Press Releases

  • UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary addresses the audience at the event for International Day of Peace held at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon.

    On International Peace Day, UNIFIL head lauds progress in achieving peace in south Lebanon
    21 Sep 2016 - “The young children playing in the school yards of Tibnin dreaming of a bright future, men and women going to work every day in Bint Jbeil to support their families and the elderly residents of Naqoura enjoying evening chai with their neighbours as the sun sets over Tyre. These...
  • UNIFIL head pays tribute to Spain’s contribution to south Lebanon
    20 Sep 2016 - The Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL, Major-General Michael Beary, today paid tribute to the sacrifices made by Spanish peacekeepers while serving with the UN Mission in south Lebanon. In his remarks at a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary since the deployment...
  • UNIFIL Head of Mission Major-General Beary meets Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Samir Moqbel
    06 Sep 2016 - UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Michael Beary today called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Samir Moqbel in Beirut. Discussions focused on the situation in UNIFIL’s area of operations, issues related to the implementation of UNIFIL’s...
  • Ten-year renewal of UNIFIL pursuant to Security Council resolution 1701 (2006)
    30 Aug 2016 - Statement attributable to the Spokesman of the Secretary-General on UNIFILNew York, 30 August 2016 The Secretary-General welcomes the unanimous extension today by the Security Council of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). He notes that during...
  • Major-General Beary chairs first tripartite meeting as UNIFIL Head of Mission
    25 Aug 2016 - The Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL, Major-General Michael Beary, today chaired his first tripartite meeting with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN position at Ras Al Naqoura. Today’s discussions...
  • UNIFIL Head of Mission Major-General Beary calls on Speaker Berri
    12 Aug 2016 - The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Michael Beary, today met with the Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, in Beirut. This was Major-General Beary’s first meeting with the Speaker after he assumed command...
  • UNIFIL Major-General Michael Beary meets with the Director General of General Security
    29 Jul 2016 - UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Michael Beary met today with the Director General of General Security Major-General Abbas Ibrahim in Beirut. This was Major-General Beary’s first meeting with the Director General after he assumed command of UNIFIL on 19...
  • UNIFIL Head Major-General Beary meets Prime Minister Salam and LAF Commander Khawaji
    22 Jul 2016 - UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Michael Beary today called on Prime Minister Tammam Salam and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Jean Khawaji in separate meetings in Beirut. The meetings discussed the security and political situation in the...

  • Outgoing Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano hands over the UN flag to Major-General Michael Beary.

    Major-General Michael Beary takes over command of UNIFIL
    19 Jul 2016 - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today underwent a transfer of command from Major-General Luciano Portolano (Italy) to Major-General Michael Beary (Ireland). The hand-over ceremony at UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura was attended among others by the Lebanese...

  • UNIFIL Deputy Head of Mission Imran Riza, and the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Marc Ayrault, review the guard of honour at UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura.

    French Foreign Minister visits UNIFIL HQ
    11 Jul 2016 - The French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, Jean-Marc Ayrault, visited the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura, south Lebanon, today. UNIFIL’s Deputy Head of Mission Imran Riza received Mr. Ayrault at the...

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