On Monday, 1 July 2013 UNIFIL held a ceremony to inaugurate "Umoja" (Swahili for "Unity"), a new administrative reform initiative for the United Nations Secretariat that includes a thorough streamlining of UN business processes and the introduction of new technologies.
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Mr. Philippe Juvin, French MP and Mayor of the city of Garenne-Colombes addressing the public during the Francophonie contest ceremony.
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Clown Walter arouses curiosity of a student in Ayta ash Shaab School for Children with Special Needs
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Lt. Col Fernando Lopez De Olmedo, SPANBATT Commander receives the Lebanese Minister of Information Mr. Walid Daouk and the General Director of the Ministry of Information Mr. Hassan Falha at UNP 4-28 in Abasyi, Sector East.