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LAF and IDF officials attend UNIFIL-chaired Tripartite meeting

UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a regular Tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN position in Ras Al Naqoura that included discussions of IDF activit

05 Dec 2018

UNIFIL press statement in connection with IDF activities south of the Blue Line

UNIFIL was informed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) this morning that they have started activities south of the Blue Line to look for suspected tunnels.

04 Dec 2018

Ghana’s Vice-President visits UNIFIL

The Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, visited the UNIFIL area of operation and the country’s troops serving for peace in south Lebanon last week.

26 Nov 2018

UNIFIL marks 75th Lebanese Independence Day with a range of key activities

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon marked Lebanon’s 75th Independence Day with a range of activities – from attending the Lebanese Army’s military parade in Beirut today to expressing special appreciation for UNIFIL’s national staff along with famed Lebanese singe

21 Nov 2018

“Mr. & Mrs. Blue Barrel” visit schools for Children’s Day

To mark Universal Children's Day 2018, military and civilian peacekeepers from UNIFIL visited the Public School of Naqoura, near UNIFIL’s headquarters. An important aspect of this visit was to present “Mr. & Mrs. Blue Barrel” – a fun and interactive presentation about a serious topic.

19 Nov 2018

Cultural and culinary delights rivet Tyre

As the sun set, UNIFIL peacekeepers, local officials and residents of south Lebanon flocked to the public square by Tyre harbour for a rich display of food, folklore and a show of strength in diversity.

05 Nov 2018

Armenia’s Defence Minister visits UNIFIL

An eight-member Armenian delegation led by the country’s Defence Minister, Davit Tonoyan, today visited the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura and the Mission’s area of operation in south Lebanon.

02 Nov 2018

120 Kazakh troops join UNIFIL

This week the Republic of Kazakhstan became the newest member of the UNIFIL fraternity with the arrival of 120 Kazakh peacekeepers to serve with the UN mission in furthering peace in south Lebanon.

02 Nov 2018

Spanish experts train Lebanese farmers on olive harvesting

In their ongoing efforts to help improve the lives of the people of their area of responsibility in south-eastern Lebanon, UNIFIL’s Spanish peacekeepers brought in six experts from Spain last month to teach local farmers on best practices in harvesting and milling of olives.

29 Oct 2018

Indonesian Navy part of UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force

With about 1,300 peacekeepers serving for peace with UNIFIL, Indonesia is the largest of the 41 troop-contributing countries to the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.

26 Oct 2018

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