LEBANON / LACROIX UNIFIL PATROL

STORY: LEBANON / LACROIX UNIFIL PATROL
TRT: 02:50
SOURCE: UNIFIL
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 28 JANUARY 2023, SOUTH LEBANON

SHOTLIST:

1. Various shots, USG Lacroix wearing the flag jacket and helmet enter APC for Patrol with UNIFIL Ghanian Battalion
2. Various shots, USG Lacroix chatting with Ghanaian Soldier inside APC
3. Pan right, POV patrol vehicle to seaside
4. Close up, USG Lacroix at APC looking to Blue Line while vehicle patrolling
5. Various shots, USG visiting Irish Battalion of UNIFIL and laying wreath for falling peacekeeper
6. Various shots, USG Lacroix and Lebanese Army at Blue Line

STORYLINE:

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix joined a patrol of the Blue Line with Ghanaian peacekeepers and Lebanese Armed Forces soldiers.

He also visited Camp Shamrock, the headquarters of UNIFIL’s Irish contingent, where he expressed his condolences for the tragic death of Private Seán Rooney who was killed on 14 December in Al-Aqbieh and called for the perpetrators to be held accountable.

With about 10,000 military peacekeepers from 48 countries and over 800 civilian staff, UNIFIL works to maintain peace and security along the Blue Line in south Lebanon.