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Hundreds of school children are educated on the dangers of mines in south Lebanon
Wearing full safety gear, a UNIFIL combat engineer shows how dangerous demining is. In a recent Mine Risk Education (MRE) day, hundreds of young school children from the Tyre district participated in a variety of activities…
ASG for Peacekeeping Operations and UNMIK SRSG Meet Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama
On 14 June, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Ms. Bintou Keita, and Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met Albanian Prime Minister Edi…
ASG Keita and SRSG Tanin Met with Kosovo Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Earlier in the week, on 12 June, ASG Keita and SRSG Tanin met in Pristina with Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Behgjet Isa Pacolli. The Pristina…
UNMAS trains UNFICYP personnel on Improvised Medical Techniques
From 4-15 June 2018, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) conducted four sessions of its Improvised Medical Techniques (IMT) training course for UNFICYP’s military and police personnel. Each session stretches over…
Korean peacekeepers organize cultural exchange activities with students
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea organized a “Design Day” event under the theme “Integration Between Korean and Lebanese Cultures,” in partnership with the Lebanese International University (LIU) in Tyre…
Nepalese peacekeepers organize medical camp
A medical team from UNIFIL’s Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) today organized a free medical camp, offering medical support to the needy people in Meiss El Jabel, south-east Lebanon, as part of their humanitarian support to the…
As a first, UNIFIL introduces 36-hour patrols
UNIFIL’s Spanish peacekeepers carry out a 36-hour patrol, together with the Lebanese Armed Forces, in south-east Lebanon | 14 June 2018 | UNIFIL Photo / Corporal Carlos Melgar UNIFIL peacekeepers recently started a series of…
UNIFIL Head of Mission pays farewell visits to Lebanese leaders
As part of his farewell visits with the Lebanese authorities, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary, met today in Beirut with President Michel Aoun and other high-ranking officials. In…
Simulation exercise to enhance Prison Staff Capacity in Kananga
Simulation exercise to enhance Prison Staff Capacity in Kananga. Photo MONUSCO/Laurent Sam OUSSOU Kananga, 20 July 2018 - MONUSCO/Kananga correction unit conducted riot, hostage-taking and evacuation simulation exercise at…
Greening the Blue: New Hybrid Solar Project Launched in Torit
A new hybrid solar project has come to life in Torit, South Sudan, with the launch, last Thursday, of a newly built Green Energy Power Station at the base of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). An enthusiastic…