Security Council Resolution 1391 (2002) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil)]

S/RES/1391(2002)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 57 The situation in the Middle East, published in 2002.

What else is in this group?

21 documents · 1997–2010

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2010).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2010	S/RES/1937(2010)	Security Council resolution 1937 (2010) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)]	1,020	–
2009	S/RES/1884(2009)	Security Council resolution 1884 (2009) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)]	891	–
2008	S/RES/1832(2008)	Security Council resolution 1832 (2008) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)]	557	–
2007	S/RES/1773(2007)	Security Council resolution 1773 (2007) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)]	962	–
2006	S/RES/1697(2006)	Security Council resolution 1697 (2006) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)]	287	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

16 subjects

Armed Forces Ceasefires Consultations Contributions-in-Kind Freedom of Movement Lebanon Maps Middle East Situation Mine Clearance Peacekeeping Operations Report Preparation Sovereignty Staff Security Troop Withdrawal Troop-Contributing States Truce Supervision

What’s in this document?

15 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on UNIFIL of 16 January 2002 (S/2002/55), and endorses his observations and recommendations;

Decides to extend the present mandate of UNIFIL, as recommended by the Secretary-General, for a further period of six months, until 31 July 2002;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary measures to implement the reconfiguration of UNIFIL as outlined in his recent report and in accordance with the letter of the President of the Security Council of 18 May 2001, in the light of developments on the ground and in consultation with the Government of Lebanon and the troop-contributing countries;

Reiterates its strong support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized boundaries;

Calls on the Government of Lebanon to continue to take steps to ensure the return of its effective authority throughout the south, including the deployment of Lebanese armed forces;

Calls on the parties to ensure UNIFIL is accorded full freedom of movement in the discharge of its mandate throughout its area of operation;

Encourages the Government of Lebanon to ensure a calm environment throughout the south;

Reiterates its call on the parties to continue to fulfil the commitments they have given to respect fully the withdrawal line identified by the United Nations, as set out in the Secretary-General’s report of 16 June 2000 (S/2000/590), to exercise utmost restraint and to cooperate fully with the United Nations and UNIFIL;

Condemns all acts of violence, expresses great concern about the serious breaches in the air, sea and land violations of the withdrawal line, and urges the parties to put an end to these violations and to respect the safety of the UNIFIL personnel;

Supports the continued efforts of UNIFIL to maintain the ceasefire along the withdrawal line through mobile patrols and observation from fixed positions and through close contacts with the parties to correct violations, resolve incidents and prevent the escalation of incidents;

Welcomes the continued contribution of UNIFIL to operational demining, encourages further assistance in mine action by the United Nations to the Government of Lebanon in support of both the continued development of its national mine action capacity and emergency demining activities in the south, commends donor countries for supporting these efforts through financial and in-kind contributions and welcomes in this regard the establishment of the International Support Group, takes note of the communication to the Government of Lebanon and UNIFIL of maps and information on the location of mines and stresses the necessity to provide the Government of Lebanon and UNIFIL with any additional maps and records on the location of mines;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue consultations with the Government of Lebanon and other parties directly concerned on the implementation of this resolution;

Requests also the Secretary-General, following appropriate consultations, including with the Government of Lebanon and the troop-contributing countries, to submit to the Council before the end of the present mandate a comprehensive report on the activities of UNIFIL, its technical reconfiguration and the tasks presently carried out by the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO);

Looks forward to the early fulfilment of the mandate of UNIFIL;

Stresses the importance of, and the need to achieve, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East, based on all its relevant resolutions including its resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967 and 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973.

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