In its endeavors to foster cultural exchange and interaction, UNIFIL's Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) section initiated Spanish cuisine classes back in 2009, where cooking classes were held in different vocational schools in the south; and here today we are attending the end of the seve
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Mr. Philippe Juvin, French MP and Mayor of the city of Garenne-Colombes addressing the public during the Francophonie contest ceremony.
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Clown Walter arouses curiosity of a student in Ayta ash Shaab School for Children with Special Needs
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Lt. Col Fernando Lopez De Olmedo, SPANBATT Commander receives the Lebanese Minister of Information Mr. Walid Daouk and the General Director of the Ministry of Information Mr. Hassan Falha at UNP 4-28 in Abasyi, Sector East.
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UNIFIL Instructor George al-Alam explaining to Bint Jbeil Public Technical School students the airbag deployment mechanism.
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Sergeant Martin Esang from UNIFIL’s Ghanaian Battalion working with one of his English class students.
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(left to right) UNIFIL Head of Mission/Force Commander Maj-General Paolo Serra; UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Mr. Derek Plumbly; UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mr. Herve Ladsous and President of the Republic of Lebanon Michel Sleiman.