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UNIFIL humanitarian activities in 2015

2015 has just ended and ten years have almost passed from the adoption of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006).

18 Jan 2016

UNIFIL Press Statement on today’s incident along the Blue Line

Late this afternoon, UNIFIL was informed that two IDF vehicles were attacked south of the Blue Line in the general area of Sheeba Farms. The IDF returned artillery fire in the general area of Kafr Chouba, Abbasiva and Bastara in UNIFIL's area of operations.

04 Jan 2016

Olive Oil Farmers to Test their Oil for Quality

In a new room at the Agricultural Bureau in Bint Jubayl, a round of applause breaks out as Imran Riza, Deputy Head of the Mission of UNIFIL hands out olive oil quality lab testing equipment to representatives from three olive oil cooperatives: Safad Al Battikh, Kunin and Aynata.

29 Dec 2015

Lebanese and Spanish children celebrate Christmas in Marjayoun

Students from Sacred Heart School in Marjayoun in south Lebanon celebrated Christmas in a special way this year – they met children from the Sacred Heart School in Granada, Spain.

23 Dec 2015

Rocket fire from southern Lebanon

This evening shortly after 17:30 hrs, UNIFIL radars detected three rockets fired from the general area of Al Hinniyah in southern Lebanon towards Israel. The IDF informed UNIFIL that two rockets had impacted in northern Israel, and a third fell in the sea.

20 Dec 2015

UNIFIL donates equipment to LAF, General Security and LAF Intelligence

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) donated a number of UN-owned information-technology equipment to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the General Security Directorate/ Sûreté Générale (SG) at a ceremony held on 16 December at its headquarters in Naqoura, South Lebanon.

17 Dec 2015

UNIFIL Head of Mission reviews Blue Line marking near Kafer Kela

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today reviewed the ongoing work for visible marking of the Blue Line (Line of Withdrawal) in the area of Kafer Kela in southern Lebanon.

16 Dec 2015

French peacekeepers go back to school

In a classroom in Quallawiyah primary school, South Lebanon, students practice French vocabulary and grammar with their teachers. With native French speakers guiding them, these students will be have a higher chance of commanding the accent and inflection of this melodic language.

10 Dec 2015

UNIFIL HoM/FC meets Troop Contributing Countries, UN Security Council P5 and EU representative

On Wednesday, 2 December, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano held a meeting with Ambassadors of UNIFIL Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs), Permanent Members of the UN Security Council and representative of the EU Delegation to Lebanon at UNIFIL House in Be

03 Dec 2015

UNIFIL runs in solidarity with World AIDS Day

At dawn on the first of December it was lashing rain in South Lebanon, but by the time the UNIFIL joggers gathered to begin the 5km run the clouds had cleared revealing familiar blue skies. The run was organized by UNIFILs HIV/AIDS unit to commemorate World Aids Day.

02 Dec 2015

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