Five UNIFIL peacekeepers injured in explosion that targeted convoy at Saida
(Press Statement by UNIFIL Spokesperson Neeraj Singh on attack against UNIFIL convoy, 26 July 2011) "According to preliminary reports, at around 6 p.m. today an explosion targeted a UNIFIL convoy along the highway at Saida…
Tripartite meeting discusses situation, violations and incidents along Blue Line
(UNIFIL press statement on Tripartite Meeting, 13 July 2011) The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with…
UNIFIL Force Commander visits newly deployed Irish contingent, 08 July 2011
TIBNIN, Lebanon - UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas today visited the newly deployed Irish Battalion in south Lebanon at the start of their mission as part of UNIFIL. UNIFIL Force Commander Major…
Two UNIFIL peacekeepers lightly injured from stones in south Lebanon stand-off
(Statement by UNIFIL Military Spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Gokul Bhandaree on stand-off between UNIFIL convoy and local people in south Lebanon):"Yesterday, Monday 27 June 2011, at around 8:30 pm a UNIFIL convoy coming…
France Delivers Armoured Vehicles to the Lebanese Armed Forces, 23 June 2011
The French Ambassador to Lebanon Denis Pietton, on behalf of his government, today handed over eight Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) at a ceremony held at the UNIFIL Headquarters in…
UNIFIL comment in response to reports on Israeli tanks crossing the Technical Fence in south Lebanon
14 April 2011 - In response to reports on Israeli tanks crossing the Technical Fence near the village of El Adeisseh in south Lebanon, UNIFIL Spokesperson Neeraj Singh said: "At around 08:00 hours this morning UNIFIL was…
Following protests, UNIFIL reiterates rent for land it uses is Lebanese responsibility
11 April 2011 - Payment of rent for land allocated for use by UNIFIL is the responsibility of the Lebanese government, UNIFIL Spokesperson Neeraj Singh said Monday (April 11, 2011), following protests by some land owners over…
UNIFIL marks International Day for Mine awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, 04 April 2011
Naqoura, Lebanon - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) marked today the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. At a ceremony at UNIFIL Sector West headquarters in Shama, Force…
UNIFIL Establishment day, 18 March 2011
Naqoura, Lebanon – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a ceremony at the Mission headquarters to observe the 33rd anniversary of its peacekeeping presence in southern Lebanon. Peacekeepers…
UNIFIL joins in remembering Haiti quake’s fallen peacekeepers, 12 January 2011
Naqoura, 12 January 2011 -- The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today remembered fallen comrades who died in the devastating earthquake in Haiti last year, honouring them in a ceremony at UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura…
President Michel Sleiman visits UNIFIL, 28 December 2010
Naqoura, Lebanon – Lebanese President Michel Sleiman today paid a visit to the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at Naqoura in southern Lebanon. President Sleiman expressed the appreciation…
Statements by UNIFIL Spokesperson Neeraj Singh on the situation pertaining to the village of Ghajar
30 November 2010 - United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams and UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas today met with Acting Director General Rafi Barak of the Israeli Ministry of…