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A solar project, completed with support from UNIFIL’s Polish peacekeepers, was inaugurated in the south-western Lebanese village of Ayn Ibil last week. Installed with funding available by Poland's international development…

Some 200 children and adolescents living in an orphanage in the southern village of Maaroub had a joyful start to the year 2025, having received packages of sweets, toys, clothes and school supplies from UNIFIL’s Italian and…

As displaced residents are gradually returning to the south-eastern Lebanese village of Khiam – following withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) with UNIFIL support –…

With displaced residents gradually returning to their homes in south Lebanon, UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea gave out a number of essential items to them in the town of Abbasiyeh, north of Tyre in south…

An ambulance fitted with latest technology – donated by UNIFIL’s Italian contingent to the Disaster Risk Management Unit of Tyre last week – is expected to benefit thousands of people displaced from villages close to the Blue…

Earlier this week, UNIFIL facilitated the return of eight Lebanese civilians detained by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) following coordination with IDF and relevant Lebanese authorities. On 22 December, following IDF’s…

UNIFIL’s Nepali peacekeepers have repaired a major road in Shaqra, restoring access for the local community and UNIFIL operations. The work was completed on December 16, 2024. The road had been blocked since late October by a…

UNIFIL has extended a helping hand to the Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) in Tyre, providing essential resources to enable them to reach those in urgent need more effectively. The donation includes a new vehicle and vital medical…

The people of El Meri, a small village near the Blue Line in south Lebanon, recently received much-needed medical support from UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers. In response to a request from the village mayor, Youssef Fayyad, the…

As winter looms in Lebanon, UNIFIL’s Italian peacekeepers have donated a number of items including blankets, food, medicines and hygiene kits to hospitals and authorities in south Lebanon for the benefit of those affected by…

Peacekeepers in UNIFIL’s area of operations in south-eastern Lebanon conducted road clearing and repairing tasks last week, rehabilitating sections of two vital roads that were damaged by recent Israeli airstrikes. On 27…

As part of UNIFIL’s support to local communities in south Lebanon, Ghanaian peacekeepers delivered water to a school and a relief agency in the village of Rmeish last week. Following requests to help address water needs of…