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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Major General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz of Spain as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Major General Lázaro Sáenz succeeds Major General Stefano Del Col of Italy…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col chaired this year’s first Tripartite meeting with senior Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Israel Defence Forces (IDF) officers today in Ras Al Naqoura. It was the outgoing UNIFIL head’s last Tripartite meeting. Addressing both…

As part of UNIFIL’s ongoing support to Lebanese State institutions, the peacekeeping mission this week handed over 32 vehicles and various pieces of IT equipment to the country’s three security entities: the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), the LAF’s intelligence branch and the General Security. The…

In UNIFIL’s continued efforts to foster relations with host communities, the peacekeeping mission supported the Tyre branch of the National Education Scout Association with a number of agriculture and musical equipment , last week. The support, funded through UNIFIL’s Quick Impact Project (QIP)…

Opening the exhibition of more than 60 photographs, including some historic maps, Major General Del Col said these photographs tell the story of the long journey UNIFIL and Lebanese populations have made together in the last 44 years. “The images capture the painful past experienced by the people of…

UNIFIL Sector East units from China, India, Nepal and Spain extended a wide range of support to local communities in the health, education and sports sectors recently in various south-eastern villages. While Chinese and Nepalese peacekeepers supported the villages of Ibl el Saqi and Meiss ej Jebel…

UNIFIL held a ceremony at its headquarters in Naqoura today to officially transfer authority from outgoing Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col of Italy to Major General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz of Spain. Before handing over command, Major General Del Col applauded the…

Two UNIFIL contingents, from the Republic of Korea and Ireland, conducted rigorous training exercises with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in south-western Lebanon last week. The aim was to enhance capabilities of the LAF while also improving interoperability between the two forces working together…

The municipal building of El Mari in south-eastern Lebanon has been powered with solar energy with support of UNIFIL. Last week, UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers handed over the completed electric solar project to the Mayor of El Mari, Youssef Fayad, who applauded the “much-needed support” from UNIFIL…

UNIFIL peacekeepers marked this year’s International Women’s Day (8 March) by organizing and participating in a wide range of activities with and for the benefit of local women in south Lebanon this week. The activities ranged from a virtual discussion with Lebanese women leaders to the mission’s…

Throughout the month of February, UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea (ROK) supported Lebanese security institutions operating in south Lebanon as well as five city councils and an education institution with items ranging from medicines to information technology and office equipment…

UNIFIL today marked the 44th anniversary of the UN mission’s establishment with its head and Force Commander, Major General Aroldo Lázaro, calling on the parties to make “meaningful steps” towards a sustainable peace. Addressing a ceremony in the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, Major General Lázaro…