Texte original :UN Secretary-General’s press conference in Beirut, Lebanon (18 January 2025)I am concluding a very meaningful and productive visit to Lebanon. I have been profoundly moved by all I saw and heard.Throughout my time here, I have sensed an atmosphere of opportunity.After one of the most difficult years in generations, Lebanon is on the…
Texte original :27 Nov 2024UNIFIL statement (27 November 2024)UNIFIL welcomes the announcement of a cessation of hostilities and the recommitment to Security Council resolution 1701 as a path toward peace.We will cooperate with all relevant partners to make the cessation of hostilities work.We will continue performing our mandated tasks, and we have already begun adjusting…
Premier communiqué.Texte original :14 Nov 2024UNIFIL statement (14 November 2024)This morning, a UNIFIL patrol near Qallawiyah noticed a cache of ammunition near the roadway. After informing the Lebanese Armed Forces of the discovery, peacekeepers continued on their planned route. A short while later, they got out of their vehicle to remove some debris from the…
Texte original :8 Nov 2024UNIFIL statement (8 November 2024)Yesterday, two IDF excavators and one IDF bulldozer destroyed part of a fence and a concrete structure in a UNIFIL position in Ras Naqoura. In response to our urgent protest, the IDF denied any activity was taking place inside the UNIFIL position.The IDF’s deliberate and direct destruction…
Texte original :29 Oct 2024UNIFIL statement (29 October 2024)This afternoon a rocket hit UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura, setting a vehicle workshop on fire. Peacekeepers were not in bunkers at the time. While some peacekeepers suffered minor injuries, fortunately no one was seriously injured. The rocket was fired from north of UNIFIL’s headquarters, likely by Hizbullah or…