News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

"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 series of training sessions for both Lebanese Armed Forces and UNIFIL…

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), Bishop Michael Abras (Tyre Greek Catholics Archbishop) and Sheik Medraar El…

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-General Luciano Portolano. The purpose of the visit was to launch the 'Greening…

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 as that may sound, Hebbariyeh, inhabited by over five thousand people, was…

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 took the opportunity to express his gratitude to the local leaders for their…

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-year term at the helm. The handover ceremony was held aboard the Brazilian…

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 section. "This training taught me how to carry out my duties using modern…

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 by representatives of local authorities, officers of the Lebanese armed…

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 made by LAF soldiers for their country under very challenging circumstances…

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) at the helm of the MTF. UNIFIL Force Commander reviews the troops during…

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 Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore international peace and security and…

"As part of the global celebration of the anniversary of resolution 1325 on Women Peace and Security, the Union of Tyre Municipalities in conjunction with the Gender Thematic Working Group of South Lebanon, organised an 'Open Day' Event, "Safety Through my Eyes'. The event was one of the global…