The situation in the Middle East - Security Council, 9670th meeting

Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Observer Force in Golan for Six Months, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2737 (2024)

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 00:02:39
• Production Date: 27 June 2024
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL; UNITED NATIONS DISENGAGEMENT OBSERVER FORCE - UNDOF
• Subject Topical: VOTING; MIDDLE EAST SITUATION; SYRIA SITUATION; PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS; CEASEFIRES; DISPUTE SETTLEMENT; ARMED CONFLICTS; TERRITORIAL PARTITION; BOUNDARIES
• Geographic Subject: SYRIA; MIDDLE EAST; ISRAEL; GOLAN HEIGHTS
• MAMS Id: 3234280
• Parent Id: 3225372

Description

The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan for six months until 31 December and requested the Secretary-General to ensure that the Force has the required capacity and resources to fulfil its mandate “in a safe and secure way”. Unanimously adopting resolution 2737 (2024) (to be issued as document S/RES/2737(2024)), the 15-member organ also stressed that Israel and Syria are obliged to “scrupulously and fully respect” the terms of the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement. 

Draft resolution contained in document S/2024/497. 

Submitted by: Russian Federation, United States of America. 

Vote: 15 in favour; 0 against; 0 abstention(s). 

The draft resolution was adopted unanimously as resolution S/RES/2737 (2024).

Related Sites and Documents

UN Press Coverage

S/2024/433

S/2024/497

S/RES/2737 (2024)