Lt Col Abbatinale from the Italian battalion and Lt.Col Kari Nisula from the Finnish battalion with the Mayor of Yaroun, Mr. Hassan Awada, presided over the ceremony to inaugurate the football pitch in Yaroun, south Lebanon.
So We Can Play Football Again
A friendly game between UNIFIL and a local team was held in the southern town of Yaroun during the inauguration of the town’s renovated football pitch. The works funded by UNIFIL and Yaroun’s municipality, represent an…
Beirut Marathon 2014 saw over 37,000 participants, Sunday November 9th, 2014.
UNIFIL runs for peace - Beirut Marathon
The Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano was among tens of thousands of participants who ran and walked the streets of Beirut in the 2014 Beirut Marathon, held on Sunday November 9, 2014. 211…
Tripartite Meeting held on 12 November 2014
The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Luciano Portolano, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces…
UNIFIL Force Commander meets with Lebanese leaders in Beirut
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today called on Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Tammam Salam in Beirut. Discussions focused on the situation in UNIFIL’s…
Traditional dancers present the dabke and other Lebanese dances to showcase Lebanon’s cultural heritage.
Lebanese Independence Day in Naqoura
The 71st anniversary of Lebanon’s Independence was celebrated at UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura on 19th November. The ceremony was attended by the Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano, Deputy…
Belgian peacekeeper instructs children how to use a computer program.
Belubatt provides valuable life skills training
UNIFIL's Belgian battalion (Belubatt) completed a four-month training program at the Amlieh Orphan Care Association in Tibnin, as one of their final community initiatives in south Lebanon. The training program covered basic…
Major-General Abbas Ibrahim paid a visit to UNIFIL
The General Director of Lebanon's General Security, Major-General Abbas Ibrahim, today paid a visit to the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at Naqoura in southern Lebanon. UNIFIL Head of…
Head of Mission and Force Commander Maj.-Gen. Luciano Portolano receives a plaque from representatives of the women’s working groups who spoke about women’s perspective on peace.
UN Open Day highlights local women’s role in peace-building
UNIFIL commemorated the annual Open Day on Women, Peace and Security on Monday December 1 with a presentation by the Women's Working Group of Southern Lebanon on ways to encourage women's involvement in the peace-building…
Maj.-Gen. Portolano expresses his gratitude to the local leaders of south Lebanon for their continued support for UNIFIL.
UNIFIL Force Commander extends holiday greetings to local leaders
UNIFIL's Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano hosted local authorities in south Lebanon today at the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, to exchange greetings and wishes for the holiday season…
UNIFIL Force Commander visits Vice President of the Islamic Shiite Highest Council
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today paid a courtesy call to the Vice President of the Islamic Shiite Highest Council Sheik Abed Al Amiir Kaabalaan in his office in Beirut. Major…
UNIFIL Force Commander visits Minister of Defence
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Samir Moqbel in Beirut. Discussions focused on the situation in UNIFIL’s area of…
Children learn to wear seatbelts while in a vehicle, with help from an Italian Carabiniere (Military Police) during the road safety awareness campaign conducted in south Lebanon schools.
UNIFIL and Kunhadi conduct road safety campaign for children
Children at three schools in south Lebanon participated in a road safety demonstration, organized by multiple UNIFIL divisions – Civil Affairs, Transport and Force Provost Marshall (FPM). The campaign, held at schools in…