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UNIFIL’s school support to benefit 2,500 pupils

With Lebanon easing COVID-related restrictions and schools preparing to welcome students again, UNIFIL supported last week nine public schools in the country’s south-eastern villages with critical school supplies and education materials.

16 Jun 2021

UNIFIL and LAF troops carry out live-fire drill

A five-day live fire exercise between UNIFIL peacekeepers and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel concluded today in an open field south of UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura.

11 Jun 2021

UNIFIL environmental award goes to Nepalese Battalion

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today handed over the mission’s annual environmental awards to three military units for implementing environment-friendly initiatives in their bases and host communities.

10 Jun 2021

UNIFIL-supported Red Cross building opens in Shab’a village

A UNIFIL-supported Red Cross building in the south-eastern Lebanese village of Shab’a opened last week. The new facility will cater to the humanitarian and medical needs of the local population.

09 Jun 2021

UNIFIL head tackles recent incidents during Tripartite meeting with Lebanese and Israeli officials

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a special Tripartite meeting – held in a modified format due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions – with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at a UN position

03 Jun 2021

UNIFIL marks UN Peacekeepers’ Day, affirming the importance of peace in south Lebanon and celebrating the power of youth

UNIFIL marked the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers at the mission’s headquarters today.

31 May 2021

UNIFIL hands over one of its positions to the Lebanese Armed Forces

UNIFIL today handed over one of its positions to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), its strategic partner, at a ceremony in south-western Lebanon.

28 May 2021

Memorial ceremony in Beirut to pay respects to fallen Nepalese peacekeeper

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today led a memorial ceremony in Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, paying tribute to a Nepalese peacekeeper who recently died while serving for pe

22 May 2021

Statement by the Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col

In recent days, several serious incidents have occurred across the Blue Line. These incidents have included rockets launched from south Lebanon into Israel, which drew retaliatory artillery fire by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) inside UNIFIL’s area of operations.

20 May 2021

UNIFIL Statement on rocket fire incidents on 19 May 2021

Rockets have been launched from southern Lebanon into northern Israel and Israel Defense Forces has retaliated.

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Del Col is in direct contact with the parties urging all sides to exercise maximum restraint at this critical time.

19 May 2021

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