UN to withdraw peacekeepers from Lebanon by mid-2027

The decades-long mission, slated to end this year, has been battered by a UN-wide financial crisis and cost cuts

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is set to withdraw most of its personnel by mid-2027 due to UN-wide cost cuts, according to its spokeswoman Kandice Ardiel.

Established in 1978, the force received its final mandate extension last August, when the UN Security Council unanimously agreed to end the peacekeeping mission by the end of this year.