Peacekeepers' Corner

Local leaders join UNIFIL exhibition marking 40th anniversary

Joined by local Mayors, religious leaders, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel and dozens of school children, UNIFIL’s Sector East Headquarters organized a multimedia exhibition in Marjayoun two weeks ago to mark the 40th anniversary of UNIFIL and its work with communities to further pe

10 May 2018

Korean peacekeepers offer Taekwondo training to LAF children

02 May 2018

120 children visit UNIFIL’s Sector East HQ

About 120 school children from a non-profit charity – established in 2008 in the name of a martyred Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) official – visited UNIFIL’s Sector East Headquarters in Ibl El Saqi to know about the UN Mission’s work on Saturday.

23 Apr 2018

MTF carries out “Boarding” exercise with LAF Navy

UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) recently carried out an exercise off the coast of Jounieh, north of Beirut, together with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Navy in order to enhance the cooperation and coordination between the two forces.

19 Apr 2018

French peacekeepers train together with LAF dog handlers

Dog handlers from UNIFIL’s French contingent trained jointly with their counterparts from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) earlier this month.

The “Attack Dog” exercise benefited LAF soldiers coming all the way from Beirut.

17 Apr 2018

Korean peacekeepers receive service medals

UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea received United Nations medals earlier this week for their service in furthering peace in south Lebanon.

13 Apr 2018

Schoolchildren visit UNIFIL HQ

About 70 children from a public school in Houla in south-eastern Lebanon visited UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, during which they were briefed on the work of the peacekeeping mission, last week.

10 Apr 2018

Korean peacekeepers offer taekwondo classes

UNIFIL’s Republic of Korea Battalion (ROKBATT) recently organized taekwondo classes, running for three months, for their fellow peacekeepers at the Sector West Headquarters in Shama.

06 Apr 2018