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Spanish support to boost hospital capabilities in Meiss ej Jebel

UNIFIL Spanish Peacekeepers continued with the UN Mission’s ongoing efforts to assist the host population in the common fight against COVID-19 pandemic by donating several medical equipment and sanitary supplies to the Meiss ej Jebel public hospital in south-eastern Lebanon.

17 Feb 2021

UNIFIL peacekeepers step up support to host communities’ fight against COVID-19

With a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country recently, UNIFIL peacekeepers have ramped up support to the host communities in southern Lebanon in their fight against the virus.

09 Feb 2021

Sector East HQs host French and Finnish troops in joint exercise

UNIFIL Sector East peacekeepers, led by the Kingdom of Spain, last week hosted counterparts from France and Finland in their area of responsibility in south-eastern Lebanon in a regular exercise to test technical interoperability of a multinational force which UNIFIL

05 Feb 2021

UNIFIL head chairs 1st Tripartite meeting of 2021 with LAF and IDF officials

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired the first Tripartite meeting of 2021, with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at a UN position in Ras Al Naqoura.

02 Feb 2021

Marksmanship training for Lebanese State Security personnel

UNIFIL Italian peacekeepers recently conducted a training course for members of the Lebanese State Security to improve the overall operational competence, efficiency and readiness by imparting knowledge on static and dynamic marksmanship techniques and principles.

31 Jan 2021

New tree plantation drive marks NEPBATT change of command

The newly arrived batch of UNIFIL’s Nepalese peacekeepers, operating in the Mission’s area of operations in south-eastern Lebanon, launched last week an environmental campaign in line with the Mission’s broader “Blue to Green” initiative.

29 Jan 2021

UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force Command Passes to Germany

Today, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) held a ceremony in Naqoura, south Lebanon, to mark the transfer of authority of its Maritime Task Force (MTF) from Brazil to Germany.

15 Jan 2021

UNIFIL statement on the release of the Lebanese shepherd at the Ras Naqoura crossing

Today, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a Lebanese shepherd to UNIFIL at the Ras Naqoura crossing. The shepherd had been apprehended on Tuesday, January 12 in the Bastara area near the Blue Line in south Lebanon.

15 Jan 2021

UNIFIL helps hospitals in south Lebanon in the fight against COVID-19

In November and December 2020, UNIFIL’s Civil Affairs Office and Italian peacekeepers coordinated training sessions to share best practices on COVID-19 for frontline health workers in south Lebanon.

13 Jan 2021

New Year Message from the UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander

In wishing you all a very Happy New Year, let me take this opportunity to thank everyone as well as UNIFIL troop contributing countries and the UN Security Council for ensuring that UNIFIL was able to carry out its mandate as well as preserve the continued stability that we have witnessed in sout

02 Jan 2021

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