News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

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 Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN Position at Ras Al Naqoura crossing…

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 Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN Position at Ras Al Naqoura crossing…

(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 village of Houla in southern Lebanon causing serious injuries to a woman…

(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 prefabricated structures. A ceremony to sign over the structures was held at…

(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 officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defence…

(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 30th International Day of Peace. Present at the ceremony were local…

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 south of UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon. The exercise…

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-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas led the ceremony at UNIFIL Naqoura Headquarters…

(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 officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces…

(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 explosion along the coastal highway on the southern end of the city of…

(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 Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas at the peacekeeping…

Naqoura, Lebanon – UNIFIL Maritime Task Force (MTF) and the Lebanese Navy yesterday conducted a day-long combined exercise involving live-firing and other operational activities at sea. Seven vessels, including three from the Lebanese Navy, participated. From left to right: Lebanese Navy Rear…