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Korean peacekeepers organize joint exercise with LAF
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea organized a joint exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) last week to enhance the latter’s military capabilities. The two-day exercise, from 28 to 29 June, included the…
UNIFIL donation to new LAF tactical centre in Tyre
Maj. Gen. Michael Beary, UNIFIL Commander, and Brig. Gen. Robert El Alam, representing the LAF Commander, open the LAF Liasion Tactical Operations Center (TOC) in LAF Tyre barracks. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander…
Spain’s Ambassador pays homage to fallen UNIFIL soldiers
Spain’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Jose María Ferrer De La Peña, visited the memorial of the six UNIFIL Spanish peacekeeper killed in 2007, marking the 11th anniversary of the tragic incident, in El Khiam in south-eastern Lebanon…
New commander of UNIFIL’s French peacekeepers takes charge
UNIFIL’s French-led Force Commander’s Reserve (FCR) got its new commander last week. UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Michael Beary inspected the 12 July transfer of authority from Colonel Olivier Baudet to Colonel…
Secretary-General appoints Major General Stefano Del Col of Italy as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Major General Stefano Del Col of Italy as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Major…
UNAMID celebrates Nelson Mandela International Day
Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID. On 18 July 2018 thousands of people, gathered at Abu Shouk Camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in El Fasher, North Darfur, to commemorate Nelson Mandela International Day, observed…
Sombre ceremony for fallen Indonesian peacekeeper
In a sombre ceremony today, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary, fellow peacekeepers and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) paid their last respects to a fallen Indonesian peacekeeper, who died…
Major General José Eladio Alcaín of Uruguay - Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
03 July 2018 Major General José Eladio Alcaín of Uruguay - Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) United Nations Secretary-General António…
SRSG TANIN MEETS FOREIGN MINISTER OF ALBANIA IN ADVANCE OF UN SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE ON KOSOVO
On 30 January 2018, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr Zahir Tanin, met with Albania's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Ditmir Bushati, in Tirana. The visit was part of SRSG…
Somali leaders, international partners and UN determined to make Somalia famine resistant
One year after Somalia declared drought as a national emergency, famine has so far been averted due to collective and unprecedented humanitarian action, and on Tuesday, the country marked a turning point towards ending the…