At the Tripartite forum UNIFIL Major General Del Col emphasises the importance of maintaining calm along the BL
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 the UN position in Ras Al Naqoura. Issues relating to UNIFIL’s mandate under UN…
Indian peacekeepers organize dental camp for children with disabilities
UNIFIL peacekeepers from India organized a dental health and oral hygiene awareness camp for children with disabilities in their area of responsibility in south-eastern Lebanon last week. A total of 40 children, aged between 5 and 15 years, attended the camp at the Al Arkoub Centre for Care and…
UNIFIL Indonesian peacekeepers offer free home medical care in south Lebanon
For many villagers from vulnerable communities in south Lebanon, travelling to see a doctor can be challenging. Some patients are not even able to make it to a hospital but need medical support. Therefore, a mobile home medical assistance team of skilled and qualified health practitioners from…
Peacekeepers organize Christmas events to the delight of children
UNIFIL peacekeepers from France and Spain organized separate Christmas events for the children of the host communities in south Lebanon this week. On 21 December, peacekeepers from the French-led Force Commander’s Reserve (FCR) organized Christmas Fair for children between 4 and 12 years old at the…
UNIFIL outreach peacekeepers enthrall children in orphanage
UNIFIL outreach peacekeepers organized an entertaining and awareness-raising event for the children living in an orphanage in the village of Maroub, west of Tyre, last week. The peacekeepers from the UN Mission’s Military Community Outreach Unit (MCOU), Civil-Military Cooperation unit and the Task…
UNIFIL Sector West HQ hosts exhibition of Lebanese handicrafts and cuisine
UNIFIL Sector West Headquarters in Shamaa, south Lebanon, today organized an exhibition of handicrafts and Lebanese cuisine with the aim to promote women-run local businesses in the UN Mission’s area of operation. Around 13 women cooperatives and local associations from UNIFIL Sector West’s area of…
UNIFIL Finnish peacekeepers and LAF in coordinated exercise
Despite heavy rain and freezing temperature, UNIFIL Finnish peacekeepers operating under the Mission’s Force Commander’s Reserve participated in a coordinated exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the southern Lebanese town of Kawkaba, located at the altitude of 750 metres from the sea…
Italian and Finnish peacekeepers train to enhance interoperability
UNIFIL’s Italian and Finnish peacekeepers conducted a joint training last week with the aim of enhancing interoperability, reactivity and flexibility during joint operations while serving for peace in south Lebanon. From 6 to 10 January, UNIFIL Sector West’s Mobile Reserve composed of Italian Army…
Chinese peacekeepers build ‘peace square’
UNIFIL and local officials gathered last week at a public school in a south Lebanese village to mark the completion of a “peace square” built over the past five months by the Mission’s peacekeepers from China. Following request from Al Majadil Public School, UNIFIL Chinese peacekeepers started the…
UNIFIL French firefighters train with Lebanese Civil Defense volunteers
UNIFIL French firefighters trained with 16 Lebanese civil defense volunteer firefighters with particular focus on disaster relief management and road rescue in their main base in Dayr Kifa, south Lebanon, last week. During the 16-17 January training programme, French and Lebanese rescue teams were…
UNIFIL outreach peacekeepers organize ‘infotainment’ school event
UNIFIL outreach peacekeepers from the Mission’s Military Community Outreach Unit (MCOU) organized an event in a public school in Aita ash-Shaab, south-western Lebanon, for children with disabilities earlier this month. The “infotainment” event, organized by UNIFIL MCOU’s Indonesian and Italian…
UNIFIL peacekeepers from Nepal help maintain peace along Blue Line
Just like much of UNIFIL troops of 45 nationalities, the UN Mission’s peacekeepers from Nepal conduct daily foot patrols that are critical in maintaining stability in south Lebanon. Observing, monitoring and reporting the security situation on the ground, UNIFIL Nepalese peacekeepers conduct mixed…