Female UNIFIL Peacekeepers who are also members of the Female Assessment/Analysis and Support Team (FAST) meet with women residents in Maarakeh, south Lebanon.
New UNIFIL initiative to ensure gender perspective in host communities
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) last month set up a special team of uniformed and civilian female members of the peacekeeping mission to ensure a gender perspective is present when various battalions interact with…
Famous Lebanese actor, Nidal al-Ashqar, gives a theatre workshop for young actors at Marjayoun’s National College.
A rendezvous with Lebanese theatre in Marjayoun
One of July mornings was a little different for some 16 students of National College in Marjayoun, south-eastern Lebanon. They had gathered at the College’s main hall in a circle, one time humming to hone their vocalism, and…
New Brazilian vessel joins UNIFIL as Flagship
A new Brazilian frigate, Liberal, joined the UNIFIL fleet of Maritime Taskforce (MTF) on Thursday, replacing another Brazilian frigate Independência as the UN mission’s flagship. The new vessel, which arrived in Lebanon on 7…
UNIFIL head pays tribute to Spain’s contribution to south Lebanon
The Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL, Major-General Michael Beary, today paid tribute to the sacrifices made by Spanish peacekeepers while serving with the UN Mission in south Lebanon. In his remarks at a…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary addresses the audience at the event for International Day of Peace held at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon.
On International Peace Day, UNIFIL head lauds progress in achieving peace in south Lebanon
“The young children playing in the school yards of Tibnin dreaming of a bright future, men and women going to work every day in Bint Jbeil to support their families and the elderly residents of Naqoura enjoying evening chai…
Tripartite Meeting discusses dooperation as confidence-building measure
The Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL, Major-General Michael Beary, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the…
Lebanese soldiers join UN peacekeepers in peace relay march
UNIFIL’s eastern command organized a friendly relay march last week along the 52-kilometre stretch of the Blue Line with participation of UN peacekeepers and Lebanese soldiers as a way to furthering and deepening the ties…
The internet safety class together with the trainers. These workshops are being held across UNIFIL’s area of operation.
Workshops on Internet Safety for children
Lebanon is online and mobile. The amount of people accessing the internet through handheld devices has grown as the infrastructure for mobile communication advances. In 2014 UNdata estimated nearly 75% of Lebanese people have…
UNIFIL Ghanian peacekeepers setting out on a foot patrol along the Blue Line in the vicinity of Rmeish, south Lebanon.
UNIFIL carries out 400 patrols each day
UNIFIL’s Ghanaian Patrol Commander, Lt Rodney Odway, unfolds a map on the bumper of the parked vehicle and calls his company over for a briefing. The 12-strong group of peacekeepers are about to perform a foot patrol along…
Peacekeepers of UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) display flags of troop contributing countries during the ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the UNIFIL Maritime Task Force (MTF) in Beirut Port on 21 October 2016.
UNIFIL celebrates 10th anniversary of its Maritime Task Force
The commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major General Michael Beary, today praised the work done by the UN mission’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) in effectively assisting the Lebanese authorities…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary salutes an Indonesian UNIFIL peacekeeper at the United Nations Day celebrations at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura.
UNIFIL celebrates United Nations Day
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today celebrated United Nations Day amidst a special ceremony at the peacekeeping mission’s headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon. During the ceremony, UNIFIL Head of…
A UNIFIL staff member tries homemade ice mint tea.
Entrepreneurs from south Lebanon display local products at UNIFIL
Dozens of Lebanese entrepreneurs – most of them women – from the country’s southern hinterlands set up stalls of local traditional cuisine and handicraft in the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon…