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Yes, it is a play on words, but, quite literally, the Lebanese Armed Forces’ (LAF) South Litani Sector HQ has been given “power” by UNIFIL’s Republic of Korea Battalion (ROKBATT) in the form of a solar power generating system.
Summer is peak fire season in south Lebanon. Just a few months ago, on 8 July 2022, a large fire erupted in a carpet factory in the southern town of Zefta. It was a devastating fire, resulting in the destruction of most goods and machinery in the factory.
UNIFIL and its troop contributing countries have been supporting their Lebanese host communities with a plethora of assistance projects for the past 15 years.
At the request of the Government of Lebanon, the Security Council extended UNIFIL’s mandate for another year today, with the adoption of Resolution 2650 (2022).
Sharing bread and salt is an ancient custom, prevalent in the Middle East as well as parts of Europe. The act of eating together signifies a welcoming between two sides, expressing gratitude, friendship, and trust.
In the remote town of Chebaa, south Lebanon, three hundred households have been struggling for months with their municipal water supply.
In this latest UNIFIL radio episode, Rania Bdeir, our radio producer, puts UNIFIL’s spokesperson Andrea Tenenti in the hotseat.
Two patrolling UNIFIL vehicles succumb to adverse road and weather conditions causing one of the vehicles to veer off the road and overturn, while the second barely manages to avoid the same fate.
UNIFIL’s Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) participated on the 15th of August in Houla’s Children Summer Camp where more than 150 children and their parents took part.
UNIFIL’s Indonesian Battalion took this year’s theme of International Youth Day, 12 August, to heart and organized an event welcoming youth from Souaneh village in South Lebanon.