UNIFIL firefighters assist in putting out raging fire
UNIFIL firefighters today joined Lebanese Civil Defense and the Lebanese Armed Forces in putting out raging fire in the Mazraat El Dahr village, 15 kilometres northeast of Saida. The UNIFIL firefighters from Austria, supported by Tanzanian Military Police personnel, joined the Lebanese emergency…
Serbian specialists train LAF on first aid techniques in hostile environments
UNIFIL’s Serbian instructors specialized in first aid techniques have long been training Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel, with the focus assisting those wounded in military operations. Such training sessions – given by the instructors specialized in first aid techniques in hostile and…
UNIFIL observes United Nations Day
UNIFIL today marked the 74th United Nations Day at its headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon, joining the global call for international peace and security as enshrined in the UN Charter. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col said the Day serves as a reminder to…
UNIFIL female peacekeepers join military officers from region in protecting cultural heritage
Cultural heritage and cultural properties have been destroyed, looted and trafficked throughout history, particularly during conflict and post-conflict situations. Armed forces around the world play a key role in preserving and safeguarding cultural property in time of war and conflict and women’s…
Chinese peacekeepers organize free medical camp
Chinese peacekeepers recently organized a free medical camp in a south-eastern Lebanese village, directly benefiting the host population. In the 25 October camp in the village of Kleyaa, 16 Chinese medical personnel – including general physicians, surgeons, orthopedists, dermatologists, traditional…
UNIFIL Italian peacekeepers organize water therapy for children with disabilities
A specialized team of UNIFIL’s Italian Carabinieri recently organized a 6-week long water therapy treatment to children with special needs in south-western Lebanon. The Italian peacekeepers applied the “Caputo-Ippolito Multisystem in Water Therapy Method” to 17 Lebanese children with autism spectrum…
At the tripartite forum Gen Del Col urges utmost caution amidst prevailing uncertainty
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 Defense Forces (IDF) at a UN position in Ras Al Naqoura. As usual, issues relating to UNIFIL’s mandate under UN…
UNIFIL looks at UNSCR 1325 as it turned 19
Nineteen years after the Security Council adopted its landmark Resolution 1325 on 31 October 2000, on women, peace and security, UNIFIL gender experts share their insights into how UNIFIL strives – despite challenges – to ensure women’s full participation in the Mission’s day-to-day operations…
UNIFIL supports school in Houla with heating system
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today inaugurated, together with local authorities, a UNIFIL-supported central heating system project in a primary school in Houla, south-eastern Lebanon. The project, which was completed in September following request from the…
UNIFIL peacekeepers mark Children’s Day
UNIFIL peacekeepers marked World Children’s Day earlier this week in Al Boustan Public School in south-western Lebanon. The 2 December event was a part of the peacekeeping Mission’s civil-military community engagement activities, at the request of the host community, conducted in coordination with…
UNIFIL Nepalese peacekeepers rotate
UNIFIL’s Sector East Commander Brigadier General Marcos Llago Navarro oversaw the change of command of the Mission’s Nepalese peacekeepers in their main base in south Lebanon today. The Commander of the incoming Shree Shiva Dal Battalion, Lt. Col. Chandra Prasad Chapagain, received from Brig. Gen…
UNIFIL-supported solar system to improve lives in Rumaysh
UNIFIL’s Sector West peacekeepers last week handed over a solar panel system to the Rumaysh Municipality in the south-western Lebanon. With the 360-watt solar system producing 37.5 KW power, local residents will have an improved water distribution mechanism in the Municipality. This will benefit up…