Tripartite Meeting held on 04 February 2015
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 and LAF participants during a combat training session in At Tiri, South Lebanon.
LAF, UNIFIL jointly train in unarmed combat exercise
"The training that we are doing today is one of a series of courses that we deliver to LAF and UNIFIL soldiers to build up trust between both institutions" says Major Tadgh Murray, the Irish training officer conducting a…
UNIFIL Force Commander meets with religious leaders in Tyre
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today held separate meetings with Sheikh Hasan Abdallah (Tyre and Jabal Amel Shiite Mufti), Bishop Shukrallah Nabil Hajj (Tyre Maronite Archbishop)…
Lebanese Minister of Environment Mr. Machnouk and Force Commander Major- General Portolano exchanging presents after their meeting.
Minister of Environment Launches Greening the South Initiative
The Lebanese Minister of Environment Mr. Mohammad Machnouk, today paid a visit to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura where he was received by UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major…
UNIFIL Indian Battalion Commander Colonel Rajesh Dahiya and Qaem Maqam of Hasbaya Mr. Walid Ghafir unveiling a plaque during the handover ceremony in Hebbariyeh.
Adding warmth to stormy nights
Hebbariyeh stands on the western slope of Mount Hermon, in Hasbaya district, as high as 750 metres above the sea level. During the last winter period, the village experienced its share of the "white blizzard"; but as poetic…
UNIFIL Force Commander meets with local leaders in Bint Jbeil
UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano met today with local authorities, mayors, LAF and Internal Security Officers in the town of Bint Jbeil in south Lebanon. Major-General Portolano…
UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Portolano transfers command to the new MTF Commander Rear Admiral Flavio Macedo Brasil during MTF Transfer of Authority ceremony.
UNIFIL Maritime Task Force transfer of authority
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today underwent a transfer of command of its Maritime Task Force (MTF) to Rear Admiral Flavio Macedo Brasil from Rear Admiral Walter Eduardo Bombarda at the end of his one…
The seventeen Tyre police participants listening to the Carabinieri commander’s directions during a practical exercise.
UNIFIL trains Tyre municipal policemen
Seventeen Tyre municipal policemen recently completed six days of training at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura. The training was conducted by UNIFIL Military Police - the Italian Carabinieri and facilitated by Civil Affairs…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra reviews the Guard of Honor during the International Day of Peace ceremony.
UNIFIL marks International Day of Peace
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today marked the 32nd International Day of Peace with a ceremony at its headquarters in Naquora. Peacekeepers representing the 37 national contingents in UNIFIL were joined…
Statement of USG Hervé Ladsous after meeting with LAF Commander Gen. Kahwaji
I am very glad to have had the opportunity to meet Gen. Kahwaji. We had very useful discussions and I also met with other senior officers of the Lebanese Armed Forces. I have high admiration for the hard work and sacrifices…
UNIFIL Maritime Task Force transfer of authority on 1 March 2009
Beirut, Lebanon – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today transferred command of its Maritime Task Force (MTF) to Belgium at the end of the scheduled one-year term of the European Maritime Force (EUROMARFOR…
On 19 March 2009,UNIFIL observes the 31st anniversary of its peacekeeping presence in south Lebanon.
A ceremony to mark the occasion will be held at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, South Lebanon in the morning of 19 March. UNIFIL was created by the UN Security Council resolutions 425 and 426 of 19 March 1978, to confirm…