Deputy Force Commander visits MTF ships in Limassoul
UNIFIL Deputy Force Commander Major General Shivaram Kharel this week visited the peacekeeping mission’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) ships in Limassoul, Cyprus. During his visit to the MTF Greek ship “HS NIKIFOROS FOKAS” on 31 March, he received briefing on MTF’s operational activities from the German…
UNIFIL head chairs regular Tripartite meeting with LAF and IDF officials
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a regular Tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN position in Ras Al Naqoura. Opening the meeting, the UNIFIL Commander said that…
UNIFIL, UNMAS recommit to end threats posed by landmines in south Lebanon
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) jointly marked the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action in the UNIFIL Headquarters today, with the Force’s Commander recommitting to eradicate threats posed by landmines in south…
El Khiam students learn to make Spanish cuisines
The latest edition of the “ Sancho Panza” course, which includes theoretical and practical classes in preparing Hispanic-Lebanese cuisines, concluded earlier this week in the El Khiam Technical School, south-eastern Lebanon. The course, run by UNIFIL’s Spanish peacekeepers, continued during the…
Sector West HQ offers public information course to LAF officers
UNIFIL’s Sector West Headquarters recently organized a workshop on public information for officers from the Mission’s strategic partner, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). With the 25-26 March course, the second in as many months, UNIFIL’s Italian military public information experts trained 26 LAF…
With UNIFIL's support, Marjayoun public school gets science laboratory
A public school in Marjayoun in south-eastern Lebanon got a science laboratory last week with funding support from UNIFIL’s Quick Impact Project (QIP). The $9,000-project, inaugurated amidst a ceremony on 4 April, benefits 227 students of the school, including eight from Syria, three from Egypt and…
Action plan to preserve heritage sites during conflict
The Roman ruins, nestled by the sea in the south Lebanese city of Tyre, are breathtaking because they are so intact. The archeological structures are indicators of the habits and rituals of the people who lived here in the past, with the most noteworthy being the Roman baths, the two palaestrae, the…
UNIFIL Sector West delegation visits women-only soccer team
A UNIFIL delegation led by the Mission’s Sector West Commander Brigadier General Diodato Abagnara visited a women-only soccer team of south Lebanon recently as a display of encouragement for women’s participation in various spheres in the Mission’s area of operation. The soccer team called "Stars of…
Korean peacekeepers conduct counter-terror training with Internal Security Forces
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea conducted counter-terror joint training with Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces – Mobile Forces (ISF-MF), seeking to enhance military exchange and joint operational capabilities, in Tyre, south Lebanon, earlier this month. The 1-4 April joint training…
UNIFIL-supported children’s playground opened in Abu Qamah
UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers, together with the UN Mission’s Civil Affairs office and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), opened a UNIFIL-supported playground for children in Abu Qamah, south-eastern Lebanon, earlier this week. The 16 April inauguration ceremony was attended by various dignitaries…
Defence Minister Bou Saab visits UNIFIL HQ, tours Blue Line
Lebanon’s Minister of Defence, Elias Bou Saab, led a delegation today to the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura and visited areas along the Blue Line, where he was briefed on UNIFIL’s work, together with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), in maintaining the existing calm. In Naqoura, UNIFIL Head of…
UNIFIL confirms a third tunnel crosses Blue Line
Between December 2018 and January 2019, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) informed UNIFIL that they had discovered six tunnels along the Blue Line. Following independent technical investigations undertaken in accordance with its mandate, UNIFIL had already confirmed that two of the tunnels cross the…