Security Council Resolution 1496 (2003) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil)]

S/RES/1496(2003)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 2003.

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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Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2004

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2004	S/2004/50	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (for the period from 24 July 2003 to 19 January 2004)		S/RES/1496(2003)

What subjects does this mandate have?

18 subjects

Armed Forces Border Incidents Ceasefires Consultations Contributions-in-Kind Freedom of Movement Internal Security Israel Lebanon Maps Middle East Situation Mine Clearance Peacekeeping Operations Report Preparation Sovereignty Staff Security Troop Withdrawal Violence

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs

Endorses the report of the Secretary-General on UNIFIL of 23 July 2003 (S/2003/728), and in particular its recommendation to renew the mandate of UNIFIL for a further period of six months;

Decides to extend the present mandate until 31 January 2004;

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

Welcomes the steps already taken by the Government of Lebanon to ensure the return of its effective authority throughout the south, including the deployment of Lebanese armed forces, and calls on it to continue to extend these measures and to do its utmost to ensure a calm environment throughout the south;

Calls on the parties to ensure UNIFIL is accorded full freedom of movement in the discharge of its mandate throughout its area of operation as outlined in the Secretary-General’s report;

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 and the air, sea and land violations of the withdrawal line, and urges the parties to put an end to these violations and to abide scrupulously by their obligation to respect the safety of UNIFIL and other United Nations 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 their escalation;

Welcomes the continued contribution of UNIFIL to operational demining, applauds the progress in demining efforts noted by the Secretary-General in his report, 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 encourages further international contributions, 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 and to report thereon to the Council before the end of the present mandate as well as on the activities of UNIFIL 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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