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The situation in the Middle East - Security Council, 10183rd meeting
Security Council Renews Mandate of UN Disengagement Observer Force for Six Months, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2824 (2026)
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (S/2026/458)
The Security Council today renewed the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) for six months, until 31 December 2026, and requested the Secretary-General to ensure the Force has the required capacity and resources to fulfil its mandate in a safe and secure manner.
UNDOF was established to maintain the ceasefire following the Yom Kippur War between Israel and a coalition of Arab States led by Egypt and Syria. It is mandated to supervise the disengagement of Israeli and Syrian forces in the Area of Separation — a demilitarized buffer zone — and the Area of Limitation, where Israeli and Syrian forces are restricted in the Golan Heights.
Unanimously adopting resolution 2824 (2026) (to be issued as document S/RES/2824(2026)), the 15-member Council called on the parties to immediately implement resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973. That text calls for an immediate ceasefire in the Yom Kippur War — a 20-day conflict between Israel, Egypt and Syria — and concurrently, negotiations aimed at establishing a just and durable peace in the Middle East.