Supporting communities as they recover and rebuild remains an important part of UNIFIL’s work in south Lebanon.

From a new waste collection truck and medical care to food assistance, support for schools and other activities for children, peacekeepers continue to respond to local needs, help restore essential services damaged during recent hostilities, and strengthen ties with communities.

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ان دعم المجتمعات المحلية فيما تمضي في جهودها للتعافي وإعادة البناء يشكّل جزءاً مهماً من عمل اليونيفيل في جنوب لبنان.

فمن توفير شاحنة جديدة لجمع النفايات وتقديم الرعاية الصحية، إلى المساعدات الغذائية ودعم المدارس وغيرها من الأنشطة للأطفال، يواصل حفظة السلام الاستجابة للاحتياجات المحلية، والمساهمة في استعادة الخدمات الأساسية التي تضررت خلال الأعمال العدائية الأخيرة، وتعزيز الروابط مع المجتمعات المحلية.

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Peacekeepers maintain a visible presence by patrolling, monitoring developments, and clearing routes throughout UNIFIL’s area of operations. They identify and safely neutralize explosive hazards, helping make routes safer for peacekeepers to carry out their tasks and reducing risks.

Peacekeepers continue to identify and mitigate security risks, including unexploded ordnance and other explosive hazards, helping reduce threats to civilians and contribute to safer movement for communities, UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces personnel within the mission's area of operations.

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As UNIFIL approaches the end of its mandate, the continued relevance and importance of the essential tasks carried out by its peacekeepers in support of the people and security entities in south Lebanon stand out.

Peacekeepers monitor and report developments, while using liaison channels to prevent escalation and facilitate deconfliction.

Following the latest hostilities, they have helped reopen roads, restore access to civilian infrastructure, and detect and neutralize explosive hazards.

But challenges remain.

“The mission’s departure under the current volatile circumstances – and without having a robust alternative support arrangements – would create a significant security vacuum,” said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations.

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