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UNIFIL organized a “happy hour” yesterday for orphan children from the peacekeeping mission’s area of operation in south Lebanon in a school in Tyre.

12 Sep 2018

Peace Bus wheels out art and culture in south Lebanon

It is summer time in Tyre, south Lebanon, the city from where the tour to know Lebanon starts.

07 Sep 2018

UNIFIL Head of Mission Chairs Tripartite meeting

Since taking the helm last month, UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Stefano Del Col, today chaired his first tripartite meeting with senior delegations from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN position in Ras Al Naqoura.

06 Sep 2018

Indian peacekeepers contain bushfire in Shab’a

UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers helped the residents of Shab’a village, south-eastern Lebanon, avert a major damage by a raging bushfire yesterday.

05 Sep 2018

UNIFIL Head of Mission Major General Del Col hosts LAF Commander General Aoun in UNIFIL HQ

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col met today with Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander, General Joseph Aoun, at the UN Peacekeepers’ Headquarters in south Lebanon to discuss operational imperatives for the two forces following the renewal of UNIFIL’s

04 Sep 2018

UNIFIL welcomes UN Security Council’s unanimous vote on mandate extension

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today welcomed the UN Security Council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2433 (2018) that extends the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force for another year under UN Security Council Resolution 17

31 Aug 2018

UNIFIL-supported children’s playground opened in Shaqra

Four months of efforts of UNIFIL peacekeepers, together with the local authorities of Shaqra Municipality in south-eastern Lebanon, came to fruition this week with the inauguration of a children’s park and public garden in the area.

30 Aug 2018

New batch of Korean peacekeepers arrives

UNIFIL’s Korean Contingent got a new batch of peacekeepers this week, with the outgoing Commander Colonel Jin Chul Ho handing over the command of the Republic of Korea Battalion (ROKBATT) to Colonel Goo Seok Mo on Monday (27 August).

29 Aug 2018

Children festival in Tibnin

On 8 August, around 2,500 kids enjoyed a children’s festival in Tibnin public school where UNIFIL in collaboration with Alpha association provided a variety of entertaining activities including face painting, fun entertainment and refreshments.

16 Aug 2018

UNIFIL Head of Mission Major General Stefano Del Col meets with top Lebanese leaders

In his first official meetings as UNIFIL Force Commander and Head of Mission, Major General Stefano Del Col made separate courtesy calls to top Lebanese officials in Beirut today and yesterday, including with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, the Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and Prime Minister

09 Aug 2018

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