinary officer, Lt Col Bishnoi, with a UNIFIL language assistant, provide medicine and advice to a local shepherd near Shab’a.
In one day Indian peacekeepers vaccinate 1,600 goats in Shab’a
In the mountainous area of Shab’a, in south-east Lebanon, a Lebanese goat farmer welcomes Lt Col Bhupender Bishnoi to his farmstead. Lt Col Bishnoi, a UNIFIL Indian peacekeeper, is the only veterinary officer in his…
New commander of UNIFIL’s French peacekeepers takes charge
UNIFIL’s French-led Force Commander’s Reserve (FCR) got its new commander last week. UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Michael Beary inspected the 12 July transfer of authority from Colonel Olivier Baudet to Colonel…
Sombre ceremony for fallen Indonesian peacekeeper
In a sombre ceremony today, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary, fellow peacekeepers and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) paid their last respects to a fallen Indonesian peacekeeper, who died…
Korean peacekeepers organize cultural exchange activities with students
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea organized a “Design Day” event under the theme “Integration Between Korean and Lebanese Cultures,” in partnership with the Lebanese International University (LIU) in Tyre…
Nepalese peacekeepers organize medical camp
A medical team from UNIFIL’s Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) today organized a free medical camp, offering medical support to the needy people in Meiss El Jabel, south-east Lebanon, as part of their humanitarian support to the…
UNIFIL’s Spanish peacekeepers carry out a 36-hour patrol, together with the Lebanese Armed Forces, in south-east Lebanon | 14 June 2018 | UNIFIL Photo / Corporal Carlos Melgar
As a first, UNIFIL introduces 36-hour patrols
UNIFIL peacekeepers recently started a series of operational activities lasting 36 hours straight as one more step in strengthening the UN mission’s visibility and coordination with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). Launched…