Lebanon’s female security personnel receive training on self-defense
UNIFIL’s Sector East Headquarters organized a training on self-defense to female members of the Lebanese security agencies at its base near Marjayoun, south-eastern Lebanon, last week. Female security personnel from Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the State Security (SS) attended the…
UN Peacekeeping chief concludes Lebanon visit
The United Nations Under Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, yesterday concluded his 5-day visit to Lebanon, where he held talks with top Lebanese officials in the capital, Beirut, and saw first-hand the crucial work of UNIFIL peacekeepers in the southern part of the country…
UNIFIL’s naval peacekeepers train off Beirut coast
UNIFIL’s naval peacekeepers from its Maritime Task Force (MTF) carried out two exercises to enhance their interoperability and the capability of the Lebanese Navy off the coast of Beirut earlier this week. The “boarding” exercise on 9 March sought to enhance coordination between UNIFIL’s German…
UNIFIL and LAF women attend experience exchange workshop
UNIFIL’s Sector West Headquarters yesterday organized, for the first time, an experience exchange workshop between female members of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the UN Mission’s women peacekeepers, in Shama, south-western Lebanon. The workshop – attended by five LAF soldiers and 12 UNIFIL…
UNIFIL marks 41st anniversary of its establishment
Today, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) marked the 41st anniversary of its establishment with a ceremony at its Headquarters in Naqoura. This was to highlight the commitment of the international community and the United Nations to the Lebanese state and its people in providing a…
Indian peacekeepers organize awareness session on breast cancer
UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers organized a training session with the aim of raising awareness about preventing breast cancer among the women of Shab’a in south-eastern Lebanon earlier this week. The training session, conducted on 18 March in coordination with local authorities and the Lebanese Armed…
Young students visit Sector West HQ
About 60 students from a school in Saida visited UNIFIL’s Sector West Headquarters in Shama, south Lebanon, today to learn about the crucial work of the UN Peacekeeping mission in furthering peace in its area of operation and along the Blue Line. The students, between 14 and 16 years old, from Saint…
UN officers gather in UNIFIL to learn from its wastewater management scheme
Environment officers and water and sanitation focal points from 15 United Nations peace operations around the world gathered in south Lebanon this week to see first-hand and understand UNIFIL’s successful wastewater and sludge management programme. During their learning tour, the 23 UN officers…
Spanish veterinary experts work with Lebanese students to assist livestock farmers
Veterinary experts from three Spanish universities recently completed a week-long intensive veterinary campaign to assist south Lebanese goat and cattle farmers. The visiting experts also used the opportunity to share their knowledge, working alongside 20 veterinary science students from the…
Month-long training enhances LAF-UNIFIL interoperability
The soldiers from the Lebanese Army crouch behind a burnt-out car. Smoke flares diminish the visibility and the sound of gunfire is pervasive. They make hand signals to proceed. A soldier sprints forward to the next position. One by one his unit follow him. They kick down the doors to search a…
Italian, Ghanaian and Malaysian troops carry out live firing exercise
UNIFIL peacekeepers from Italy, Ghana and Malaysia jointly carried out a live firing exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in an area about one kilometer south of the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura this week. The 27 March exercise, codenamed “Centauro 2019” sought to enhance interoperability…
UNIFIL head awards UN medals to Spanish peacekeepers
Spanish peacekeepers serving with UNIFIL received United Nations medals on 29 March for their service with the Mission in furthering peace in south Lebanon. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col chaired a medal ceremony at the “Miguel de Cervantes” base in…