The Austrian battalion hosted a Christmas exhibition of arts, crafts and homemade bread made by the children of the Mosan Centre for Children with Special Needs at the UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura.
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Austrian Peacekeeper showing a decorated bottle at the Christmas celebration at UNIFIL HQ in Naqoura, South Lebanon.
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UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano welcomes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Samir Moqbel and the Lebanese Armed Forces Commander, General Jean Kahwaji to UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura.
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Children learn to wear seatbelts while in a vehicle, with help from an Italian Carabiniere (Military Police) during the road safety awareness campaign conducted in south Lebanon schools.
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Maj.-Gen. Portolano expresses his gratitude to the local leaders of south Lebanon for their continued support for UNIFIL.
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Head of Mission and Force Commander Maj.-Gen. Luciano Portolano receives a plaque from representatives of the women’s working groups who spoke about women’s perspective on peace.