Press Releases

  • Lebanese Defence Minister and Commander visit UNIFIL, 22 December 2009
    19 Feb 2010 - Naqoura, Lebanon – The Lebanese Minister of Defence, Mr. Elias Murr, and Lebanese Armed Forces Commander, General Jean Kahwaji, today paid a visit to the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) located in Naqoura, south Lebanon. UNIFIL Force...
  • Transfer of Authority Ceremony at UNIFIL HQ, 28 January 2010
    28 Jan 2010 -   Media representatives are invited to a Transfer of Authority ceremony at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura on Thursday 28 January 2010. Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas (Spain) will assume command of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) from Lieutenant-General...
  • UNIFIL Maritime Task Force at the rescue as commercial ship sinks off the Lebanese coast
    18 Dec 2009 - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force is participating in a major search and rescue operation at sea after a Panamanian-flagged livestock carrier 'Danny F II' sank off the coast of Lebanon. The operation that commenced last evening continued...
  • UN Security Council extends UNIFIL’s mandate
    28 Aug 2009 - Technical review to maintain operational effectiveness of the Mission The United Nations Security Council, acting on the request of the Government of Lebanon, yesterday unanimously decided to extend without amendment the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (...
  • LAF and UNIFIL conduct joint exercise in natural disaster response, 11 August 2009
    11 Aug 2009 - An exercise in large-scale disaster response was conducted on 10-11 August jointly by the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), in cooperation with a number of government and non-government organizations in the village of Srifa in...
  • 30 Years of ITALAIR Operations with UNIFIL, 27 July 2009
    27 Jul 2009 - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today observed the 30th Anniversary of ITALAIR's operations as part of UNIFIL in the south of Lebanon.   At a ceremony held on the occasion at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, peacekeepers gave a guard of honour and received...
  • UNIFIL Force Commander meets local authorities in south-western Lebanon, 27 July 2009
    27 Jul 2009 - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Force Commander Major-General Claudio Graziano today held a meeting at the Municipality of Tibnin in south-west Lebanon with local authorities from the neighbouring towns and villages. Also present were members of parliament...
  • UNIFIL Maritime Task Force joint exercise, 14 July 2009
    14 Jul 2009 - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force (MTF) conducted yesterday a Maritime Joint Exercise off the coast of Lebanon in close cooperation with the Lebanese Navy. The aim of this Joint Exercise was to improve cooperation and coordination between...
  • Under-Secretary-General Le Roy meets Lebanese leaders in Beirut, 5 May 2009.
    05 May 2009 - Under-Secretary-General for United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy today met senior Lebanese leaders and defence officials in Beirut. In separate meetings with the President of Lebanon Michel Suleiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister...
  • Statement of Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations.
    04 May 2009 - (Mr. Alain Le Roy during a press encounter at the Blue Line in south Lebanon Monday, 4 May 2009) This is my first visit to UNIFIL since taking up office in 2008. I spent today with the UNIFIL troops in the field to see first hand the way UNIFIL operates. I was briefed about and...

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