Nepalese peacekeepers CIMIC activities on UN Day
In marking the United Nations Day (24 October), UNIFIL’s Nepalese peacekeepers launched a range of civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) activities in order to support the host communities in south Lebanon. “Better teeth for better health” is the dental health awareness campaign organized by the…
Lebanese Minister of National Defense visits UNIFIL
UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Stefano Del Col, today welcomed Lebanon’s new Minister of National Defense, Maurice Sleem, to the peacekeeping mission’s headquarters in Naqoura, South Lebanon. In his remarks, Major General Del Col announced a donation of 500 kg of…
Major General Del Col’s official statement
I warmly welcome His Excellency Minister Sleem to Naqoura today, where he will see the work we are doing jointly with LAF and visit the Blue Line. I have reiterated to the Minister that the Lebanese Armed Forces are UNIFIL’s strategic partners. The key word there is “partnership.” We work closely…
UNIFIL valuable support to Saint Joseph School
Last week, UNIFIL Italian peacekeepers donated a set of computer equipment to Saint Joseph School in Ein Ibl in south-western Lebanon. The Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) donation, delivered on 30 October 2021, included 10 laptops, a high-capacity photocopier and stationery items. Around 800…
UNIFIL and LAF in joint training
UNIFIL Sector East conducted a series of joint training courses with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to enhance military cooperation and operational capabilities of both forces. Explosive dog training, detecting and identifying different types of explosive devices, mines, unexploded ordnances and…
LAF barrack in Tyre gets medical supplies from UNIFIL Sector West
As part of UNIFIL’s continued support to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), UNIFIL Sector West Command donated recently various vital medical supplies to the LAF infirmary in Benoit Barakat Barrack in Tyre. This donation will be used to provide medical care for LAF soldiers as well as their families…
UNIFIL-facilitated olive harvesting concludes in Blida
A UNIFIL-facilitated olive harvesting in the south-eastern Lebanese village of Blida completed this week, with local farmers reaping the yields from the fields straddling both sides of the Blue Line. UNIFIL Nepalese peacekeepers, working alongside the mission’s liaison officers and in coordination…
Finnish support to public schools, benefitting 3,000 pupils
As children return to school in Lebanon after prolonged COVID-19 restrictions, UNIFIL peacekeepers from Finland recently implemented support projects in south Lebanon benefiting about 3,000 pupils of 10 public schools. Working in coordination with UNIFIL civil affairs and local authorities of the…
UNIFIL ramps up logistical support to LAF
UNIFIL today handed over the first monthly delivery of fuel to its strategic partners, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), at a ceremony in the UN mission’s headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon. Today’s donation of 35,000 litres of fuel is the first of six monthly deliveries. This follows a request…
UNIFIL Korean peacekeepers hand over 10 APCs to LAF
In the spirit of the ongoing UNIFIL support to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), the UN mission’s Republic of Korea Battalion (ROKBATT) handed over 10 Barracuda armored personnel carriers (APCs) to the LAF’s South Litani Sector (SLS) yesterday. At a ceremony in the LAF’s Benwa Barakat Barracks in…
Italian peacekeepers rehabilitate archeological site in Tyre
Last week, UNIFIL Sector West Commander Brigadier General Stefano Lagorio inaugurated a project funded by the UN mission’s Italian peacekeepers to rehabilitate a major Lebanese archeological site in Tyre, south Lebanon. Implemented at the request of local authorities, the project, which included –…
UNIFIL-hosted exhibit promotes local economy and clean environment
For the first time since COVID-19 measures were put in place and in an effort to boost the local economy, UNIFIL last week hosted eight local women’s cooperatives in an exhibition where they could sell handmade products to UNIFIL peacekeepers. Hundreds of UNIFIL peacekeepers visited the exhibition…