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The Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, today paid a visit to the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) located in Naqoura, south Lebanon.

18 Jan 2013

UNIFIL Maritime Task Force trains Lebanese Navy

Deployed since October 2006, UNIFIL's maritime task force supports the Lebanese Navy in monitoring its territorial waters, securing the Lebanese coastline and preventing the unauthorized entry of arms or related material by sea into Lebanon.

16 Jan 2013

Blood for Life

It all started when Jamil Saab from the town of Kawkaba got into a terrible accident on the 14th of September and needed an O-negative blood transfusion, but couldn't find any.

02 Jan 2013

Mr. Blue Barrel explains the Blue line

The line of withdrawal or the Blue line, as it is more commonly known, was established in the year 2000 to confirm the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon.

19 Dec 2012

Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson visits UNIFIL

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson visited the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) where he met with Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra and the Mission's senior leadership.

09 Dec 2012

A day with the Indian Vet

"Mabrouk! She is four and a half months pregnant" said UNIFIL's Indian veterinarian doctor Lt. Col. Rakesh Sharma to the Lebanese farmer Naaman Salika.

06 Dec 2012

UNIFIL Press Statement: Tripartite Meeting held today, 29 November 2012

The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Forcein Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Paolo Serra, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces(LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN Position at Ras AlNaqoura cr

29 Nov 2012

UN ambassador for Climate Change Ragheb Alama visits UNIFIL’s environmental facilities

Two years have passed since his appointment as a UN ambassador for Climate Change and the Lebanese artist Ragheb Alama still feels the need to intensify his efforts to raise awareness on environmental issues in Lebanon.

29 Nov 2012

UNIFIL celebrates Lebanon’s 69th Independence Anniversary with Ragheb Alama

November 22 is a day to remember and reflect upon every year. As did the whole country, UNIFIL also commemorated the 69th anniversary of Lebanon's Independence celebrating its freedom, sovereignty, and liberation.

21 Nov 2012

“TREASURE OUR CHILDREN” on Universal Children’s Day

Colourful, joyful, and ever so lively was UNIFIL's celebration of the Universal Children's Day held at Chebaa's public school on Tuesday 20 November.

21 Nov 2012

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