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Month-long training enhances LAF-UNIFIL interoperability

The soldiers from the Lebanese Army crouch behind a burnt-out car. Smoke flares diminish the visibility and the sound of gunfire is pervasive. They make hand signals to proceed. A soldier sprints forward to the next position. One by one his unit follow him.

29 Mar 2019

Spanish veterinary experts work with Lebanese students to assist livestock farmers

Veterinary experts from three Spanish universities recently completed a week-long intensive veterinary campaign to assist south Lebanese goat and cattle farmers.

27 Mar 2019

UN officers gather in UNIFIL to learn from its wastewater management scheme

Environment officers and water and sanitation focal points from 15 United Nations peace operations around the world gathered in south Lebanon this week to see first-hand and understand UNIFIL’s successful wastewater and sludge management programme.

22 Mar 2019

Young students visit Sector West HQ

About 60 students from a school in Saida visited UNIFIL’s Sector West Headquarters in Shama, south Lebanon, today to learn about the crucial work of the UN Peacekeeping mission in furthering peace in its area of operation and along the Blue Line.

21 Mar 2019

Indian peacekeepers organize awareness session on breast cancer

UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers organized a training session with the aim of raising awareness about preventing breast cancer among the women of Shab’a in south-eastern Lebanon earlier this week.

20 Mar 2019

UNIFIL marks 41st anniversary of its establishment

Today, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) marked the 41st anniversary of its establishment with a ceremony at its Headquarters in Naqoura.

19 Mar 2019

UNIFIL’s naval peacekeepers train off Beirut coast

UNIFIL’s naval peacekeepers from its Maritime Task Force (MTF) carried out two exercises to enhance their interoperability and the capability of the Lebanese Navy off the coast of Beirut earlier this week.

15 Mar 2019

UN Peacekeeping chief concludes Lebanon visit

The United Nations Under Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, yesterday concluded his 5-day visit to Lebanon, where he held talks with top Lebanese officials in the capital, Beirut, and saw first-hand the crucial work of UNIFIL peacekeepers in the southern part of th

14 Mar 2019

UNIFIL and LAF women attend experience exchange workshop

UNIFIL’s Sector West Headquarters yesterday organized, for the first time, an experience exchange workshop between female members of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the UN Mission’s women peacekeepers, in Shama, south-western Lebanon.

14 Mar 2019

Lebanon’s female security personnel receive training on self-defense

UNIFIL’s Sector East Headquarters organized a training on self-defense to female members of the Lebanese security agencies at its base near Marjayoun, south-eastern Lebanon, last week.

12 Mar 2019

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