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President of the Republic of Estonia visits UNIFIL

The President of the Republic of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, today visited the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in south Lebanon.

10 Mar 2017

Women in UNIFIL: Making a difference

Pliers, wrenches, screws, tires, jacks and other mechanical tools line the walls of the room. A queue of armoured personnel carriers (APCs), heavy vehicles and cars is building outside the metal-roofed structure, waiting for maintenance.

08 Mar 2017

Lebanese Minister of Defense Yaacoub Sarraf visits UNIFIL headquarters

The Minister of Defense of Lebanon, Yaacoub Sarraf, today visited the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura, south Lebanon, and met with the UNIFIL Head of Mission of Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary.

07 Mar 2017

UNIFIL donates UN assets to General Security

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today donated a number of UN assets, including vehicles and information technology equipment, to the General Directorate of the General Security of Lebanon.

03 Mar 2017

LAF’s CIMIC chief visits UNIFIL headquarters

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) official in charge of the activities on civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) visited UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura Tuesday to discuss with the UNIFIL leadership the areas of enhanced cooperation in south Lebanon.

01 Mar 2017

Device installed by Israeli Army south of BL removed

UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti touched on Wednesday on the situation in the area around the southern town of Meis al-Jabal and what UNIFIL is doing in relation to the surveillance camera installed by the Israeli Army in a disputed area east of the town.

01 Mar 2017

New Brazilian Rear Admiral at the helm of UNIFIL MTF

Rear Admiral Sergio Fernando de Amaral Chaves Jr. of Brazil assumed that command of UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) from his predecessor, Rear Admiral Claudio Henrique Mello de Almeida, amidst a handover ceremony organized at the Beirut Port today.

27 Feb 2017

UNIFIL trains elected women municipal members on public affairs

A UNIFIL-supported training that sought to empower elected women officials in municipalities in the UN Mission’s area of operation in south Lebanon concluded last week.

27 Feb 2017

Irish and Finnish peacekeepers restore playground for children

UNIFIL peacekeepers from Ireland and Finland today restored an existing playground in the village of Ein Ibl in south-western Lebanon, that was is in very poor conditions of maintenance.

24 Feb 2017

Korean peacekeepers train local youth on taekwondo

UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea organized a taekwondo competition among a group of school students from the UN Mission’s area of operation in south Lebanon earlier this month.

20 Feb 2017

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