Press Releases

  • UNIFIL Press Statement: Tripartite Meeting held today, 10 October 2012
    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.

    “Painting for Peace” - UNIFIL Commemorates International Day of Peace, 20 September 2012
    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...
  • UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra meeting with Lebanese authorities, 19 September 201
    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...
  • United Nations Secretary-General visits UNIFIL, 14 January 2012
    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...
  • UNIFIL, LAF in combined live fire exercise, 05 September 2012
    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...
  • Media Statement attributable to UNIFIL Spokesperson Andrea Tenenti, 04 September 2012
    04 Sep 2012 - "We have seen reports in the media suggesting that UNIFIL should be deployed along the Lebanese border with Syria. UNIFIL's deployment and functions have been mandated by the UN Security Council with the specific consent of the Government of Lebanon. Our area of operations on...
  • UNIFIL Welcomes Mandate Renewal, 31 August 2012
    31 Aug 2012 - The United Nations Security Council, on the request of Lebanon, yesterday unanimously adopted resolution 2064 (2012), extending without any changes the mandate of the United Nations Interim Mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for one year, until 31 August 2013. UNIFIL Force Commander...
  • UNIFIL Press Statement: Tripartite Meeting held today, 29 August 2012
    29 Aug 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 officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN...
  • UNIFIL Press Statement on Special Tripartite meeting, 25 April 2012
    23 Aug 2012 - Naqoura, Lebanon – The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Paolo Serra, chaired today a tripartite meeting with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN Position at...
  • UNIFIL Press Statement on Tripartite Meeting, 9 May 2012
    23 Aug 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 officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN...

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