Uruguay pays tribute to UN Peacekeeping through cultural event
Uruguay’s Ambassador to Lebanon, H.E. Marta Pizzanelli, travelled to the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, to offer a rich display of Uruguayan folklore and express her country’s support for United Nations peacekeeping in south Lebanon and around the world. In her remarks to a gathering attended by…
UNIFIL ‘happy hour’ for orphan children
UNIFIL organized a “happy hour” yesterday for orphan children from the peacekeeping mission’s area of operation in south Lebanon in a school in Tyre. The entertainment-humanitarian gathering – organized in cooperation with a local non-governmental organization (NGO), “Students and Youth House,” and…
Italian Chief of Army visits UNIFIL
The Italian Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Salvatore Farina, visited the UNIFIL Headquarters today to reaffirm the country's support to the mandate of the peacekeeping force in south Lebanon. Upon arrival at the main UNIFIL base in Naqoura, he was received by the Head of Mission and Force…
Marwahin residents receive free medical and dental care
UNIFIL’s Ghanaian peacekeepers organized a free medical and dental camp for the residents of the village of Marwahin, south-western Lebanon, last week. The 6 September civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) event sought to strengthen the existing relationship between the residents and Ghana Battalion…
UNIFIL-LAF live firing exercise one of nearly 700 joint trainings
As UNIFIL peacekeepers and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel enhance coordination and partnership between them in south Lebanon, the two forces this week are carrying out a joint live fire exercise in an area about one kilometre south of the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura. The joint exercise…
UNIFIL Head of Mission visits Cardinal Al-Rahi
UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today paid a visit to Maronite Patriarch for Antioch and the East Cardinal Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi in Bkerke. During the meeting, Major General Del Col commended the crucial role played by the Cardinal in carrying a message…
Finnish peacekeepers join Lebanese Army in detecting explosives
“Picket, sledgehammer, flagging tape!” UNIFIL peacekeeper Corporal Romain of Force Commander’s Reserve (FCR) is giving orders to his team as they prepare to set out to check for explosives in the UNIFIL area of operation in south Lebanon. The work involves meticulous inspection of every little thing…
Marking Peace Day, UNIFIL head stresses cooperation for lasting peace and development
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today marked the International Day of Peace with a ceremony in Naqoura, a photo exhibition in Beirut and a message from its Head of Mission that cooperation of all parties is essential to achieving sustained stability and peace in south Lebanon…
UNIFIL marks International Day of Peace with photo exhibition in Beirut
“With an unprecedented calm in south Lebanon of now 12 years – with the last two being the most peaceful – I believe we have a unique momentum to collectively help move that forward. The images around us reflect on the painful past experienced by the people of south Lebanon. They also tell their…
UNIFIL peacekeepers clear Kfar Kila drainage to ensure smooth operation
Earlier this week, UNIFIL peacekeepers cleared the drainage system running parallel to the Blue Line near Kfar Kila in order to prevent accumulation of water during the monsoon season. The cleaning work, carried out by the Engineering Unit of UNIFIL’s Sector East Headquarters on 1 and 2 October, is…
Indian peacekeepers mark International Non-Violence Day
Marking the International Day of Non-Violence and the 150 th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers organized a series of activities including “peace walk” and painting competition for differently abled children earlier this week. Local residents joined UNIFIL peacekeepers…
Promoting culture of peace through arts
One of the first cinemas of Lebanon, “Cinema Rivoli of Tyre” had a name, fame and aura. Started in 1959 in a bustling neighbourhood of Tyre, Cinema Rivoli was visited by celebrity who’s whos of the time, including Jean Marais, Brigitte Bardot, Rushdi Abaza and Omar Hariri. In 1988 the budding cinema…