News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

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 Mokbel in Beirut. In separate meetings, Major-General Portolano briefed…

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 more than 3,000 children, gathered in a stadium of the Education Liberation…

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 country. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano…

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 the UN and Lebanon share the responsibility of achieving lasting peace in…

“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 will, because will is the basis of every successful work.” - Razan…

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) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN position at Ras Al Naqoura…

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 during his visit to the headquarters of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon…

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 with the people of southern Lebanon throughout the last decades. “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 mayor. They share a coffee and have a chat. Later the two unarmed military…

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 the building, UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander, Maj General…

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 come from three Spanish Universities to provide advice, on the spot treatments…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today observed the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, paying tribute to thousands of military and civilian personnel for their service of peace, in a ceremony held at its Naqoura Headquarters in southern Lebanon. The UN General Assembly…