"UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON - UNIFIL"

Israeli ambassador Danny Danon said his country had “new evidence” that Iran was smuggling weapons to Hizbullah in Lebanon using civilian ports, airports, and land infrastructure and stressed that “the Port of Beirut is now the Port of Hezbollah.” UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by Ján Kubiš, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL), on the situation in Lebanon.

Members of the Korean Special Forces, deployed as a part of the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL), train Lebanese soldiers in close quarter combat methods. UNIFIL

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, today concluded his five-day visit to Lebanon, where he held talks with top Lebanese officials in the capital, Beirut, and saw first-hand the work of UNIFIL peacekeepers in the southern part of the country. UNIFIL

A five-member delegation headed by the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix is visiting Lebanon from 9th to 13th March 2019. UNIFIL

Rear Admiral Eduardo Augusto Wieland of Brazil took over the command of the Maritime Task Force (MTF), a part of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL), replacing the Rear Admiral Eduardo Machado Vazquez also from Brazil. UNIFIL

As storms Norma and Miriam lashed Lebanon last week, piles of snow carpeted mountains. Within UNIFIL’s area of operation in south-eastern Lebanon, mountainous areas suddenly turned white. UNIFIL

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.