Ghanaians Provide Free Dental Care to Local Communities
UNIFIL's Ghanaian peacekeepers have been actively providing much-needed dental services to the communities within their area of operations. The peacekeepers aim to help relieve dental issues suffered by the local population…
UNIFIL supports farmers and shepherds in the South
Since 2007, UNIFIL has been regularly supporting herders and farmers in south Lebanon with veterinary services for their livestock. Recently, a group of Indian and Spanish peacekeepers who are certified veterinarians visited…
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UNIFIL Head appeals for restraint near Blue Line to decrease tension
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro chaired a regular Tripartite meeting with senior officers of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at a UN position in Ras al…
STEEL STORM – UNIFIL and LAF’s Live Fire Exercises Conclude Successfully
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) today concluded their joint live fire exercise employing armoured assets, machine gun and small arms in an area one kilometer south of…
Photo Exhibition Celebrates 75 Years of UN Peacekeeping and 45 Years of UNIFIL in South Lebanon
The daily work and efforts of peacekeepers to maintain calm and stability in south Lebanon over the past 45 years was the subject of a unique photography exhibition at Beit Beirut, the historical building and museum in the…
UNIFIL Statement on events of 6 July 2023
Shortly after 8:00 a.m., UNIFIL peacekeepers detected explosions near Al-Majidiya. We could not confirm the origin or cause of the explosions at the time, but sent peacekeepers to investigate as the sounds were consistent…
UNIFIL’s statement on tragic car accident on July 28, 2023
Today, Friday, July 28, in the early afternoon, a tragic car accident took place in the vicinity of Al Duhayra in southern Lebanon involving a UNIFIL peacekeeping vehicle and a civilian car, resulting in a collision between…
Gender Considerations at the Maritime Task Force
Only 5% of the 627 peacekeepers on board UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) ships are women. However, the MTF, currently consisting of 4 vessels hailing from Bangladesh, Greece, Indonesia and Turkey and lead by Germany, is…
UNIFIL honours deceased Ghanaian Peacekeeper
UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) today paid last respects to WOII Abubakari Ibrahim of the Ghanaian Contingent, who lost his life in a tragic vehicle accident on 28 July, while on duty in south Lebanon. At a somber…
Fire Fighting – When Training is Turned into Practice
Last month UNIFIL’s Spanish contingent facilitated a joint training between the Spanish Military Emergency Unit, southern Lebanese Civil Defense Centers (CDCs) and UNIFIL peacekeepers. The Galatea Program, conducted from June…
Tripartite Press Release for 16 August 2023
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro chaired a Tripartite meeting with senior officers of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at a UN position in Ras al-Naqoura…
UNIFIL’s mandate renewed
The United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 2695 (2023) today, extending UNIFIL’s peacekeeping mandate for another year. The new resolution reaffirms UNIFIL’s mandate under resolution 1701 (2006) and subsequent…