United Nations Security Council Resolution 1937

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1937, adopted unanimously on August 30, 2010, after recalling previous resolutions on Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

and Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

, including resolutions 425

United Nations Security Council Resolution 425

United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, adopted on March 19, 1978, five days after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, called on Israel to withdraw immediately its forces from Lebanon and established the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon...

(1978), 426

United Nations Security Council Resolution 426

United Nations Security Council Resolution 426, adopted on March 19, 1978, written the same day as resolution 425, approved of the Secretary-General's report on its implementation and in-turn established the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for 6 months, to continue operation thereafter if...

(1978), 1559

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559, adopted on September 2, 2004, after recalling resolutions 425 , 426 , 520 and 1553 on the situation in Lebanon, the Council supported free and fair presidential elections in Lebanon and called upon remaining foreign forces to withdraw from the...

(2004), 1680

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1680

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1680, adopted on May 17, 2006, after recalling previous resolutions on Lebanon, including 425 , 426 , 520 , 1559 and 1655 , the Council strongly encouraged Syria to respond positively to Lebanon's request to delineate borders and establish diplomatic...

(2006), 1701

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 is a resolution that was intended to resolve the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.It was unanimously approved by the United Nations Security Council on 11 August 2006. The Lebanese cabinet, which includes two members of Hezbollah, unanimously approved the...

(2006), 1773

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1773

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1773 was unanimously adopted on 24 August 2007.- Resolution :Determining that the situation in Lebanon continues to constitute a threat to international peace and security, the Security Council this morning extended the present mandate of the United...

(2007), 1832

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1832

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1832 was unanimously adopted on 27 August 2008.- Resolution :The Security Council this morning, determining that the situation in Lebanon continued to pose a threat to international peace and security, extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim...

(2008) and 1884

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1884

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1884 was unanimously adopted on 27 August 2009.- Resolution :The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for one year, until 31 August 2010, strongly calling on all concerned parties to respect the...

(2009), the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, was created by the United Nations, with the adoption of Security Council Resolution 425 and 426 on 19 March 1978, to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon which Israel had invaded five days prior, restore international peace and security,...

(UNIFIL) for a further twelve months until August 31, 2011 and called upon all parties to respect the Blue Line

Blue Line (Lebanon)

The Blue Line is a border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel published by the United Nations on 7 June 2000 for the purposes of determining whether Israel had fully withdrawn from Lebanon...

Observations

The Security Council called upon all parties to fully implement Resolution 1701 and reaffirmed the Security Council's commitment in this regard. It expressed concern at the violation of the resolution on August 3, 2010 during a border clash

2010 Israel–Lebanon border clash

The 2010 Israel–Lebanon border clash occurred on August 3, 2010, between the Lebanese Armed Forces and Israel Defense Forces , after an IDF team attempted to cut down a tree on the Israeli side of the Blue Line, near the Israeli kibbutz of Misgav Am and the Lebanese village of Adaisseh...

between the Lebanese Armed Forces

Lebanese Armed Forces

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and Israel Defense Forces

Israel Defense Forces

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near the Israeli kibbutz

Kibbutz

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of Misgav Am

Misgav Am

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and the Lebanese village of Adaisseh

Adaisseh

Adaisseh is a village in South Lebanon. It is located close to the Blue Line border with Israel, near the Israeli kibbutz Misgav Am.-History:...

. The Council emphasised full compliance with the arms embargo

Arms embargo

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in Resolution 1701 and called on all parties to respect the Blue Line and to assist with making it clearly visibile. It also recalled a request from the Lebanese government to deploy an international force to assist it in exercising its authority throughout the territory and affirmed UNIFIL's authority to take any action it deems necessary in accordance with its mandate

Mandate (international law)

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Acts

Extending UNIFIL's mandate for another year, the Council commended the force in establishing a new strategic environment in southern Lebanon

Southern Lebanon

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and its co-operation with the Lebanese Armed Forces

Lebanese Armed Forces

. It welcomed the deployment of an additional brigade of Lebanese forces to the south and called for further deployments in accordance with Resolution 1701. All parties were called upon to prevent hostilities and violations of the Blue Line and to fully co-operate with UNIFIL and the United Nations. Deploring recent incidents involving UNIFIL, the Council called on all parties to respect the safety and freedom of movement

Freedom of movement

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of the operation.

Meanwhile, the resolution called upon concerned parties to co-operate with the Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon

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to make progress towards a long-term solution and permanent ceasefire

Ceasefire

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. It urged the Israeli government to withdraw its forces from northern Ghajar

Ghajar

Ghajar is an Alawite village on the Hasbani River on the border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights. It has a population of 2,000.-Early history:...

immediately, and reaffirmed its call to make the area between the Blue Line and the Litani River

Litani River

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a zone free of any armed personnel and weapon

Weapon

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s except for those of UNIFIL and Lebanese national forces.

Addressing the Secretary-General, the Council called on him to continue reporting on the implementation of Resolution 1701 and welcomed efforts to implement his zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse

Sexual exploitation and abuse in humanitarian response

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.

Finally, the resolution concluded by stressing the importance of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East

Middle East

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based on relevant Security Council resolutions including 242

United Nations Security Council Resolution 242

United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 was adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council on November 22, 1967, in the aftermath of the Six Day War. It was adopted under Chapter VIof the United Nations Charter...

(1967), 338

United Nations Security Council Resolution 338

The three-line United Nations Security Council Resolution 338, adopted on October 22, 1973, called for a ceasefire in the Yom Kippur War in accordance with a joint proposal by the United States and the Soviet Union. The resolution stipulated a cease fire to take effect within 12 hours of the...

(1973), 1515

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1515

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(2003) and 1850

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1850

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1850 was unanimously adopted on 16 December 2008.- Resolution :Reaffirming its support for the agreements and negotiations resulting from the 2007 Middle East summit in Annapolis, Maryland, the Security Council called on the parties, regional States, and...

(2008).

Observations

Acts

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