News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

(Press statement - LAF Commander visits UNIFIL) UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas today received the Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Jean Kahwagi at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura. Their meeting focused on the situation in southern Lebanon in view of the recent…

Press statement - by UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, 09 December 2011: On 9 December, a UNIFIL vehicle traveling on a road at the southern outskirts of the city of Tyr was targeted by an explosion. Five peacekeepers were injured. They were treated at the location and were…

(Comments by UNIFIL Deputy Spokesperson Andrea Tenenti on explosion near Tyre, 09 December 2011) "On 9 December, a UNIFIL vehicle traveling on a road at the southern outskirts of the city of Tyre was targeted by an explosion. Five peacekeepers were injured. They were treated at the location and were…

UNIFIL, in collaboration with the Association of the Friends of Ibrahim Abd El Al (AFIAL) and local authorities, today launched an awareness campaign aimed at educating the public in southern Lebanon about conservation and protection of water resources. From left to right Ms. Svjetlana Jovic, Sector…

Naqoura, Lebanon – The Brazilian Frigate "União" with 239 officers and sailors aboard has joined the UNIFIL Maritime Task Force, bringing to nine the number of vessels in the naval component of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) which is assisting the Lebanese Navy monitor Lebanese territorial…

(Press release - Deputy Secretary-General visits UNIFIL, 24 November 2011) Naqoura, Lebanon – United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha Rose Migiro visited the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) where she met with Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas and the Mission's senior…

( You are with UNIFIL Radio programme – Salam from the South) Salam from the South – UNIFIL: Economic Dimension (part 1) The mere presence of over 12,000 peacekeepers became an important element not only in the political landscape of south Lebanon but its economic life as well. Money the…

"The International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is a timely reminder that clearing land of explosive remnants of war saves lives and protects livelihoods. Mine clearance prevents an indiscriminate weapon from causing harm and havoc long after conflicts have ended, while also…

(Press release - Deputy Secretary-General visits UNIFIL, 24 November 2011) Naqoura, Lebanon – United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha Rose Migiro visited the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) where she met with Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas and the Mission's senior…

Naqoura, Lebanon – An exercise in large-scale disaster response was conducted on 26-27 February 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 city of Tyr in south…

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