Security Council Resolution 1937 (2010) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil)]

S/RES/1937(2010)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 2010.

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21 documents · 1997–2010

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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10 subjects

Armed Forces Ceasefires Codes of Conduct Freedom of Movement Israel Lebanon Middle East Situation Peacekeeping Operations Sexual Harassment Staff Security

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13 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend the present mandate of UNIFIL until 31 August 2011;

Commends the positive role of UNIFIL, whose deployment together with the Lebanese Armed Forces has helped to establish a new strategic environment in southern Lebanon, welcomes the expansion of coordinated activities between UNIFIL and the Lebanese armed forces and calls on further enhancement of this cooperation;

Welcomes the deployment of an additional brigade of the Lebanese armed forces on 1 August 2010 and calls on the Government of Lebanon to further increase the Lebanese Armed Forces deployed in Southern Lebanon, consistent with resolution 1701 (2006);

Strongly calls upon all parties concerned to respect the cessation of hostilities, to prevent any violation of the Blue line and to respect it in its entirety and to cooperate fully with the United Nations and UNIFIL;

Deplores strongly the recent incidents involving UNIFIL peacekeepers, emphasizes the importance of not impairing the ability of UNIFIL to fulfil its mandate under Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) and calls on all parties to abide scrupulously by their obligation to respect the safety of UNIFIL and other United Nations personnel and to ensure that the freedom of movement of UNIFIL is fully respected, in conformity with its mandate and its rules of engagement;

Urges all parties to cooperate fully with the Security Council and the Secretary-General to make tangible progress towards a permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution as envisioned in resolution 1701 (2006), and emphasizes that more work remains to be done by the parties to advance the full implementation of resolution 1701 (2006);

Urges the Government of Israel to expedite the withdrawal of its army from northern Ghajar without further delay in coordination with UNIFIL, which has actively engaged Israel and Lebanon to facilitate such a withdrawal;

Reaffirms its call for the establishment between the Blue Line and the Litani River of an area free of any armed personnel, assets and weapons other than those of the Government of Lebanon and UNIFIL;

Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by UNIFIL to implement the Secretary-General’s zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct, requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take preventive and disciplinary action to ensure that such acts are properly investigated and punished in cases involving their personnel;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to report to the Council on the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006), every four months, or at any time as he deems appropriate;

Welcomes the conclusions of the Joint DPKO-UNIFIL Technical Review presented in the letter from the Secretary-General to the President of the Security Council dated 12 February 2010 (S/2010/86) and calls for their rapid implementation;

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, 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973, 1515 (2003) of 19 November 2003, and 1850 (2008) of 16 December 2008;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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