Lebanon opens first civil-military cooperation offices

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME LEBANON

The Lebanese Army inaugurated the Civil-Military Cooperation Offices (CIMIC) in December 2013 as part of the United Nations project Addressing Urban Hot Spots in Lebanon. Army Commander Gen. Jean Kahwaji, U.N. Development Programme Country Director Luca Renda and representatives of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon and the Office of the U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon attended the ceremony.

During the event, attendees expressed their gratitude for the social and humanitarian initiatives led by the U.N. organizations in collaboration with the Lebanese Army. The U.N. country team supported the development of institutional CIMIC requirements in the Lebanese Army through the Peace Building Fund Programme.

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