UNIFIL’s eastern command organized a friendly relay march last week along the 52-kilometre stretch of the Blue Line with participation of UN peacekeepers and Lebanese soldiers as a way to furthering and deepening the ties between them.
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Famous Lebanese actor, Nidal al-Ashqar, gives a theatre workshop for young actors at Marjayoun’s National College.

Female UNIFIL Peacekeepers who are also members of the Female Assessment/Analysis and Support Team (FAST) meet with women residents in Maarakeh, south Lebanon.

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary delivers a welcoming address to invited religious leaders and politicians.

Behind the scenes of UN radio interview with UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-general Michael Beary.

The crowd stands and salutes as The Last Post is played to remember four Observer Group Lebanon (OGL) Peacekeepers who were killed in action ten years ago. They were: Major Hans-Peter Lang from Austria, Major Paeta Derek Hess-von Kruedener from Canada, Lieutenant Jarno Makinen from Finland, and Major Du Zhaoyu from China. The ceremony was held at the site of their old patrol base in Khiam, south Lebanon.