UNIFIL head meets leaders from southeastern Lebanon
The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Michael Beary today met with the local authorities and religious leaders based in the eastern sector of the UNIFIL…
Ali Yasin, a beekeeper and an expert in breeding queen bees, shows local bee farmers how to plant a queen, at a workshop held at At Tiri Agriculture Services Centre.
A hive of activity at UNIFIL beekeeping workshop
The beekeepers move in closer to the instructor, Ali Yasin, as he prepares to plant some queen bees. Yasin, a beekeeper himself and an expert in cultivating queens, holds up a honeycomb and explains how he prepared it in…
Major-General Beary applauds Brazil’s leadership role in UNIFIL’s MTF
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Michael Beary today praised the leadership role of the Brazilian Navy in the UN peacekeeping mission’s Maritime Task Force (MTF). While greeting the visiting Minister…
Major-General Beary chairs 100th tripartite meeting with LAF and IDF officials
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…
UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major-General Michael Beary, puts on personnel protective equipment before walking the cleared path to a new Blue Line point in the vicinity of Blida.
UNIFIL’s Chief Inspects Mine Clearance Work
The demined path to one of the most recently agreed Blue Line points in Blida, south Lebanon, is wide and clearly marked. Even so, UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major-General Michael Beary, must wear a…
Some 60 dignitaries from south-western Lebanon pose for a group photo with the UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary.
Strong partnership between peacekeepers and local community vital, UNIFIL head tells local leaders
During his introductory meeting with local authorities and religious leaders from south-western Lebanon, head of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Major General Michael Beary today underlined the importance of…
Students from Cadmus College in Tyre performed at the UNIFIL ceremony marking Lebanese Independence Day on 17 November 2016.
UNIFIL observes Lebanese Independence Day
The 73rd Lebanese Independence Day was celebrated in UNIFIL headquarters with an event hosted by the Lebanese National Staff Union (NSU) last week. A choir and dancers from Cadmous College in Tyre performed to a large…
The mayor of Deir Mimess, Dr. George Nakad, UNIFIL’s Sector East commander, Brigadier-General Perez de Aguado, along with two members of the local authorities unveil the commemorative plaque at the inauguration of the rehabilitation of the sewage treatment plant.
Deir Mimess water treatment plant is operational again
Sobhi Sleem, engineer and project manager, switches a button and the pumps at Deir Mimess Water Treatment plant whirr into life. The sound is quite unfamiliar in Deir Mimess as for the last number of years this sewage…
Over 200 UNIFIL peacekeepers participated in the run marking World AIDS Day and the 16 Days of Activism Against Violence Against Women.
UNIFIL Runs in the Rain Marking World AIDS Day
Despite the wet weather, over 200 runners from a wide range of UNIFIL’s civilian and peacekeeping contingents participated in the run in Naqoura on 1 December 2016. The event was held by UNIFIL’s HIV/AIDS and Gender Units to…
Guest speaker Michael Haddad gives an inspirational speech at the event held at UNIFIL to commemorate International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities commemorated in UNIFIL
Michael Haddad, the guest speaker, was inspiring. He spoke openly about the challenges he overcame after he was declared 75 per cent paralyzed from a Jet Ski accident at the young age of six. To date he has hiked across…
Col. Scopelliti, head of UNIFIL’s Italian Aviation team, chats with some young people who are visiting UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura.
South Lebanese students learn about UNIFIL’s work
Tala al-Zain from Cadmous College, a school in Tyre, points at a bowl on a table heaving with tasty Korean food and asks a UNIFIL peacekeeper from the Republic of Korea, “Is this potato?” She gets a nod, tastes the dish and…
UNIFIL head meets with Lebanese judiciary officials
UNIFL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary met with a delegation of Lebanese judiciary officials led by the President of the Supreme Judicial Council Judge, Juean Fahed, and the Prosecutor General…