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UNIFIL Head of Mission Major General Beary Meets with designate PM Hariri on continued farewell calls

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary today had separate meetings with designate Prime Minister Saad Hariri and members of the diplomatic corps as part of his farewell tour and to update on the work of UNIFIL.

24 Jul 2018

LAF and UNIFIL joint IED training

The soldiers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) watch intently as a small unit of UNIFIL Estonian peacekeepers demonstrates the systematic technique to scan for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) while on patrol.

24 Jul 2018

UNIFIL Head of Mission pays farewell visits to Lebanese leaders

As part of his farewell visits with the Lebanese authorities, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary, met today in Beirut with President Michel Aoun and other high-ranking officials.

23 Jul 2018

As a first, UNIFIL introduces 36-hour patrols

UNIFIL peacekeepers recently started a series of operational activities lasting 36 hours straight as one more step in strengthening the UN mission’s visibility and coordination with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).

20 Jul 2018

Sombre ceremony for fallen Indonesian peacekeeper

In a sombre ceremony today, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary, fellow peacekeepers and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) paid their last respects to a fallen Indonesian peacekeeper, who died of medical conditions on Monday.

19 Jul 2018

In one day Indian peacekeepers vaccinate 1,600 goats in Shab’a

In the mountainous area of Shab’a, in south-east Lebanon, a Lebanese goat farmer welcomes Lt Col Bhupender Bishnoi to his farmstead. Lt Col Bishnoi, a UNIFIL Indian peacekeeper, is the only veterinary officer in his contingent.

13 Jul 2018

Secretary-General appoints Major General Stefano Del Col of Italy as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Major General Stefano Del Col of Italy as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

12 Jul 2018

Dramatic medical evacuation exercise by UNIFIL peacekeepers

Several injured patients, two on stretchers, were rushed to a waiting helicopter. This was part of a real-life scenario and a dramatic air medical evacuation training exercise for UNIFIL peacekeepers stationed in south Lebanon.

06 Jul 2018

UNIFIL donation to new LAF tactical centre in Tyre

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary, today attended the inauguration of a UNIFIL-supported Tactical Operations Center (TOC) of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in Tyre, south Lebanon.

29 Jun 2018