The material delivered by the peacekeepers comes from a donation made by two Italian associations, the "Regina Elena" association and the "Costantinian and San Giorgio" order, not new to solidarity initiatives with the local populations where the military contingents operate national.
The donation also includes additional medical equipment, such as motor rehabilitation machines, wheelchairs for the disabled and medicines, which will be distributed by the blue helmets in the coming days, as part of new charitable initiatives.
Assistance to the local population is one of the main tasks assigned to UNIFIL by the UN 1701 Resolution, together with the monitoring of the cessation of hostilities and the support to the Lebanese armed forces, tasks that the military of the Ariete brigade, commanded by General Fabio POLLI, perform here with commitment, professionalism and transparency.
Source: Unifil - Sector West PIO - chap. Massimo Grizzo