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…
Actors performing at the opening ceremony at the Istanbouli Theatre in Tyre.
Fostering a culture of peace
In February this year, UNIFIL's Civil Affairs donated sound and light equipment to Tyros for Arts association, which is involved in organising art workshops and festivals in Tyre. UNIFIL's involvement contributed to the…
Ms. Donia Najjar, Lebanese international yoga instructor and renowned International aroma therapist, lead a yoga session with peacekeepers and members of the 'Sreedevi Daya Yoga Center' to celebrate the International Day of Yoga in Marjayoun in southern Lebanon.
International Day of Yoga
The UN General Assembly declared 21 June as International Yoga Day. In observance of this Day, UNIFIL Indian battalion organised a Yoga display and cultural exchange at their base in Ebel Saqi, in southern Lebanon.
Lebanese Civil Defense participants during practice exercise at UNIFIL HQ.
UNIFIL, Lebanese Civil Defense exchange expertise for firefighting
Three Lebanese civil defense firefighters, accompanied with a captain from UNIFIL Fire Brigade unit, have to enter a burning building, extinguish a fire and cool down the place. This is one of the scenarios during a three-day…
Deputy Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations H.E. Caroline Ziade visits UNIFIL
The Deputy Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations, H.E. Caroline Ziade paid a visit today to the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura in southern Lebanon. UNIFIL…
Tripartite Meeting held on 7 July 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 HOM/FC delivers keynote address at AUST graduation
The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Luciano Portolano, yesterday delivered the keynote address at the graduation ceremony of the American University…
Italian Foreign Minister visits UNIFIL
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Paolo Gentiloni today paid a visit to the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura, southern Lebanon and visited…
Brigadier-General Jose Conde, UNIFIL Sector East Commander, walking along the streets of Taybe market with the town Mayor Abbas Diab.
Delicious food in Taybeh popular market
On 8 July, UNIFIL's Sector East Commander Brigadier-General Jose Conde walked around al-Taybe popular market held every Wednesday in the town square. Normally items on sale include vegetables, fruits, and clothes and are…
Returning to south Lebanon 35 years later
"I keep coming back to south Lebanon searching for peace of mind," said Erik Hovet a former Norwegian peacekeeper who served in UNIFIL's Norwegian Armoured Personnel Carrier Platoon, in the southern town of Ibl Saqi in 1980.…
Engineer Jalal Abed Ali, Union of Tyre Municipalities, explaining about the deferential GPS to Col. Giovanni Biondi, Italian battalion Commander, and Mr. Abdulmuhsin Al Hussaini the president of the Union of Tyre Municipalities.
UNIFIL’s topographical assistance to Tyre municipalities
On 3 August, UNIFIL donated a topographical Global Positioning System (GPS) device to the Regional Technical Office (RTO) of the Union of Municipalities of Tyre during a ceremony which was held in Qulaylah. The ceremony was…
Tripartite Meeting held on 11 August 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…