"UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON - UNIFIL"

Security Council extends mandate of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for one year, unanimously adopting resolution 2650 (2022).

General Assembly approves $6.45 billion budget for 11 United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Lebanon’s Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Abdallah Bou Habib, visited UNIFIL’s area of operations in south Lebanon to see the work the mission’s more than 11,000 military and civilian peacekeepers carry out alongside the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). UNIFIL

The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) marked the International Day of UN peacekeepers during a ceremony at its headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon. UNIFIL

Status quo of Jerusalem's holy sites must be upheld, Special Middle East Coordinator tells Security Council, as speakers express alarm over recent violent clashes.

Status quo of Jerusalem's holy sites must be upheld, Special Middle East Coordinator tells Security Council, as speakers express alarm over recent violent clashes.

Ahead of his departure at the end of February, UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col said his dream is to see the work of the mission end in South Lebanon “because without a peacekeeping mission, there is a peace process.” UNIFEED / UNIFIL

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

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.