Press Releases

  • UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano reviews the Guard of Honor during the International Day of Peace ceremony.

    UNIFIL marks the International Day of Peace
    22 Sep 2014 - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a ceremony to observe the International Day of Peace at the Mission Headquarters in Naqoura. The ceremony was...
  • Major-General Portolano chairs his first Tripartite Meeting as UNIFIL Force Commander
    17 Sep 2014 - The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Luciano Portolano, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN...
  • UNIFIL Force Commander meets Speaker Berri
    02 Sep 2014 - UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today called on the Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri in Beirut. This was Major-General Portolano's first formal meeting with the Speaker after he assumed command of UNIFIL on 24 July. Following the...
  • UNIFIL Force Commander meets Prime Minister Salam
    01 Sep 2014 - UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today called on Prime Minister Tammam Salam in Beirut. Following the meeting, Major-General Portolano said: "I had a very good meeting with the Prime Minister. We discussed the situation in southern...
  • PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE UNIFIL FORCE COMMANDER ON REPORTED IDF INCURSION
    08 Aug 2014 - 12 January 2007
  • UNIFIL Press Statement
    07 Aug 2014 - 3 October 2006

  • Major-General Serra hands over the UN flag to Major-General Portolano.

    Major-General Luciano Portolano takes over Command of UNIFIL
    24 Jul 2014 - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today underwent a transfer of command from Major-General Paolo Serra (Italy) to Major-General Luciano Portolano (Italy). The hand-over ceremony at UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura was attended among others by the Lebanese...
  • Major-General Paolo Serra chairs last Tripartite Meeting as UNIFIL Force Commander
    23 Jul 2014 - The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Paolo Serra, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN...
  • UNIFIL FC Paolo Serra bids farewell to the Lebanese authorities and introduces his successor
    22 Jul 2014 - In separate visits, he met with Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Tammam Salam, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Jean Kahwaji and the General Director of General Security, Major-General Abbas Ibrahim. Following the meetings, Major-General Serra said...
  • Rocket fire into Israel from southern Lebanon
    14 Jul 2014 - UNIFIL Press Statements on “Rocket fire into Israel from southern Lebanon” "On Monday, 14 July at around 0030hrs, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) detected the firing of three rockets from the general area of Qulaylah, Southern Lebanon towards Israel....

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