Peacekeepers' Corner

Joint training with LAF to mitigate chemical, radiological, nuclear threats

The Sector West Headquarters of UNIFIL organized a joint training course with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) yesterday in order to identify and mitigate the potential dangers posed by chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons.

04 Jul 2017

Fallen peacekeepers remembered 10 years on

UNIFIL peacekeepers held a memorial ceremony in El Khiam in south Lebanon last week to pay homage to the six Spanish peacekeepers killed there in an attack ten years ago.

29 Jun 2017

Indian peacekeepers turn plastic bottles into 'eco coolers'

During the summer season in Lebanon, scorching sunshine sends mercury soaring. Under such circumstances, it is not always easy for UNIFIL peacekeepers, who work round the clock implementing the Mission’s mandate, to bear the heat.

20 Jun 2017

10 laptops donated to Kleyaa Public School

UNIFIL’s Force Commander Reserve (FCR) inaugurated a French-funded project at a public school in Kleyaa, south-eastern Lebanon, last week.

12 Jun 2017

Italian blue helmets celebrate Italian National Day in Lebanon.

UNIFIL’s Italian Aviation headquarters in Naqoura was a fitting setting for the 71st Anniversary of the Italian Republic. The day was commemorated by UNIFIL’s Italian contingents, with the presence of Mr.

08 Jun 2017

The First Woman to Command a UNIFIL Contingent

Last week Major Nina Raduha, from Slovenia, became the first woman contingent commander in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). She took charge of UNIFIL’s Slovenian Contingent on 22 May 2017. This is also her first deployment to a UN peacekeeping operation.

01 Jun 2017

UNIFIL Indian peacekeepers participate in walk for health awareness

More than 50 Indian UNIFIL peacekeepers today participated in the Annual Health Awareness Walk, organized by Lebanese Red Cross in in the south-eastern Lebanese town of Marjayoun in close collaboration with the local Atallah Gym.

28 May 2017

New Spanish commander takes over UNIFIL’s Sector East

A new Spanish Contingent, Brigadier General Venancio Aguado de Diego, took over the command of the Contingent and UNIFIL’s Sector East amidst a special ceremony at the Sector Headquarters in Marjayoun on 20 May.

26 May 2017

UNIFIL-supported wall paintings inaugurated in Chaqra

UNIFIL’s Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) Commander and the Mayor of Chaqra inaugurated a series of wall paintings by local students in the south-eastern Lebanese village earlier this week.

12 May 2017

Thousands of Lebanese children join UN peacekeepers for spring festival

About 2,500 children from UNIFIL’s area of operations in south Lebanon joined UN peacekeepers in Sultaniyah, Tibnin last Sunday to celebrate “Children’s Spring Festival.”

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