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Cambodian and Chinese peacekeepers refurbish blue barrels, ensuring better security

Long arrays of blue barrels dotted along the Blue Line – against the backdrop of beautiful natural landscape – seem picturesque.

23 Mar 2022

On UNIFIL’s 44th Establishment Day, its new head calls on parties to make meaningful steps for sustainable peace

UNIFIL today marked the 44th anniversary of the UN mission’s establishment with its head and Force Commander, Major General Aroldo Lázaro, calling on the parties to make “meaningful steps” towards a sustainable peace.

21 Mar 2022

Lebanese women join UNIFIL peacekeepers in marking International Women’s Day

UNIFIL peacekeepers marked this year’s International Women’s Day (8 March) by organizing and participating in a wide range of activities with and for the benefit of local women in south Lebanon th

10 Mar 2022

UNIFIL HQ hosts pre-holiday choral performance by LAF children

UNIFIL today hosted about 100 children of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel at its headquarters in Naqoura for special musical performances by the young visitors, joined by UN peacekeepers.

23 Dec 2021

UNIFIL Korean peacekeepers hand over 10 APCs to LAF

In the spirit of the ongoing UNIFIL support to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), the UN mission’s Republic of Korea Battalion (ROKBATT) handed over 10 Barracuda armored personnel carriers (APCs) to the LAF’s South Litani Sector (SLS) yesterday.

01 Dec 2021

UNIFIL ramps up logistical support to LAF

UNIFIL today handed over the first monthly delivery of fuel to its strategic partners, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), at a ceremony in the UN mission’s headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon.

30 Nov 2021

Lebanese Minister of National Defense visits UNIFIL

UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Stefano Del Col, today welcomed Lebanon’s new Minister of National Defense, Maurice Sleem, to the peacekeeping mission’s headquarters in Naqoura, South Lebanon.

29 Oct 2021

On United Nations Day, top UNIFIL official urges political and diplomatic solutions

Today, UNIFIL marked United Nations Day at its headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon celebrating the date in 1945 when the United Nations Charter came into force. The peacekeeping mission marked the today, 25 October as the 24th fell on a Sunday this year.

25 Oct 2021