Traffic safety workshop for south Lebanon students
UNIFIL peacekeepers organized a traffic safety workshop in Shama, south Lebanon, yesterday for more than 200 young school students from the Mission’s area of operation. The Italian and Tanzanian peacekeepers attached to the…
UNIFIL peacekeepers hand out gifts to children
A group of UNIFIL peacekeepers paid visits to special needs children in Ayta ash-Shaab and orphan girls in Tibnin, both within the UNIFIL area of operation in south Lebanon, as part of their community outreach activities…
UNIFIL peacekeepers listen to a young student from Aytarun as she explains the dangers of approaching the Blue Line. 11 November 2017.
Advancing Women peacekeepers role in UNIFIL
“UNIFIL will continue to do what it can to reaffirm the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflict, in peacebuilding and in peacekeeping.” UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General…
UNIFIL’s Ghanaian peacekeepers celebrate Independence Day
Ghanaian peacekeepers serving with UNIFIL celebrated their country’s 61st Independence Day by organizing a series of events, on 6 March, in the Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) Headquarters in Al-Qawzah and the Mission…
UNIFIL’s Sector East organizes all-female patrol
Women peacekeepers from UNIFIL’s Sector East Command recently organized an all-female foot patrol and market walk in Souk al Khan, south-eastern Lebanon, with the aim of incorporating gender perspective while performing…
UNIFIL and Lebanese officials, activists celebrate women’s contribution in south Lebanon
UNIFIL peacekeepers joined Lebanese officials and women activists last week in celebrating women’s contribution to peace and stability in south Lebanon. Speaking at an event organized to mark International Women’s Day in the…
French-led Force Commander’s reserve gets new commander
The command of UNIFIL’s French-led Force Commander’s Reserve (FCR) changed from Colonel Bastian Dufilhol to Colonel Olivier Baudet during a ceremony at the Reserve’s main base in Dayr Kifa on Monday. With the change in…
UNIFIL marks 40 years of serving for peace
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today marked its establishment day exactly 40-years ago with a ceremony in the Mission Headquarters in Naqoura and the opening of a photo exhibition in the coastal town of…
UNIFIL head chairs regular tripartite meeting with LAF and IDF officials
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander 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 UN…
A UNIFIL Civil Affairs officer opens up a discussion with a visiting school group about the historical images on display.
Photos and drawings tell 40 years of UNIFIL’s shared history in south Lebanon
In a little room inside Beit al Madina in the southern city of Tyre, drawings of white doves, green trees, sunrise, broken fences, flying birds, and people collecting their harvest would capture your attention. All set in…
On International Day of Forests, Nepalese peacekeepers plant trees
In marking the International Day of Forests (21 March), UNIFIL’s Nepalese peacekeepers planted tree saplings in their main base in Meiss ej-Jebel and surrounding areas last week. The greening activity has been a part of the…
Korean peacekeepers donate blood
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea today donated blood to the Tyre City Red Cross during a ceremony at the Korean Contingent’s main base in south-western Lebanon. A total of 42 Korean peacekeepers donated 19…