NNA – The Italian contingent operating within the framework of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and the UNIFIL Civil Affairs Office, in partnership with the Naqoura Municipality, launched several vital projects, including a pump for the artesian well and a 100 KVA generator, in addition to a protection fence for the well site in the town of Naqoura, in the presence of the Chief of Staff at UNIFIL’s Western Sector Command, Colonel Rafael Oranno, representing General Stefano Lagorio, and Mayor Abbas Awada representing the Al-Mansouri Site Commander, and a number of Municipal Council members in Naqoura, Italian officers and prominent dignitaries from the region.

It is to note that these projects are the fruit of joint cooperation between the Italian battalion, the UNIFIL Civil Affairs Office, and the Municipality of Naqoura for the interest of the local population, in benefitting from underground water resources and improving the quality of life and services for citizens.

Mayor Awada thanked General Lagorio, the Chief of Staff, the Italian battalion and the UNIFIL Civil Affairs Office for accomplishing this vital project, praising “the significant role of the UNIFIL peacekeepers in general and the Italians in particular, which confirms the extent of the rapprochement between UNIFIL and the local authorities and the people, and contributes to the development and prosperity of the region’s economy.”

In turn, Colonel Oranno expressed his joy for the project’s completion, funded by the Italian contingent and the UNIFIL Civil Affairs Office, stressing "the importance of working as a team and having concerted efforts to meet the needs of the people in the region."

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