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UNIFIL Indian peacekeepers recently organized a vaccination event for pet animals in the village of Suq al Khan, south-eastern Lebanon, helping to protect 95 dogs and 10 cats against rabies and other diseases.
While UNIFIL continues to communities as best it can, the needs are great and require a comprehensive approach.
UNIFIL Indian peacekeepers recently visited Shebaa's Primary School, the only school that continues to operate in their area where Indian peacekeepers work. This visit shows their commitment to supporting education and helping young students in the difficult current situation.
On her first visit to UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, UN Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met today with UNIFIL Force Commander and Head of Mission Lt. Gen. Aroldo Lázaro and with UNIFIL peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon.
As communities in Lebanon and around the world celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the UN family reiterates its call for all actors along the Blue Line to put down their weapons and commit to a path of peace.
UNIFIL today marked the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, an annual event to honour the commitment and sacrifice of women and men serving for peace around the world.
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Lt. Gen.
Humanitarian UN Agencies, international and national NGOs and UNIFIL met to improve communication and situational awareness among humanitarian organizations operating in UNIFIL’s eastern sector of its area of operations.
UNIFIL support to the Lebanese Civil Defense in the south of the country continued last week with the mission’s French peacekeepers training with Civil Defense firefighters of Tyre.
UNIFIL Ghanaian peacekeepers in their main base in the village of Al Qawzah, south Lebanon. (Photo: Haidar Fahs/UNIFIL)
Peacekeeping amidst daily exchanges of fire – sometimes receiving direct hits – can be a formidable undertaking.