Statement on MBT withdrawal and JTR implementation, attributable to UNIFIL Spokesperson Neeraj Singh
14 December 2010 - UNIFIL took another step today towards implementation of the Joint DPKO-UNIFIL Technical Review recommendations with the withdrawal of Main Battle Tanks (Leclerc) from its Quick Reaction Force, to be…
Statement by UNIFIL Spokesperson Neeraj Singh on the rescue of elderly Lebanese woman
15 November 2010 - UNIFIL helped mediate the rescue of an elderly Lebanese woman who was caught in barbed wire in a minefield along the Blue Line near Al-Boustan in southern Lebanon. On the evening of Saturday 13 November…
UNIFIL observes International Day of Peace, 21 September 2010
Naqoura, Lebanon - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a ceremony at its headquarters in Naqoura to mark the 29th International Day of Peace. Present at the ceremony were local authorities…
UNIFIL Statement on Tripartite Meeting held today, 02 September 2010
UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas today chaired a 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…
Statement by UNIFIL Spokesperson on renewal of UNIFIL’s mandate, 31 August 2010
The UN Security Council, acting on the request of the Government of Lebanon, on 30 August 2010 unanimously decided to extend the present mandate of UNIFIL for a period of one year until 31 August 2011. The mandate of UNIFIL…
UNIFIL delivers vehicles to the Lebanese Army, 25 August 2010
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) delivered 39 vehicles to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) at a ceremony at UNIFIL's Headquarters in Naqoura on Wednesday 25 August 2010. Today's transfer, which follows the…
“Salam from the South” - UNIFIL introduces its radio programme, 17 August 2010
Naqoura, Lebanon – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) yesterday began broadcasting its first own radio programme in Arabic. The programme "Salam from the South" is broadcasted on four local radio stations…
Force Commander chairs extraordinary tripartite meeting, 04 August 2010
Naqoura, Lebanon - UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas chaired an extraordinary tripartite meeting with senior representatives of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on…
UNIFIL Commemorates International day of UN Peacekeepers, 27 May 2010
Naqoura, Lebanon - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a ceremony to commemorate the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers that is observed every year on 29 May. At UNIFIL headquarters…
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, 4 April 2010
Naqoura, Lebanon – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) marked today the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. The Day provides an opportunity to draw attention to the global…
Maritime Task Force’s role in UNIFIL
The first Naval Force to be part of a UN peacekeeping mission (UNIFIL Maritime Task Force) has been deployed since October 2006 upon request of the Lebanese Government to assist the Lebanese Navy in securing the territorial…
King of Spain Visits UNIFIL, 09 February 2010
Naqoura, Lebanon - King Juan Carlos I of Spain today paid a visit to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Accompanying the King were the Spanish Minister of Defence Carme Chacon and senior Spanish defence…