UNIFIL Head of Mission calls on Speaker Berri & General Kahwaji
The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Luciano Portolano, today met with Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano meets Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam.
UNIFIL Head of Mission calls on Lebanese leaders in Beirut
The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Luciano Portolano, today called on Prime Minister Tammam Salam and Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Defense Samir…
UNIFIL Indonesian peacekeepers pose for a photograph with local children.
Music, dance, magic and more: UNIFIL troops enthrall children of south Lebanon
The sun was shining brightly in the sky and the nearby trees were starting to bear flowers. Multi-coloured balloons dangling from poles and ceilings drifted in the warm breeze. Spring has arrived in south Lebanon. Last month…
Italy’s President visits UNIFIL and the Italian troops
The President of Italy, His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, today visited the Italian troops based in Sector West headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), in Shamaa in the southern part of the…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano participating in an event with a group of scouts and the children of Lebanese army martyrs in the UN Mission’s headquarters last week.
Children of Lebanese army martyrs and scouts visit UNIFIL
The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Luciano Portolano, told some 100 young Lebanese visiting the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping mission last week that both…
‘My Female Role Model’ writing competition winners
“A female-role model should be an example, not only for her beauty or money but also for her acts, work and bestowal. I hope to become a role model one day. Every girl and every woman is able to be a role model if she had the…
Tripartite Meeting held on 05 April 2016
The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Luciano Portolano, chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)…
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon received a guard of honour from the uniformed members of UNIFIL at the mission’s headquarters in Naqoura, Lebanon.
United Nations Secretary-General visits UNIFIL Headquarters
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today visited the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) where he was received by UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano. Speaking…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano saluting the Guard of Honor during the celebration of UNIFIL Establishment Day.
On its 38th anniversary, UNIFIL hails extraordinary relationship with Lebanese people
Marking the 38th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the top official with the UN Mission today hailed the extraordinary relationship of mutual support, respect and trust…
OGL Swedish military observer checks coordinates while his partner takes a look over the Blue Line.
How OGL works with UNIFIL
It’s 7:30am. The radio operator at Observer Group Lebanon (OGL) gets a series of calls, as each of the eight patrol units checks in. Team Zulu is in Rumaysh. They are visiting the town and are paying a courtesy call to the…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano cutting the ribbon to inaugurate UNIFIL’s Resource Centre.
UNIFIL’s Resource Centre Opens
The jazzy music played by Ghannbatt’s band could be heard across UNIFIL’s base, and set the tone for a celebratory commemoration of the UNIFIL Resource Centre on International Women’s Day 2016. Before cutting the ribbon on…
A Spanish vet examining a cow in Blida, south Lebanon. 20,000.00 head of cattle were treated.
Spanish vets treat 20,000 cattle in 10 days
The Spanish vets are fortunate with their timing. In late February the weather in South East Lebanon can be very changeable, but these vets are able to work out in the field in relatively dry conditions. The ten vets have…