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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 is a resolution that was intended to resolve the 2006 Lebanon War.The resolution calls for a full cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, the withdrawal of Hezbollah and other forces from Lebanon south of the Litani, the disarmament of Hezbollah and other armed groups, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon, with no ...
A key element of Resolution 1701 was the expanded mandate of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force, formed in 1978 to oversee the withdrawal of Israeli troops that had invaded southern Lebanon early on in ...
Resolution Date Vote Concerns 1701: 11 August 2006 15–0–0 Demands ceasefire in the 2006 Lebanon War: 1702: 15 August 2006 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti: 1703: 18 August 2006 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Office in East Timor: 1704: 25 August 2006 15–0–0
The 60-day cessation of hostilities aims to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which was adopted to end a 34-day war between Israel and Lebanon in 2006, and had kept relative calm in ...
“It was made for a certain situation and context,” Elias Hanna, a retired Lebanese army general, told The Associated Press. “But as time goes on, the essence of the resolution begins to hollow.” Has Resolution 1701 been implemented? For years, Lebanon and Israel blamed each other for countless violations along the tense frontier.
Co-operation between the United Nations and regional organisations in maintaining international peace and security 1632: 18 October 2005 15–0–0 Extends mandate of expert group in Côte d'Ivoire: 1633: 21 October 2005 15–0–0 Demands implementation of peace agreements in Côte d’Ivoire: 1634: 28 October 2005 15–0–0
U.N. resolution 1701, which ended the last round of conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in 2006, calls for southern Lebanon to be free of any troops or weapons other ...
UNSC Resolution 54 determined that a threat to peace existed within the meaning of Article 39 of the Charter, reiterated the need for a truce, and ordered a ceasefire pursuant to Article 40 of the Charter. Although the phrase "Acting under Chapter VII" was never mentioned as the basis for the action taken, the chapter's authority was being used.