Major-General Serra meets Lebanese officials, 06 February 2012
UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra today called on President Michel Sleiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Mikati. Read more >> These were Major-General Serra's first formal meetings…
UNIFIL Press Statement: Tripartite Meeting held today, 26 January 2012
The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the…
UNIFIL Press Statement on Tripartite Meeting
The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the…
UNIFIL Commander condemns rocket attack, stresses need for enhancing security
(Press statement - Rocket fire from southern Lebanon, 12 December 2011) On Sunday 11 December at around 11 pm UNIFIL radars detected firing of one rocket from Qaissiyeh valley. The rocket impacted on a private home in the…
Lebanese Army gets 2 metal prefabs, in line with UNIFIL efforts to enhance LAF's capabilities
(Press release - UNIFIL transfers 2 prefabricated structures to LAF, 10 November 2011) Naqoura, Lebanon - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today transferred to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) two metal…
Tripartite meeting discusses Blue Line issues
(UNIFIL Press Statement on Tripartite Meeting, 31 October 2011) The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, today chaired a tripartite meeting with senior…
UNIFIL observes International Day of Peace, 21 September 2011
(UNIFIL ceremony and festival of Lebanese homemade traditional food and handicrafts) Naqoura, Lebanon - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a ceremony at its headquarters in Naqoura to mark the…
Lebanese Armed Forces firing with their artillery, one kilometre south of UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, during a joint LAF-UNIFIL live fire exercise. 08 September 2011
LAF and UNIFIL conduct live firing exercise
Thursday, 08 September 2011 - The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today carried out a joint exercise combining artillery and machine gun live fire in an area one kilometre…
UNIFIL pays tribute to UN staff killed or injured in Nigeria bombing, 01 September 2011
Naqoura, Lebanon - The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today paid tribute to the UN staff members who were killed and those injured in the bombing of UN offices in Nigeria. Head of Mission and Force Commander Major…
Parties reaffirm willingness to work with UNIFIL to maintain cessation of hostilities
(UNIFIL Press Statement on Tripartite Meeting, 18 August 2011) The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, today chaired a tripartite meeting with senior…
Six UNIFIL peacekeepers injured in explosion that targeted logistics convoy in Saida
(Updated statement by UNIFIL Spokesperson Neeraj Singh on the explosive attack against UNIFIL convoy in Saida, 27 July 2011)Last evening (26 July) at around 6 p.m. a UNIFIL logistics convoy of four vehicles was targeted by an…
Prime Minister Mikati visits UNIFIL, hails its contribution to peace and stability in south Lebanon
(Press release - Prime Minister Najib Mikati visits UNIFIL, 16 July 2011) Naqoura, Lebanon – Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, on a maiden visit to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), was received by…