UN Lebanon mission becomes pioneer in gender-sensitive peacekeeping

The Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is taking advantage of a new initiative, to become the first UN peacekeeping mission to provide gender-sensitive housing and invest in better working conditions for women peacekeepers serving there.

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Lebanon: Increased violence is the ‘horrific new normal’ for children, warns UNICEF

19 Nov 2024

Andrea Tenenti, spokesperson for the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), told reporters in Geneva that ground clashes inside Lebanon – some of them very close to UNIFIL positions – have become “more violent”.

Ghana peacekeeper named UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year

22 May 2023

A Ghanaian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) will receive the 2022 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, it was announced on Monday.

UN continues to call for timely Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon

03 Jan 2025

Operations by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) north of the UN-monitored Blue Line in southern Lebanon have continued, according to the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, UNIFIL.