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Sector East HQs organize training on public information
UNIFIL’s Sector East Headquarters organized a training on public information, encompassing various aspects of news production as well as media relations, for UNIFIL and Lebanese Army troops in its base in Ibil al-Saqi last week. The three-day training, from 15 to 17 September 2020, saw participation…
UNIFIL deploys to Beirut to assist LAF in the aftermath of Port explosions
In coordination with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today deployed a detachment of multinational force to Beirut in order to assist Lebanese authorities with their efforts to deal with the aftermath of the tragic 4 August explosions. The…
Italian and Indonesian peacekeepers donate medical supplies
UNIFIL peacekeepers have continued with donations in support of local communities’ fight against COVID-19 pandemic. In the past weeks, Italian peacekeepers donated two modern equipment for processing swabs to public hospital laboratories in the south-western towns of Tyre and Bint Jbeil. The…
UNIFIL supports Lebanese village with equipment to improve food security
Following requests from the village of Adshit al-Qusayr in south-eastern Lebanon, UNIFIL has donated a number of agricultural equipment in support of local farmers that will improve food security of the village. During a ceremony on 29 September, UNIFIL Sector East Commander Brigadier General Luis…
UNIFIL donation empowers women in south Lebanon
UNIFIL Civil Affairs Office recently handed over food processing equipment to the “Better Society” organization in the southern Lebanese village of Suwwanan, thus benefiting local farmers and women’s cooperatives. More than half of the 25 members of the “Better Society” organization are women. The…
Italian peacekeepers distribute food packages to needy families
UNIFIL’s Italian peacekeepers launched yesterday a campaign in south-western Lebanon to distribute food packages to needy families in order to ameliorate the food security situation of the host communities. The UNIFIL peacekeepers have partnered with the Red Cross and community volunteers in…
UNIFIL peacekeepers complete ‘temporary and special’ Beirut mission
After more than three weeks of engineering work in Beirut in support of and coordination with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), to deal with the aftermath of the tragic 4 August explosions, a UNIFIL detachment of multinational force returned today to the Mission’s area of operations in south Lebanon…
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 special Tripartite with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at a UN position in Ras Al Naqoura. The meeting was held under a curtailed format due to COVID-19…
UNIFIL concludes heritage protection mission in Beirut
UNIFIL has concluded its month-long partnership with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Blue Shield International (BSI) in securing and protecting the cultural heritage properties damaged in the aftermath of 4 August Beirut explosions. Speaking at a closing ceremony in Beirut on 28 October, UNIFIL…