Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the terrorist attack in Beirut
The Secretary-General condemns the terrorist attack today in the Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh. He is deeply saddened at the reported high numbers of fatalities and injured, and extends his condolences to the families of…
UNIFIL Head of Mission General Portolano meets with Lebanese 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. Following the tragic attack perpetrated in Beirut last week…
The Lebanese Internal Security Forces Music Orchestra performing during the ceremony to commemorate the Lebanese Independence Day, at UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura.
A moving Independence Day ceremony at UNIFIL
A minutes silence was held on Thursday 19 November at UNIFIL at the opening of the 72nd Lebanese Independence Day commemorated by National Staff Union (NSU). Maroum Diab, Chairperson of the NSU addressed the large crowd…
Tripartite Meeting held on 25 November 2015
The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Luciano Portolano, chaired on Wednesday, 25 November a regular tripartite meeting with senior officers from the…
Finished! A delighted child from Al Imam Sader Foundation in Tyre holds up his finished origami.
Southern children delve into Origami
Many of us have grown up folding paper, turning them into gliders and launching them in all directions for hours on end. In Japan, the art of folding of paper is called Origami, it is not only fun, but very useful too. A…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Portolano (centre) releasing red balloons to mark the start of the race. There are 35 million people living with HIV today, and some 19 million of them do not know they have the virus.
UNIFIL runs in solidarity with World AIDS Day
At dawn on the first of December it was lashing rain in South Lebanon, but by the time the UNIFIL joggers gathered to begin the 5km run the clouds had cleared revealing familiar blue skies. The run was organized by UNIFILs…
UNIFIL HoM/FC meets Troop Contributing Countries, UN Security Council P5 and EU representative
On Wednesday, 2 December, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano held a meeting with Ambassadors of UNIFIL Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs), Permanent Members of the UN Security Council…
French peacekeepers go back to school
In a classroom in Quallawiyah primary school, South Lebanon, students practice French vocabulary and grammar with their teachers. With native French speakers guiding them, these students will be have a higher chance of…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano with LAF’s Brigadier-General Anton Mourad and Brigadier-General Hassan Bacharoouch at Blue Line marking in the vicinity of Kafar kela.
UNIFIL Head of Mission reviews Blue Line marking near Kafer Kela
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today reviewed the ongoing work for visible marking of the Blue Line (Line of Withdrawal) in the area of Kafer Kela in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese…
From right to left: UNIFIL Director of Mission Support Mr.Wolfgang Weiszegger, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano, LAF South Litany Sector Commander Brigadier-General Charbel Abou Khalil and LAF Intelligence Chief (Southern region) Brigadier-General Khodor Hammoud.
UNIFIL donates equipment to LAF, General Security and LAF Intelligence
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) donated a number of UN-owned information-technology equipment to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the General Security Directorate/ Sûreté Générale (SG) at a ceremony…
Rocket fire from southern Lebanon
This evening shortly after 17:30 hrs, UNIFIL radars detected three rockets fired from the general area of Al Hinniyah in southern Lebanon towards Israel. The IDF informed UNIFIL that two rockets had impacted in northern…
The local students from the school choir are eager to meet the choir from Granada.
Lebanese and Spanish children celebrate Christmas in Marjayoun
Students from Sacred Heart School in Marjayoun in south Lebanon celebrated Christmas in a special way this year – they met children from the Sacred Heart School in Granada, Spain. The event was arranged by Lt. Col Louis…