BEIRUT: UNIFIL and members of the Lebanese community celebrated Friday the 69th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations during a ceremony in south Lebanon, according to a statement released after the event.
“The partnership between Lebanon and the United Nations is a solid and long-standing one. With the presence of UNIFIL on Lebanese soil since 1978, Lebanon has been the key focus of United Nations peacekeeping for over three decades,” Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Portolano said during the ceremony at UNIFIL's headquarters in Naqoura.
Portolano and LAF Brigadier-General Mohammad Janbay laid wreaths at the UNIFIL Cenotaph in honor of the peacekeepers who died.
“Over 300 UNIFIL peacekeepers have given their lives for the cause of peace. Today, we pay tribute to them and their families for their sacrifice,” Potolani said.
He also presented certificates of recognition to 39 Lebanese staff members who completed 25, 30 or 35 years of service with the United Nations
Lauding the Army for its work alongside UNIFIL, Portolano said that “the close cooperation since 2006 has sustained an unprecedented period of stability in southern Lebanon."
Tens of thousands of military and civilian peacekeepers have lived and worked among southern Lebanese communities since 1978, the statement said.
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