Sultaniyeh celebrates Spring Festival with UNIFIL
The southern town of Sultaniyeh once again celebrated the Spring Festival with UNIFIL for the fourth year in a row. More than 4000 children from different villages across the UNIFIL Area of Operation participated in the event held at Sultaniyeh Liberation Education Complex where they had the…
President of the Republic of Ireland inspects country’s troops in UNIFIL
Today, the President of the Republic of Ireland H.E. Michael Higgins paid a visit to his country’s battalion operating in the framework of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at its base in al-Tiri, Bint Jbeil district, where he was welcomed by UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force…
UNIFIL HoM visits NEPBATT to express his condolences
Today, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano paid a visit to UNIFIL Nepalese contingent in Meis el Jebel, where he met with NEPBATT Commander Lt. Col. Rajendra Mani Giri and expressed his condolences over the recent disastrous earthquake in the country, which has…
UNIFIL runs the ISF half-marathon
The Internal Security Forces (ISF) organised on 19 April the eighth "Arab Police Championship" half-marathon race in Beirut city. The race was planned under the auspices of the Minister of Interior Nouhad al-Mashnouq and the supervision of the Arab Police Sports Federation and the Lebanese Athletics…
Tripartite Meeting held on 11 May 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 (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN Position at Ras Al…
Clown Therapy: “We are all the same when we smile”
It was not just about smiles and laughter, the clown show organized by UNIFIL in several villages in the area of operations was also the time for the team of highly trained professionals specialized in clown therapy to promote messages of hope and peace. These messages were conveyed through comical…
Walk safely, southern students
On the occasion of the UN Global Road Safety Week marked between 4 and 10 May, around 120 students from five different southern schools attended on 8 May an exercise on Road Safety organised by UNIFIL's Civil Affairs office in cooperation with local NGO Kunhadi, Italian and Tanzanian Military Police…
Message from Naqoura mayor on UN Peacekeepers’ Day
On the occasion of UN Peacekeepers' Day, Naqoura mayor Mahmoud Mahdi hailed the Blue Helmets who have been living side by side with the local population, sharing with them the good and the bad times, since 1978. He said, "They have made sacrifices and they have offered social and humanitarian…
UNIFIL marks International Day of UN Peacekeepers
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today observed the International Day of UN Peacekeepers in a ceremony held at its Naqoura headquarters in southern Lebanon. Peacekeepers representing the 39 national contingents in UNIFIL were joined at the event by representatives of the local…
UNIFIL Celebrates World Environment day
On June 5, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) celebrated the World Environment Day at its headquarters in Naqoura. The day is dedicated to raise global awareness of environmental issues and to help stimulate political attention, public action, and personal commitment to…
UNIFIL and LAF charity run for Nepal
On 9 June, UNIFIL organized a sports event at its headquarters in Naqoura. The event was organized to express support and contribute to the recovery of Nepal from the recent devastating earthquake that hit the country on 24 April 2015. More than 8,800 people were killed and over 23,000 injured. A…
UNIFIL Head of Mission 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 two separate meetings in Beirut. Discussions focused on the situation in UNIFIL’s area of operations, regional situation, issues…