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UNIFIL Female Assessment/Analysis Support Team (FAST) patrols in Rmeish
On 13 December, UNIFIL’s Sector West conducted an all-female foot patrol in Rmeish with the participation of a dozen peacekeepers from six countries – Ghana, Ireland, Italy, Republic of Korea, Malaysia and the Netherlands. Women’s contribution in peacekeeping operations has been of paramount…
Prime Minister of The Republic of Ireland visits UNIFIL
Prime Minister Leo Varadkar (An Taoiseach) of The Republic of Ireland today visited UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura as well as the main base of UNIFIL’s Irish Contingent in south-west Lebanon. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary welcomed Prime Minister Varadkar at…
UNIFIL's Nepalese peacekeepers support Meiss Ej-Jebel technical school
UNIFIL’s Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) commander Lieutenant Colonel Narayan Bahadur Thapa today inaugurated the project “Renovation of Basketball Court and School Garden” at Meiss Ej-Jebel Technical School. The opening ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Meis El Jabal, Abd El Menem Shukair…
UNIFIL peacekeepers train for emergency situation
UNIFIL’s Sector East Headquarters carried out the “East Angel” exercise last week in order to evaluate the reaction of its components during emergency situations requiring casualty evacuation. The exercise, carried out on 20 December, aimed to train the military assets under the Sector East Command…
Senior Indian Army officer visits UNIFIL
Lieutenant General Ajae Kumar Sharma of the Indian Army visited UNIFIL Headquarters as well as the Mission’s area of operation this week. During the visit on 8 and 9 January, Lt. Gen. Sharma, who also oversees the deployment of Indian peacekeepers to UN missions worldwide, toured various UNIFIL…
25 UNIFIL peacekeepers donate blood in Meiss Ej-Jebel
UNIFIL’s Sector East Headquarters and the Nepalese Battalion, operating under the Sector Command, organized on Tuesday a blood donation event in Meiss Ej-Jebel, south Lebanon, in support of a public hospital there. With 25 Nepalese and Spanish peacekeepers donating blood, the Meiss Ej-Jebel Hospital…
French peacekeepers install water tank in school
Peacekeepers from UNIFIL’s French-led Force Commander’s Reserve (FCR) installed a new water tank in the public school of the village of Ash Sh’Aytiah (Kneiseh School) in south Lebanon last week. The 60 cubic metre tank will allow 300 school children, aged between 4 and 17 years, access to pure…
Indian peacekeepers honour World War martyrs in Beirut cemetery
On the occasion of the Indian Army Day, UNIFIL’s Indian Battalion (IndBatt) organized a solemn memorial service at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Beirut to honour the Indian soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during World War I and World War II. Ambassador of India to Lebanon, Sanjiv Arora…
Major Valet remembered
French peacekeeper Major Jean-Louis Valet, who was killed in action in the vicinity of the Shab’a Farms in 2005, was remembered at solemn ceremony in the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura last week. As an unarmed UN peacekeeper, Major Valet was serving with Observer Group Lebanon of the UN Truce…
Keeping peace, through demining
Peacekeeping is not just about patrolling and reconnaissance missions. It also means working to create a condition whereby the residents live in peace and go about their business. In UNIFIL, peacekeepers work day and night, together with the Lebanese authorities, in creating the conditions conducive…
UNIFIL Head of Mission meets with top Lebanese leaders
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary attended separate meetings in Beirut today with the President of Lebanon, Michel Aoun; the Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri; and the Prime Minister, Saad Hariri. In his first meetings of 2018 with top Lebanese leaders…