UN photo / Sergeant Francesca Rita Giardina
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 and Lebanese Army formalize UNIFIL support to Lebanese soldiers
UNIFIL today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its strategic partners, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), stipulating provisions for its logistical support to the LAF. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander…
UNIFIL’s top official discusses challenges and opportunities along the Blue Line at Tripartite meeting
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col chaired a Tripartite meeting with senior Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officers today in Ras Al Naqoura. In his remarks…
LAF soldiers join UNIFIL Sector East units in training exercises
Over the course of several weeks, UNIFIL’s multinational units in the mission’s eastern sector participated in various coordinated activities and exercises with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel with the aim of…
UN Photo / Pasqual Gorriz
UN Secretary-General visits UNIFIL
As part of his visit to Lebanon to show the United Nations’ solidarity with the country and its people, UN Secretary-General António Guterres today visited UNIFIL Headquarters and met with peacekeepers. Head of Mission and…
UN Photo / Haidar Fahs
UNIFIL HQ hosts pre-holiday choral performance by LAF children
UNIFIL today hosted about 100 children of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel at its headquarters in Naqoura for special musical performances by the young visitors, joined by UN peacekeepers. Organized in coordination…
Indian veterinary assistance benefits local shepherds
As part UNIFIL’s continued support to host communities in south Lebanon, the UN mission’s Indian peacekeepers recently offered free veterinary assistance to local shepherds in south-eastern villages. On 7 and 14 December, a…
UN Photo / Haidar Fahs
By increasingly turning to solar energy, UNIFIL accelerates efforts to go green
One of UNIFIL’s more than 50 positions in south Lebanon made history recently by becoming the first such position to rely fully on the sun for its energy needs. The UN position (UNP 1-31), tucked atop a hill near the south…
UN Photo / Pasqual Gorriz
Nepal-funded agricultural project in Blida to ease economic strains of residents
UNIFIL’s Nepalese peacekeepers handed over a major agricultural and public garden project this week to local authorities of the south-eastern Lebanese village of Blida. It was their country’s first ever large-scale civil…
UNIFIL projects to benefit its Naqoura hosts
UNIFIL recently implemented a number of agricultural projects, directly benefiting thousands of residents of Naqoura Municipality in south-western Lebanon, which also hosts the UN mission’s headquarters. At a ceremony earlier…
Lebanese Army personnel join UNIFIL Sector East units for COVID-19 disinfection training
UNIFIL’s Sector East units trained last week with Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel on COVID-19 disinfection procedures, as part of the two forces’ ongoing cooperation. The three-day training at the UNIFIL Sector East…
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) receives funding from the Elsie Initiative Fund to enable an inclusive environment in UN peacekeeping
New York – The Elsie Initiative Fund for Women in Peace Operations (EIF) announced today that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is the first UN field mission to receive funding to create an enabling and…