News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

(UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT ) Dear Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, Force Commander and UNIFIL Head of Mission, Dear officers, Dear men and women of UNIFIL, Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to be here today. I commend you General Asarta as you complete two years of leading one of…

Media agencies are invited to a Joint Exercise in natural disaster response in the area adjacent to the LAF Headquarters Barracks in Tyr, close to the Hotel Platinum roundabout, at 8:30 am on Sunday, 27 February 2011. The two-day exercise will be conducted on 26 and 27 February jointly by the…

(Joint Press Release - LAF and UNIFIL) The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) yesterday conducted a combined live firing exercise in southern Lebanon. Units from UNIFIL's "Force Commander Reserve" and LAF South Litani Sector took part in the exercise…

"We have seen reports in the media suggesting that UNIFIL should be deployed along the Lebanese border with Syria. UNIFIL's deployment and functions have been mandated by the UN Security Council with the specific consent of the Government of Lebanon. Our area of operations on the ground is clearly…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force (MTF) conducted yesterday a Maritime Joint Exercise off the coast of Lebanon in close cooperation with the Lebanese Navy. The aim of this Joint Exercise was to improve cooperation and coordination between different maritime…

Naqoura, Lebanon – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today visited the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) where he was received by UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas. He also undertook a brief tour by helicopter of the Line of Withdrawal (Blue Line).…

Naqoura, Lebanon – On 28 April 2010, Brigadier-General Santi Bonfanti of Italy assumed the post of Deputy Force Commander and Deputy Head of Mission of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), succeeding Brigadier-General Apurba Kumar Bardalai of India.Brigadier-General Bonfanti brings…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra today called on President Michel Sleiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Mikati. The meetings come at the heels of the extension of UNIFIL's mandate for one year by the United Nations Security Council…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a ceremony at its headquarters in Naquora to mark the 31st International Day of Peace. The ceremony, attended by representatives from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), religious and municipality leaders, ambassadors from troop…

One chance, one day, ten hours - Eight extraordinary students from the Lebanese University (LU) in Beirut successfully took part in a new UNIFIL television production capacity building project. Recently graduated from the school of journalism, Hussein Alayyan , Farah Amer , Gadir Hamed , Layal Hamze…

“Forest of Friendship between UNIFIL and the Municipality of Safad al-Batikh” is the name of the new project implemented by UNIFIL in order to salvage the town’s nature and protect its townspeople health, through transforming the village’s garbage dump into a green forested area. The project was…

The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Paolo Serra, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN Position at Ras Al Naqoura…