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Michael Haddad, the guest speaker, was inspiring. He spoke openly about the challenges he overcame after he was declared 75 per cent paralyzed from a Jet Ski accident at the young age of six. To date he has hiked across mountains, broken records and received countless awards.
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Guest speaker Michael Haddad gives an inspirational speech at the event held at UNIFIL to commemorate International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Over 200 UNIFIL peacekeepers participated in the run marking World AIDS Day and the 16 Days of Activism Against Violence Against Women.
The mayor of Deir Mimess, Dr. George Nakad, UNIFIL’s Sector East commander, Brigadier-General Perez de Aguado, along with two members of the local authorities unveil the commemorative plaque at the inauguration of the rehabilitation of the sewage treatment plant.
Students from Cadmus College in Tyre performed at the UNIFIL ceremony marking Lebanese Independence Day on 17 November 2016.
Some 60 dignitaries from south-western Lebanon pose for a group photo with the UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary.
UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major-General Michael Beary, puts on personnel protective equipment before walking the cleared path to a new Blue Line point in the vicinity of Blida.
Ali Yasin, a beekeeper and an expert in breeding queen bees, shows local bee farmers how to plant a queen, at a workshop held at At Tiri Agriculture Services Centre.
