Irish peacekeepers assist Red Cross with blood and cash donations
UNIFIL’s Irish peacekeepers turned their “medal parade” event last week in the south-western village of At Tiri into philanthropy with blood and monetary donations to the Lebanese Red Cross. On the occasion of the 29 October event, which saw about 120 Irish peacekeepers receiving UN medals for their…
Ghanaian and Italian troops enhance operational interoperability
UNIFIL’s Ghanaian peacekeepers recently participated in a complex exercise with Italian peacekeepers in south-western Lebanon with the aim of enhancing operational interoperability between reserve assets of the two units. As part of the exercise codenamed “COMBINEX”, conducted in six different…
Unique localized solution in Blida to avoid tensions during ‘olive season’
The south-eastern Lebanese village of Blida, which straddles the Blue Line, has long been a flashpoint of the Lebanese-Israeli conflict. Home to a dozen olive fields, some of which sprawl across both sides of the sensitive Blue Line, the village represents a perfect epitome of the confluence of…
Italian peacekeepers renovate medical facility
UNIFIL peacekeepers from Italy have renovated the medical centre of the village of Al-Qallawiyah in south-western Lebanon, ensuring adequate medical support and assistance to the residents of the municipality and neighbouring villages. The renovation of the medical centre, which took about seven…
Spanish peacekeepers support local efforts to fight COVID-19
As part of the ongoing UNIFIL support to host communities in their fight against COVID-19 pandemic, UNIFIL Spanish peacekeepers donated last week several equipment to the social development centres (SDCs) of the south-eastern towns of Frun and Rachaya al Foukhar. The assistance – comprising various…
UNIFIL’s Italian psychologists offer stress management courses
Psychologists from UNIFIL Italian contingent recently organized stress management courses for Lebanese doctors and other medical personnel in south-western Lebanon, who have long been at the forefront of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The first session was organized in the city of Tyre on 17…
SG message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Violence against women and girls is a global human rights challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed this issue as a global emergency requiring urgent action at all levels, in all spaces and by all people. The social and economic fallout from the pandemic is disproportionately pushing…
UNIFIL joins NCLW in marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
UNIFIL today joined the National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW) in marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence at the Mission’s headquarters in Naqoura. Speaking at a ceremony, attended by…
Spanish peacekeepers donate sports equipment to under-15 soccer club
UNIFIL Spanish peacekeepers this week presented soccer kits, sports equipment, accessories and clothes to an under-15 soccer club based in El Hebbariye, south-eastern Lebanon. The equipment and cloths, donated to the local Nejmeh Sporting Club during a ceremony held in the UNIFIL Sector East…
Brazilian naval peacekeepers conclude UNIFIL mission after a decade
After almost a decade-long service with UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF), assisting Lebanese Navy in securing the country’s vast territorial waters, the Mission’s Brazilian peacekeepers concluded their mission with UNIFIL before returning to home today. Also concluding the UNIFIL mission today…
French peacekeepers carry out school support initiatives
UNIFIL’s French peacekeepers, who are a part of the Mission’s Force Commander Reserve (FCR) unit, have recently offered a wide variety of support to schools in south Lebanon. Last month, they developed and distributed 4,000 educational kits to 30 schools, enabling teachers and young students to…
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 meeting, convened in a curtailed format due to the COVID-19 restrictions, with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at a UN position in Ras…