UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano salutes his fellow peacekeepers.
On Peacekeepers’ Day, UNIFIL pays tribute to military and civilian personnel
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…
UNIFIL Sector East Commander, Brigadier-General Alfredo Perez, launches the afforestation project with local authorities on World Environment Day.
UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers launch afforestation drive
The thermometers in south Lebanon are already climbing above 30°C, and people take shelter in whatever shade they can find, so it is fitting the Indian contingent from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) have…
UNIFIL head pays farewell visits to Lebanese leaders
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today paid farewell visits to a number of senior Lebanese officials including the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri and Prime Minister…
A UNIFIL Chinese peacekeepers takes a photos of children from Al Majadil Public school in front of a newly painted wall.
UNIFIL’s Chinese peacekeepers brighten up public school in south Lebanon
Seven classes that were once gloomy and dark are now full of bright pinks, greens, and oranges. At Al Majadil Public school, a team of Chinese peacekeepers worked for 12 days on rehabilitating the kindergarten floor. As part…
UNIFIL head continues with his farewell calls with Lebanese authorities
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano continued his meetings with high-ranking Lebanese officials in Beirut today as part of his farewell call with the authorities. Today, Major-General…
Outgoing Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano hands over the UN flag to Major-General Michael Beary.
Major-General Michael Beary takes over command of UNIFIL
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today underwent a transfer of command from Major-General Luciano Portolano (Italy) to Major-General Michael Beary (Ireland). The hand-over ceremony at UNIFIL Headquarters…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major-General Portolano, reviews a guard of honor at the Lebanese Armed Forces headquarters in Beirut.
As he prepares to leave, UNIFIL head says relations with communities critical to success
The outgoing head of UNIFIL, Major-General Luciano Portolano, has stressed the importance of continuing close engagement and relations with the local population and the authorities for successful implementation of the UN…
UNIFIL Deputy Head of Mission Imran Riza, and the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Marc Ayrault, review the guard of honour at UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura.
French Foreign Minister visits UNIFIL HQ
The French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, Jean-Marc Ayrault, visited the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura, south Lebanon, today. UNIFIL’s Deputy Head…
A UNIFIL Brazilian Peacekeeper from the Maritime Task Force (MTF) in the operations room of the UNIFIL flagship Independencia, off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon.
UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force commended for naval peacekeeping work
On a recent visit to see the work of UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) off the coast of Beirut Port, the UN Mission’s head and Force Commander, Major-General Luciano Portolano, commended the UN’s only naval peacekeepers for…
Wreath-laying ceremony in memory of Spanish peacekeepers killed in 2007
A wreath-laying ceremony was held last week in Khiam, in south-eastern Lebanon, in memory of the six Spanish UNIFIL peacekeepers killed in a bomb attack nine years ago. UNIFIL’s Sector East Commander, Brigadier-General Pérez…
Major-General Portolano chairs last tripartite meeting as UNIFIL Head of Mission
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 officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces…
UNIFIL Indian Battalion veterinary team show a local farmer the early warning signs of detecting Foot-and-Mouth Disease.
UNIFIL’s Indian Battalion vaccinates 10,000 animals
In July 2016 UNIFIL’s Indian Battalion ran a hugely successful vaccination campaign against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). The four week campaign was carried out with the close cooperation of Lebanon’s Ministry of Agriculture…