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UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Somalia

Sun Lei (C, front), China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at a UN Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec. 29, 2025. The Chinese envoy on Monday stressed that the Golan Heights are internationally recognized as occupied Syrian territory. The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights for six months, until June 30, 2026. Photo by Zhang Fengguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Somalia

UN Security Council holds a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec. 29, 2025. The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights for six months, until June 30, 2026. Photo by Zhang Fengguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Somalia

UN Security Council holds a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec. 29, 2025. The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights for six months, until June 30, 2026. Photo by Zhang Fengguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM and UNIFIL Officials at Headquarters — Naqoura, Lebanon, October 24, 2025, Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji, accompanied by Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, inspects UNIFIL personnel lined up at the headquarters in Naqoura. The visit included briefings on peacekeeping operations, an aerial survey of border villages, and a tour of the Blue Line to assess security conditions in southern Lebanon. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM and UNIFIL Officials at Headquarters — Naqoura, Lebanon, October 24, 2025, Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji, accompanied by Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, inspects UNIFIL personnel lined up at the headquarters in Naqoura. The visit included briefings on peacekeeping operations, an aerial survey of border villages, and a tour of the Blue Line to assess security conditions in southern Lebanon. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM and UNIFIL Officials at Headquarters — Naqoura, Lebanon, October 24, 2025, Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji, accompanied by Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, inspects UNIFIL personnel lined up at the headquarters in Naqoura. The visit included briefings on peacekeeping operations, an aerial survey of border villages, and a tour of the Blue Line to assess security conditions in southern Lebanon. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM and UNIFIL Officials at Headquarters — Naqoura, Lebanon, October 24, 2025, Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji, accompanied by Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, inspects UNIFIL personnel lined up at the headquarters in Naqoura. The visit included briefings on peacekeeping operations, an aerial survey of border villages, and a tour of the Blue Line to assess security conditions in southern Lebanon. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji meets with Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL, at the UN peacekeeping headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on October 24, 2025, during a visit that included an aerial tour of border villages and the Blue Line to assess the security situation. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, pictured at the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on October 24, 2025, during a visit by Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji to review peacekeeping operations and regional security conditions along the Blue Line. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, pictured at the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on October 24, 2025, during a visit by Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji to review peacekeeping operations and regional security conditions along the Blue Line. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, pictured at the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on October 24, 2025, during a visit by Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji to review peacekeeping operations and regional security conditions along the Blue Line. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soldiers for 2nd rotation of the UN peacekeeping mission for Lebanon - Spain

The military that make up the second rotation of the Lebanon Brigade XLII (BRILIB XLII), at the Torrejón Air Base, on November 17, 2024, in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid (Spain). BRILIB XLII is composed of 630 troops from the Guzmán el Bueno X Brigade, based in Cerro Muriano (Córdoba). In Lebanon, they will take over from 650 soldiers of the Aragon Brigade who have completed the six months of Operation 'Libre Hidalgo', in a United Nations mission. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soldiers for 2nd rotation of the UN peacekeeping mission for Lebanon - Spain

Detail of the uniform of one of the members of the second rotation of the Brigade Lebanon XLII (BRILIB XLII), at the Torrejón Air Base, on November 17, 2024, in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid (Spain). BRILIB XLII is composed of 630 troops from the Guzmán el Bueno X Brigade, based in Cerro Muriano (Córdoba). In Lebanon, they will take over from 650 soldiers of the Aragon Brigade who have completed the six months of Operation 'Libre Hidalgo', in a United Nations mission. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soldiers for 2nd rotation of the UN peacekeeping mission for Lebanon - Spain

The military that make up the second rotation of the Lebanon Brigade XLII (BRILIB XLII), at the Torrejón Air Base, on November 17, 2024, in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid (Spain). BRILIB XLII is composed of 630 troops from the Guzmán el Bueno X Brigade, based in Cerro Muriano (Córdoba). In Lebanon, they will take over from 650 soldiers of the Aragon Brigade who have completed the six months of Operation 'Libre Hidalgo', in a United Nations mission. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soldiers for 2nd rotation of the UN peacekeeping mission for Lebanon - Spain

The soldiers that make up the second rotation of the Lebanon Brigade XLII (BRILIB XLII) board an aircraft at the Torrejón Air Base, on November 17, 2024, in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid (Spain). BRILIB XLII is composed of 630 troops from the Guzmán el Bueno X Brigade, based in Cerro Muriano (Córdoba). In Lebanon, they will take over from 650 soldiers of the Aragon Brigade who have completed the six months of Operation 'Libre Hidalgo', in a United Nations mission. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soldiers for 2nd rotation of the UN peacekeeping mission for Lebanon - Spain

The military that make up the second rotation of the Lebanon Brigade XLII (BRILIB XLII), at the Torrejón Air Base, on November 17, 2024, in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid (Spain). BRILIB XLII is composed of 630 troops from the Guzmán el Bueno X Brigade, based in Cerro Muriano (Córdoba). In Lebanon, they will take over from 650 soldiers of the Aragon Brigade who have completed the six months of Operation 'Libre Hidalgo', in a United Nations mission. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soldiers for 2nd rotation of the UN peacekeeping mission for Lebanon - Spain

The soldiers that make up the second rotation of the Lebanon Brigade XLII (BRILIB XLII) board an aircraft at the Torrejón Air Base, on November 17, 2024, in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid (Spain). BRILIB XLII is composed of 630 troops from the Guzmán el Bueno X Brigade, based in Cerro Muriano (Córdoba). In Lebanon, they will take over from 650 soldiers of the Aragon Brigade who have completed the six months of Operation 'Libre Hidalgo', in a United Nations mission. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soldiers for 2nd rotation of the UN peacekeeping mission for Lebanon - Spain

The military that make up the second rotation of the Lebanon Brigade XLII (BRILIB XLII), at the Torrejón Air Base, on November 17, 2024, in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid (Spain). BRILIB XLII is composed of 630 troops from the Guzmán el Bueno X Brigade, based in Cerro Muriano (Córdoba). In Lebanon, they will take over from 650 soldiers of the Aragon Brigade who have completed the six months of Operation 'Libre Hidalgo', in a United Nations mission. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soldiers for 2nd rotation of the UN peacekeeping mission for Lebanon - Spain

The soldiers that make up the second rotation of the Lebanon Brigade XLII (BRILIB XLII) board an aircraft at the Torrejón Air Base, on November 17, 2024, in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid (Spain). BRILIB XLII is composed of 630 troops from the Guzmán el Bueno X Brigade, based in Cerro Muriano (Córdoba). In Lebanon, they will take over from 650 soldiers of the Aragon Brigade who have completed the six months of Operation 'Libre Hidalgo', in a United Nations mission. Photo by Diego Radamés / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN Peacemakers Injured By Israeli Drone Attack - Lebanon

An injured peacekeeper receives treatment following an Israeli drone attack in Sidon, Lebanon, on Nov. 7, 2024. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced in a statement on Thursday that five peacekeepers were injured in an Israeli drone attack in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Egypt calls for calm in Cyprus after attacks on UN peacekeepers

STORY: Egypt calls for calm in Cyprus after attacks on UN peacekeepers DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of headquarters of Egyptian Foreign Ministry STORYLINE: Egypt on Sunday called for calm in Cyprus after the recent attacks on United Nations peacekeepers in the east Mediterranean island. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry called for efforts to stop measures that would fuel tensions between the two parts of Cyprus, underlining the importance of respecting the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and the relevant UN Security Council resolutions. The ministry also stressed the need to avoid any actions that would contribute to complicating the situation and changing the status quo along the cease-fire lines and the buffer zone. It also called for returning to the path of a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions. On Frid

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LEBANON-UNIFIL-CHINESE PEACEKEEPERS-MEDAL OF PEACE

(230705) -- BEIRUT, July 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aroldo Lazaro Saenz (L, front), commander of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), shakes hands with a member of the 21st Chinese peacekeeping contingent at the camp of the contigent in Hanniyah village in southern Lebanon, on July 4, 2023. A total of 410 peacekeepers of the 21st Chinese peacekeeping contingent to Lebanon were awarded UN medals of peace on Tuesday for their outstanding commitment to maintaining stability and peace in the south of the country. A medal parade ceremony was held at the Chinese peacekeepers' camp in Hanniyah village in southern Lebanon to honor the Chinese peacekeeping contingent, which is a part of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). (Photo by Li Zhulin/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-UNIFIL-CHINESE PEACEKEEPERS-MEDAL OF PEACE

(230705) -- BEIRUT, July 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of the 21st Chinese peacekeeping contingent parade at the camp of the contigent in Hanniyah village in southern Lebanon, on July 4, 2023. A total of 410 peacekeepers of the 21st Chinese peacekeeping contingent to Lebanon were awarded UN medals of peace on Tuesday for their outstanding commitment to maintaining stability and peace in the south of the country. A medal parade ceremony was held at the Chinese peacekeepers' camp in Hanniyah village in southern Lebanon to honor the Chinese peacekeeping contingent, which is a part of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). (Photo by Li Zhulin/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-UNIFIL-CHINESE PEACEKEEPERS-MEDAL OF PEACE

(230705) -- BEIRUT, July 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An official of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) presents a UN medal of peace to a member of the 21st Chinese peacekeeping contingent at the camp of the contigent in Hanniyah village in southern Lebanon, on July 4, 2023. A total of 410 peacekeepers of the 21st Chinese peacekeeping contingent to Lebanon were awarded UN medals of peace on Tuesday for their outstanding commitment to maintaining stability and peace in the south of the country. A medal parade ceremony was held at the Chinese peacekeepers' camp in Hanniyah village in southern Lebanon to honor the Chinese peacekeeping contingent, which is a part of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). (Photo by Li Zhulin/Xinhua)

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410 Chinese peacekeepers in Lebanon awarded UN medals of peace

STORY: 410 Chinese peacekeepers in Lebanon awarded UN medals of peace DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LAZARO SAENZ, UNIFIL Commander 3. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: A total of 410 peacekeepers of the 21st Chinese peacekeeping contingent to Lebanon were awarded UN medals of peace on Tuesday for their outstanding commitment to maintaining stability and peace in the south of Lebanon. A medal parade ceremony was held at the Chinese peacekeepers' camp in Hanniyah village in southern Lebanon to honor the Chinese peacekeeping contingent, which is a part of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). In his address at the event, Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, the UNIFIL commander, expressed his appreciation for the Chinese government's "continued support and remarkable commitment" to the UN peace mission. SOUNDBITE (English): LAZARO SAENZ, UNIFIL Commander "Dear peacekeepers, I am very proud to behalf personally t

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-UNIFIL-UN PEACEKEEPING-ANNIVERSARY-PHOTO EXHIBITION

(230616) -- BEIRUT, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman takes a picture at a photo exhibition of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 16, 2023. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the UN peacekeeping operations, the UNIFIL photo exhibition kicked off here on Friday. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-UNIFIL-UN PEACEKEEPING-ANNIVERSARY-PHOTO EXHIBITION

(230616) -- BEIRUT, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman visits a photo exhibition of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 16, 2023. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the UN peacekeeping operations, the UNIFIL photo exhibition kicked off here on Friday. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-UNIFIL-UN PEACEKEEPING-ANNIVERSARY-PHOTO EXHIBITION

(230616) -- BEIRUT, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peacekeepers view a photo at a photo exhibition of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 16, 2023. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the UN peacekeeping operations, the UNIFIL photo exhibition kicked off here on Friday. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-UNIFIL-UN PEACEKEEPING-ANNIVERSARY-PHOTO EXHIBITION

(230616) -- BEIRUT, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend the opening of a photo exhibition of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 16, 2023. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the UN peacekeeping operations, the UNIFIL photo exhibition kicked off here on Friday. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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UN peacekeepers in Lebanon welcome back Chinese learning courses

STORY: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon welcome back Chinese learning courses DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese language and culture course STORYLINE: A Chinese language and culture course was held at the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on Wednesday. Donglin Duanmu, chief of the Integrated Mission Training Centre of UNIFIL and the organizer of the Chinese language training course, stressed the importance of learning Chinese for UN peacekeepers. "Chinese language is one of the six official languages of the UN. As one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, China ranks top 10 troop-contributing countries of the UN peacekeeping operations," he explained. "In UNIFIL, there are three Chinese peacekeeping units, totaling 410 personnel. By learning the Chinese language and culture, UN peacekeepers can better communicate with each other and make a great

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UN peacekeeping plays key political, security role in S. Lebanon: UN mission chief

STORY: UN peacekeeping plays key political, security role in S. Lebanon: UN mission chief DATELINE: May 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:49 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of UNIFIL peacekeepers laying a wreath for martyrs 2. various of UNIFIL peacekeepers raising their flags 3. various of peacekeepers marching and holding their flags 4. various of UNIFIL peacekeepers marching and playing music 5. SOUNDBITE (English): AROLDO LAZARO SAENZ, UNIFIL's head of mission and force commander 6. various of photos of peacekeepers 7. various of flags STORYLINE: The chief of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) emphasized on Monday the importance of the political and security role of the UNIFIL in southern Lebanon to mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. SOUNDBITE (English): AROLDO LAZARO SAENZ, UNIFIL's head of mission and force commander "As the events of the past month have shown us, this stability remains fragile. thanks to the work of all our peacekeepers, civilian and military, we ha

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-INT'L DAY OF UN PEACEKEEPERS

(230530) -- BEIRUT, May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) soldiers salute their comrades who died in the line of duty during a ceremony to mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on May 29, 2023. The chief of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) emphasized on Monday the importance of the political and security role of the UNIFIL in southern Lebanon to mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. TO GO WITH "UN peacekeeping plays key political, security role in S. Lebanon: UN mission chief" (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-INT'L DAY OF UN PEACEKEEPERS

(230530) -- BEIRUT, May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) commander Aroldo Lazaro Saenz gives a speech during a ceremony to mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on May 29, 2023. The chief of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) emphasized on Monday the importance of the political and security role of the UNIFIL in southern Lebanon to mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. TO GO WITH "UN peacekeeping plays key political, security role in S. Lebanon: UN mission chief" (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-ISRAEL-AIR STRIKE-DAMAGE

(230407) -- BEIRUT, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese people inspect the site of the Israeli air strikes on a bridge near the Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp, in south Lebanon, April 7, 2023. Loud explosions were heard early Friday morning around the Lebanese city of Tyre immediately after the Israel Defense Forces informed the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that they would begin an artillery response to rocket launches from south Lebanon, said the UN peacekeeping outfit in a press statement. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-ISRAEL-AIR STRIKE-DAMAGE

(230407) -- BEIRUT, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese people inspect the site of the Israeli air strikes on agricultural lands near the city of Tyre, south Lebanon, April 7, 2023. Loud explosions were heard early Friday morning around the Lebanese city of Tyre immediately after the Israel Defense Forces informed the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that they would begin an artillery response to rocket launches from south Lebanon, said the UN peacekeeping outfit in a press statement. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-ISRAEL-AIR STRIKE-DAMAGE

(230407) -- BEIRUT, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese children look at the destruction of a bridge near the Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp, in south Lebanon, April 7, 2023. Loud explosions were heard early Friday morning around the Lebanese city of Tyre immediately after the Israel Defense Forces informed the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that they would begin an artillery response to rocket launches from south Lebanon, said the UN peacekeeping outfit in a press statement. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-ISRAEL-AIR STRIKE-DAMAGE

(230407) -- BEIRUT, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man looks at the damaged roof of a house in the Israeli air strike that targeted a garden near the city of Tyre, southern Lebanon, April 7, 2023. Loud explosions were heard early Friday morning around the Lebanese city of Tyre immediately after the Israel Defense Forces informed the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that they would begin an artillery response to rocket launches from south Lebanon, said the UN peacekeeping outfit in a press statement. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-ISRAEL-AIR STRIKE-DAMAGE

(230407) -- BEIRUT, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese people inspect the site of the Israeli air strikes on a bridge near the Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp, in south Lebanon, April 7, 2023. Loud explosions were heard early Friday morning around the Lebanese city of Tyre immediately after the Israel Defense Forces informed the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that they would begin an artillery response to rocket launches from south Lebanon, said the UN peacekeeping outfit in a press statement. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-ISRAEL-AIR STRIKE-DAMAGE

(230407) -- BEIRUT, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese people inspect the site of the Israeli air strikes on a bridge near the Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp, in south Lebanon, April 7, 2023. Loud explosions were heard early Friday morning around the Lebanese city of Tyre immediately after the Israel Defense Forces informed the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that they would begin an artillery response to rocket launches from south Lebanon, said the UN peacekeeping outfit in a press statement. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-ISRAEL-AIR STRIKE-DAMAGE

(230407) -- BEIRUT, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man checks the damaged roof of a house in the Israeli air strike that targeted a garden near the city of Tyre, southern Lebanon, April 7, 2023. Loud explosions were heard early Friday morning around the Lebanese city of Tyre immediately after the Israel Defense Forces informed the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that they would begin an artillery response to rocket launches from south Lebanon, said the UN peacekeeping outfit in a press statement. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-ISRAEL-AIR STRIKE-DAMAGE

(230407) -- BEIRUT, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People check the damaged house in the Israeli air strike that targeted a garden near the city of Tyre, southern Lebanon, April 7, 2023. Loud explosions were heard early Friday morning around the Lebanese city of Tyre immediately after the Israel Defense Forces informed the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that they would begin an artillery response to rocket launches from south Lebanon, said the UN peacekeeping outfit in a press statement. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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UNIFIL chief calls for restraint to avoid escalation on Lebanon-Israel borders

STORY: UNIFIL chief calls for restraint to avoid escalation on Lebanon-Israel borders DATELINE: March 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN peacekeepers 2. various of event 3. SOUNDBITE (English): AROLDO LAZARO SAENZ, Chief of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) STORYLINE: Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, chief of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), reiterated on Monday his calls for Lebanon and Israel to refrain from any action that could lead to an escalation in southern Lebanon. "I continue to urge all parties to refrain from any action that could lead to misunderstanding, reaction, and cause a break in the cessation of hostilities," he said in a statement. His remarks came during a ceremony held at UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura to mark the 45th anniversary of establishing the UN peacekeeping forces. Turning to recent tensions along the Blue Line, he said that peacekeepers have been "on the ground to defuse potential

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GSDF engineers in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force engineer puts on a blue helmet marked UN in the South Sudan capital of Juba on Feb. 21, 2012. Japan has dispatched the first batch of around 120 GSDF engineers to construct roads in the fledgling African nation as part of a U.N. peacekeeping mission.

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GSDF engineers in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force engineers receive blue helmets marked UN in the South Sudan capital of Juba on Feb. 21, 2012. Japan has dispatched the first batch of around 120 GSDF engineers to construct roads in the fledgling African nation as part of a U.N. peacekeeping mission.

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Vox Pop: Chinese peacekeepers win the heart of residents in southern Lebanon

STORY: Vox Pop: Chinese peacekeepers win the heart of residents in southern Lebanon DATELINE: Nov. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 21st Chinese peacekeeping contingent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI ASHOUR, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HOUSSAM HAKIM, Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): WAREF KUMAYHA, Head of Lebanese Chinese Dialogue Road Association STORYLINE: Lebanese citizens and experts have spoken highly of the role of Chinese peacekeepers operating in the country. The 21st Chinese peacekeeping contingent, as part of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), has been serving in Lebanon since August this year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI ASHOUR, Local resident "Chinese peacekeepers offer medical and social services, and they help the people in areas where they're deployed. My impression of them is positive." SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HOUSSAM HAKIM, Local resident "The work of Chinese peacekeepers in Lebanon is amazing. They like to help

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-CHINESE PEACEKEEPING CONTINGENT-UN MEDALS

(220702) -- BEIRUT, July 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) head of Mission and Force Commander, presents a UN medal of peace to a member of the 20th Chinese peacekeeping contingent to Lebanon at a medal parade ceremony in Hanniyah village, southern Lebanon, July 1, 2022. A total of 410 peacekeepers of the 20th Chinese peacekeeping contingent to Lebanon were awarded UN medals of peace on Friday. (Photo by Liang Yuyuan/Xinhua)

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Two Chinese police officers awarded UN medal in Cyprus

STORY: Two Chinese police officers awarded UN medal in Cyprus DATELINE: May 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Nicosia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of headquarter of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) in Nicosia 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SATU KOIVU, Senior Police Adviser, Head of UNPOL 3. Various of the place for Medal presentation 4. Various of Colin Stewart, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), making speech 5. Various of the medal presentation 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHEN YUAN, UNPOL STORYLINE: Two Chinese officers serving with the United Nations police force in Cyprus have been granted awards for their dedicated service. They were among the twenty officers who received the UN medal at a medal presentation held in Nicosia on Thursday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SATU KOIVU, Senior Police Adviser, Head of United Nations Police (UNPOL) "I would like to add, not only by doing their daily work

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GSDF engineers in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force engineer puts on a blue helmet marked UN in the South Sudan capital of Juba on Feb. 21, 2012. Japan has dispatched the first batch of around 120 GSDF engineers to construct roads in the fledgling African nation as part of a U.N. peacekeeping mission. (Kyodo)

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GSDF engineers in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force engineers receive blue helmets marked UN in the South Sudan capital of Juba on Feb. 21, 2012. Japan has dispatched the first batch of around 120 GSDF engineers to construct roads in the fledgling African nation as part of a U.N. peacekeeping mission. (Kyodo)