Is Lebanon in the UN?
The Lebanese Republic is one of the 51 founding members of the United Nations when it signed the United Nations Conference on International Organization in 1945. Lebanon has played the role and has participated as a non-permanent member in the Security Council between 1953 and 2010.
What does the acronym Undof stand for?
The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) was established on 31 May 1974 by Security Council resolution 350 (1974), following the agreed disengagement of the Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan.
How is the UN helping Lebanon?
The UN was there to provide support. In 2020, and with the support of UN partners under Lebanon’s Crisis Response Plan, vulnerable Syrians and Lebanese were provided with safe water, food and cash assistance, as well as healthcare, legal aid and life-saving sexual and gender-based violence services.
Who was the UN Secretary General during the Lebanon crisis?
Following adoption of the Security Council’s resolution 128 (1958), Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld told the Council that the necessary preparatory steps had already been taken.
What is the mandate of Undof?
Upon establishment, UNDOF’s mandate was as follows: Maintain the ceasefire between Israel and Syria; Supervise the disengagement of Israeli and Syrian forces; and. Supervise the areas of separation and limitation, as provided in the May 1974 Agreement on Disengagement.
How did the Security Council extend the mandate of UNIFIL?
The Security Council decided this afternoon to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for one year, authorizing it to take all necessary action to ensure that southern Lebanon was not used for hostile activities.
Is the LAF part of the UNIFIL mandate?
In line with resolutions 2433 (2018) and 2485 (2019), LAF and UNIFIL efforts in the framework of the Strategic Dialogue are currently focused on the deployment of the LAF Model Regiment in UNIFIL’s area of operation and the development of a strategy for a phased transition of the responsibilities of Maritime Task Force to the Lebanese Navy.
What was the United Nations Security Council resolution in 2017?
Unanimously adopting resolution 2373 (2017), the Council, calling for full implementation of resolution 1701 (2006), commended the Force’s positive role for having helped to establish, together with the Lebanese Armed Forces, a new strategic environment in southern Lebanon.
What did Elbio Rosselli say about the UN Security Council?
Elbio Rosselli (Uruguay) said that from the perspective of a troop-contributing country, efforts were made to ensure the Force had adequate resources to fulfil its mandate, which included responsibilities in a complex environment. He also supported his counterpart from Italy in his statement on the Council’s working methods.