"UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON - UNIFIL"

Security Council Renews Mali sanctions, panel of experts monitoring implementation, unanimously adopting resolution 2590 (2021). Security Council extends mandate of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for one year, unanimously adopting resolution 2591 (2021). Unanimously adopting Resolution 2592 (2021), Security Council extends Somalia mission mandate until 31 May, requests stronger presence as security situation allows.

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

Press Conference by T. S. Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and President of the Security Council, on the programme of Work for the month of August.

On Monday (26 July), UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix met Lebanese President Michel Aoun, PM Hassan Diab, Speaker Nabih Berri, in the presence of UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka and UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col. UNIFIL

General Assembly adopts resolution calling for stronger action against new, emerging threats, as speakers assess progress in advancing global counter-terrorism strategy.

On Thursday, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Sector West Command and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) opened a newly renovated medical facility with UNIFIL support within the main LAF barracks in Tyre, south Lebanon. UNIFIL

A five-day joint military exercise between UNIFIL peacekeepers and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) using live ammunition concluded on Friday in an open field south of UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura. The “Steel Storm” drill, led by UNIFIL’s Force Commander’s Reserve (FCR) and conducted between the two forces twice a year, involved armored assets, machine gun and small arms live fire. UNIFIL

At an event in South Lebanon marking the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, the UN peacekeeping mission’s head and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col paid tribute to thousands of UN peacekeepers around the world, notably in south Lebanon, for their selfless service in pursuit of lasting peace. UNIFIL

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

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