The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) for six months, until 31 December 2015, requesting the Secretary-General to ensure that the Mission had the required capacity and resources to fulfil its mandate in a safe and secure way.

Unanimously adopting resolution 2229 (2015), the 15-member body stressed the obligation of Israel and Syria to abide by the terms of the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement, calling on both to exercise maximum restraint and to prevent any breaches of the ceasefire.

The Council strongly condemned the continued fighting in the area of separation, including the use of heavy weapons by both the Syrian Armed Forces and armed groups in the ongoing Syrian conflict, and underscored that there should be no military activity of any kind in the area of separation.

Strongly condemning the incidents threatening the safety and security of United Nations personnel in recent months, including the cases of injury of four peacekeepers as a result of the ongoing Syrian conflict, it reaffirmed its readiness to consider listing individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities providing support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or to the Al-Nusra Front, under the 1267/1989 (Al-Qaida) sanctions regime, including those participating in or otherwise supporting attacks against United Nations peacekeepers.

The meeting began at 3 p.m. and ended at 3:03 p.m.

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