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Draft of UNSC Resolution
Projet de résolution du Conseil de Sécurité
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DISCUSS THE
RESOLUTION IN THE FORUMS
The Security Council,
PP1. Recalling all its previous resolutions on Lebanon, in particular
resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 520 (1982), 1559 (2004) , 1655 (2006) and
1680 (2006) , as well as the statements of its President on the situation in
Lebanon, in particular the statements of 18 June 2000 (S/PRST/2000/21), of 19
October 2004 (S/PRST/2004/36), of 4 May 2005 (S/PRST/2005/17) of 23 January 2006
(S/PRST/2006/3) and of 30 July 2006 (S/PRST/2006/35),
PP2. Expressing its utmost concern at the continuing escalation of hostilities
in Lebanon and in Israel since Hizbollah’s attack on Israel on 12 July 2006,
which has already caused hundreds of deaths and injuries on both sides,
extensive damage to civilian infrastructure and hundreds of thousands of
internally displaced persons,
PP3. Emphasizing the need for an end of violence, but at the same time
emphasizing the need to address urgently the causes that have given rise to the
current crisis, including by the unconditional release of the abducted Israeli
soldiers,
PP4: Mindful of the sensitivity of the issue of prisoners and encouraging the
efforts aimed at settling the issue of the Lebanese prisoners detained in
Israel,
OP1. Calls for a full cessation of hostilities based upon, in particular, the
immediate cessation by Hizbollah of all attacks and the immediate cessation by
Israel of all offensive military operations;
OP2. Reiterates its strong support for full respect for the Blue Line;
OP3. Also reiterates its strong support for the territorial integrity,
sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon within its internationally
recognized borders, as contemplated by the Israeli-Lebanese General Armistice
Agreement of 23 March 1949;
OP4. Calls on the international community to take immediate steps to extend its
financial and humanitarian assistance to the Lebanese people, including through
facilitating the safe return of displaced persons and, under the authority of
the Government of Lebanon, reopening airports and harbors for verifiably and
purely civilian purposes, and calls on it also to consider further assistance in
the future to contribute to the reconstruction and development of Lebanon;
OP5. Emphasizes the importance of the extension of the control of the Government
of Lebanon over all Lebanese territory in accordance with the provisions of
resolution 1559 (2004) and resolution 1680 (2006), and of the relevant
provisions of the Taif Accords, for it to exercise its full sovereignty and
authority;
OP6. Calls for Israel and Lebanon to support a permanent ceasefire and a
long-term solution based on the following principles and elements:
- strict respect by all parties for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of
Israel and Lebanon;
- full respect for the Blue Line by both parties;
- delineation of the international borders of Lebanon, especially in those areas
where the border is disputed or uncertain, including in the Shebaa farms area;
- security arrangements to prevent the resumption of hostilities, including the
establishment between the Blue Line and the Litani river of an area free of any
armed personnel, assets and weapons other than those of the Lebanese armed and
security forces and of UN mandated international forces deployed in this area;
- full implementation of the relevant provisions of the Taif Accords and of
resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006) that require the disarmament of all
armed groups in Lebanon, so that, pursuant to the Lebanese cabinet decision of
July 27, 2006, there will be no weapons or authority in Lebanon other than that
of the Lebanese state;
- deployment of an international force in Lebanon, consistent with paragraph 10
below;
- establishment of an international embargo on the sale or supply of arms and
related material to Lebanon except as authorized by its government;
- elimination of foreign forces in Lebanon without the consent of its
government;
- provision to the United Nations of remaining maps of land mines in Lebanon in
Israel’s possession;
OP7: Invites the Secretary General to support efforts to secure agreements in
principle from the Government of Lebanon and the Government of Israel to the
principles and elements for a long-term solution as set forth in paragraph 6
above;
OP8: Requests the Secretary General to develop, in liaison with key
international actors and the concerned parties, proposals to implement the
relevant provisions of the Taif Accords, and of resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680
(2006), including disarmament, and for delineation of the international borders
of Lebanon, especially in those areas where the border is disputed or uncertain,
including by dealing with the Shebaa farms, and, to present those proposals to
the Security Council within thirty days;
OP9. Calls on all parties to cooperate during this period with the Security
Council and to refrain from any action contrary to paragraph 1 above that might
adversely affect the search for a long-term solution, humanitarian access to
civilian populations, or the safe return of displaced persons, and requests the
Secretary General to keep the Council informed in this regard;
OP10. Expresses its intention, upon confirmation to the Security Council that
the Government of Lebanon and the Government of Israel have agreed in principle
to the principles and elements for a long-term solution as set forth in
paragraph 6 above, and subject to their approval, to authorize in a further
resolution under Chapter VII of the Charter the deployment of a UN mandated
international force to support the Lebanese armed forces and government in
providing a secure environment and contribute to the implementation of a
permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution;
OP11. Requests UNIFIL upon cessation of hostilities, to monitor its
implementation and to extend its assistance to help ensure humanitarian access
to civilian populations and the safe return of displaced persons;
OP12. Calls upon the Government of Lebanon to ensure arms or related materiel
are not imported into Lebanon without its consent and requests UNIFIL,
conditions permitting, to assist the Government of Lebanon at its request;
OP13. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council within one week on
the implementation of this resolution and to provide any relevant information in
light of the Council’s intention to adopt, consistent with paragraph 10 above, a
further resolution;
0P14. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.
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