Press Releases

  • 18 Jan 2013 - The Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, today paid a visit to the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) located in Naqoura, south Lebanon. UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra welcomed the President to UNIFIL and expressed appreciation...
  • UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson welcomed to UNIFIL HQ by Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra.

    09 Dec 2012 - United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson visited the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) where he met with Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra and the Mission's senior leadership. The Deputy Secretary-General was accompanied by the Assistant Secretary-General...
  • 29 Nov 2012 - The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Forcein Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Paolo Serra, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces(LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN Position...
  • UNIFIL Employees buying goods at the food and handicrafts expo held in UNIFIL’s HQ

    18 Oct 2012 - An exhibition of traditional Lebanese food and handicraft was held at UNIFIL Headquarters in Naquora on Thursday, 18 October 2012 as part of celebrations to commemorate UN Day (24 October) and to mark the International Rural Women's Day (15 October). Nineteen local cooperatives...
  • 11 Oct 2012 - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today donated UN owned equipment and vehicles to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), the Directorate of General Security, Ministry of Interior and the Lebanese Red Cross, at a ceremony held at its Headquarters in Naquora....
  • 10 Oct 2012 - 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 Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN...
  • UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra and LAF South Litani Commander Brigadier-General George Chraim lay wreaths at the UNIFIL Cenotaph in honour of Peacekeepers who have lost their lives in southern Lebanon.

    20 Sep 2012 - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a ceremony at its headquarters in Naquora to mark the 31st International Day of Peace. The ceremony, attended by representatives from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), religious and municipality leaders, ambassadors...
  • 19 Sep 2012 - UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra today called on President Michel Sleiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Mikati. The meetings come at the heels of the extension of UNIFIL's mandate for one year by the United Nations...
  • 12 Sep 2012 - Naqoura, Lebanon – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today visited the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) where he was received by UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas. He also undertook a brief tour by helicopter of the Line of...
  • 05 Sep 2012 - (Joint Press Release - LAF and UNIFIL)The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) yesterday conducted a combined live firing exercise in southern Lebanon. Units from UNIFIL's "Force Commander Reserve" and LAF South Litani Sector took...

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