UNIFIL supports Tyre physiotherapy centre with equipment
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today joined local officials in opening a physiotherapy centre in Tyre, which received UNIFIL-donated equipment for the service of the local communities. The physiotherapy centre is run by an NGO called Amel Association, which…
UNIFIL MTF reaches historic milestone with 100k ships hailed since 2006
UNIFIL naval peacekeepers, operating in the Lebanese territorial waters in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Navy, reached a historic milestone this month with 100,000 ships hailed since 2006. The Maritime Task Force (MTF) reached the milestone on 5 January 2020 with the hailing of the…
UNIFIL and LAF sign MoU to consolidate cooperation around humanitarian demining
UNIFIL and its strategic partner, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) allowing for the two forces to enhance cooperation, after a decade, in humanitarian demining within the UN Mission’s area of operation in south Lebanon. The MoU – signed by UNIFIL…
Korean, Malaysian and Italian peacekeepers offer unique training programme to LAF
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Italy conducted a five-day long training with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the Chewakeer training base in Tyre, south Lebanon. Innovative patrolling techniques, military hand-on-hand self-defense tactics and combat medical courses…
Fallen Spanish peacekeeper remembered
UNIFIL Spanish peacekeepers held a memorial service last week in honour of Lance Corporal Francisco Javier Soria Toledo of the Spanish Army, who died in the line of duty five years ago while serving for peace in south-eastern Lebanon. UNIFIL Sector East Commander Brigadier General Marcos Llago…
UNIFIL head starts afforestation campaign
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col started a major afforestation campaign in the Mission’s area of operation in south-eastern Lebanon yesterday. The plantation campaign, to be implemented by the Mission’s Indian peacekeepers, started from the main base of the…
Franco-Spanish exercise to enhance combat rescue
UNIFIL’s French and Spanish peacekeepers recently participated in the RITEX exercise (Reserve Integration Training Exercise) during which the entire combat rescue chain was mobilized in order to develop the interoperability of medical teams of the Mission’s French and Spanish contingents. Deployed…
A road of renewed hope for Kfar Shouba
Winters are harsh in Kfar Shouba on both locals and UN peacekeepers, as well as infrastructure. During the winter, the limited width of the road that leads to this faraway south-eastern Lebanese village – combined with snowstorms, rains and poor road conditions – is a safety hazard for all…
UNIFIL head chairs Tripartite meeting with LAF and IDF officials
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a 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. Discussions focused on the situation along the Blue Line…
UNIFIL peacekeepers perform their duties in any clime and place
While carrying out its core tasks aimed at maintaining calm and stability in southern Lebanon in accordance with UN Security Council resolution 1701, UNIFIL peacekeepers, in coordination with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), conduct vehicle and foot patrols in their area of operations between the…
UNIFIL French peacekeepers conduct road safety campaign for schoolchildren
In order to raise awareness and empower schoolchildren with practical tools to become safer road users, UNIFIL French peacekeepers together with Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces personnel carried out a pedestrian and road safety awareness campaign in a south Lebanese village last week. French…
‘Awareness day’ with LAF to overcome dangers of mines
UNIFIL French peacekeepers recently organized an awareness day with the UN Mission’s strategic partner, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), on the dangers posed by mines, cluster munitions and improvised explosive ordnances. The 20 February event saw both theoretical and practical sessions. French…