Lebanese Independence Day at UNIFIL
Lebanese staff members of UNIFIL marked their country's independence with speeches, patriotic song and traditional dance during a ceremony at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura. Mission leadership led by Force Commander Major…
UNIFIL’s MCOU team explaining the Blue Line to the children of the Jibayl Al Butm school.
Mr. Blue Barrel explains the Blue line
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…
Malaysian peacekeeper donating blood at Marjeyoun public hospital.
Blood for Life
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…
Lebanese Navy about to engage in the joint exercise with the UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force
UNIFIL Maritime Task Force trains Lebanese Navy
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…
President Michel Sleiman visits UNIFIL
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…
UNIFIL Press Statement: Tripartite Meeting held today, 23 January 2013
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)…
3 ITALAIR helicopters flying over Naqoura
Flying for Peace
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…
Mrs. Lena Gebran explaining road safey to school children.
Kunhadi raising awareness with UNIFIL
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…
New UNIFIL Maritime Task Force Admiral takes command, 19 February 2013
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…
Maritime Task Force peacekeepers during the ceremony of transfer of authority at Beirut port, February 19th 2013
UNIFIL MTF Rear Admirals exchange commands
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…
UNIFIL Investigation Officers simulating an accident scene at Tyre’s Secondary School
Road safety Awareness continues… to help save lives
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…
Tanzanian peacekeepers buying handicrafts from the local Southern cooperatives at the International Women’s Day celebration held at Tyr’s Cultural centre
“Women of UNIFIL” photo exhibition celebrates International Women’s Day
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…