8303rd Security Council Meeting: Situation in Middle East

Stressing obligation to respect disengagement agreement, Security Council renews mandate of force monitoring separation area between Israel, Syria at 8303rd meeting.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 00:01:43
• Production Date: 29 June 2018
• Asset Language: Arabic; Chinese; English; French; Russian; Spanish
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS DISENGAGEMENT OBSERVER FORCE - UNDOF
• Subject Topical: PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
• Geographic Subject: SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 2190726
• Parent Id: 2189846

Description

The Security Council today renewed the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) for six months until 31 December, adding that there should be no military activity of any kind in the area of separation between Israel and Syria, including Syrian military operations and those conducted by armed opposition groups.

Unanimously adopting resolution 2426 (2018), the Council — stressing the two countries’ obligation to respect the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement — requested the Secretary-General to ensure that the Force, which monitors the Golan Heights, has the required capacity and resources to fulfil the mandate in a safe and secure way.

By the text, it also called on all groups other than the Force to abandon UNDOF positions and the Quneitra crossing point between the Alpha and Bravo sides of the area of operation. In addition, the Council welcomed UNDOF’s continuing return to Camp Faouar and encouraged the parties to the Disengagement of Forces Agreement to engage constructively with UNDOF to make the necessary arrangements for its return to vacated positions.

The meeting began at 3:07 p.m. and ended at 3:09 p.m.