News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

The line of withdrawal or the Blue line, as it is more commonly known, was established in the year 2000 to confirm the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon. 6 years have passed since UNIFIL, in cooperation with Lebanon and Israel, started to mark the line in order to provide clarity on the…

It all started when Jamil Saab from the town of Kawkaba got into a terrible accident on the 14th of September and needed an O-negative blood transfusion, but couldn't find any. The seventeen year old boy's state was quiet critical, so everyone got involved to help. The mayor of Kawkaba took the…

Deployed since October 2006, UNIFIL's maritime task force supports the Lebanese Navy in monitoring its territorial waters, securing the Lebanese coastline and preventing the unauthorized entry of arms or related material by sea into Lebanon. This support manifests itself also through countless joint…

The Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, today paid a visit to the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) located in Naqoura, south Lebanon. UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra welcomed the President to UNIFIL and expressed appreciation for the visit to the…

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…

One of the unsung heroes of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon is, incidentally, a support service. Established in 1979, just one year after UNIFIL itself was established, ITALAIR or Italian Air is one of the oldest units in UNIFIL. With over three decades of continuous service, ITALAIR has…

The goal is to spread public awareness on road safety among children. Although they are still too young to drive, children between 6 and 10 years of age are entitled to be properly educated about road safety, so as to become safer when using and being close to roads and to help prevent injuries or…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force (MTF) today underwent a transfer of command at a ceremony aboard a ship in Beirut Harbour presided by UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra. UNIFIL outgoing Rear Admiral Wagner Lopes de Moraes Zamith (Brazil) handed…

UNIFIL's Maritime Task Force (MTF) bids farewell to its commander, and welcomes a new Rear Admiral to take over the command. The outgoing Brazilian commander of the MTF Rear Admiral Wagner Lopes de Moraes Zamith handed over the command to Rear Admiral Joese De Andrade Bandeira Leandro of Brazil…

Following the inaugural Road Safety Awareness session targeting children aged between 6 and 10 years, UNIFIL’s civil affairs section in collaboration with the local NGO Kunhadi and UNIFIL’s Italian and Tanzanian military police units, conducted the second round of their Road Safety Awareness…

UNIFIL today celebrated International Women's Day with the "Women of UNIFIL" photo exhibition at the Basel Al Assad Cultural Centre in Tyre, South Lebanon. The United Nations began celebrating Women's Day on 8 March during International Women's Year in 1975. Two years later, in December 1977, the…

UNIFIL joined the rest of the world in observing 2013 International Women's Day which was celebrated on 8 March at the Basel Al Assad Cultural Centre in Tyre, South Lebanon with the "Women of UNIFIL" photo exhibition and a cultural celebration. The event was focused on the contribution made by women…