UN
United Nations Peacekeeping
Rear Admiral Sergio Fernando de Amaral Chaves Jr. of Brazil assumed that command of UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) from his predecessor, Rear Admiral Claudio Henrique Mello de Almeida, amidst a handover ceremony organized at the Beirut Port today.
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UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Beary (right) receives the Guard of Honour during the MTF Transfer of Authority ceremony at Beirut Port.
Dr Halima al-Kaakour discusses proposal writing at the UNIFIL-supported training empowering newly elected women in municipalities.
UNIFIL Indian peacekeepers on a foot patrol up to the UN position near Shab’a, south Lebanon.
UNIFIL peacekeepers deploy during Steel Storm, the five-day joint live firing exercise with LAF.
LAF Intelligence Chief (Southern region) Brigadier General Khodor Hammoud, LAF Deputy Chief of Staff Brigadier General Mohammed Janbay and UNIFIL head Major General Michael Beary sign handover documents at the ceremony to mark the donation of equipment and vehicles from UNIFIL to LAF.
At a UNIFIL Road Safety Day, local schoolchildren climb out of the vehicle after practicing how to fasten their seatbelts, and the next group waits for their turn.
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel attend to an injured colleague during the joint combat medical aid training at UNIFIL’s Italian base near Shamaa in south Lebanon.
A UNIFIL peacekeeper explains how the biodegrading machine works, converting organic waste into compost. It was repaired with funds donated by UNIFIL’s Spanish contingent.
UNIFIL’s French contingent with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) on a joint training exercise at the French headquarters in Ad-Tiri.
UNIFIL’s Nepalese battalion clear invasive vegetation from the ancient Shaqra-Dubiyye Fort.