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UN Security Council resolution 1701
Adopted by the Security Council
at its 5511th meeting,
on 11 August 2006
The Security Council,
Recalling all its previous resolutions on
Lebanon, in particular resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978),
520 (1982), 1559 (2004), 1655 (2006) 1680 (2006) and
1697 (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),
Expressing its utmost concern at the continuing
escalation of hostilities in Lebanon and in Israel since
Hezbollahs 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,
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,
Mindful of the sensitivity of the issue of
prisoners and encouraging the efforts aimed at urgently
settling the issue of the Lebanese prisoners detained
in Israel,
Welcoming the efforts of the Lebanese Prime
Minister and the commitment of the government of Lebanon,
in its seven-point plan, to extend its authority over
its territory, through its own legitimate armed forces,
such that there will be no weapons without the consent
of the government of Lebanon and no authority other
than that of the government of Lebanon, welcoming also
its commitment to a UN force that is supplemented and
enhanced in numbers, equipment, mandate and scope of
operation, and bearing in mind its request in this plan
for an immediate withdrawal of the Israeli forces from
Southern Lebanon,
Determined to act for this withdrawal to happen
at the earliest,
Taking due note of the proposals made in the
seven-point plan regarding the Chebaa farms area,
Welcoming the unanimous decision by the government
of Lebanon on 7 August 2006 to deploy a Lebanese armed
force of 15,000 troops in South Lebanon as the Israeli
army withdraws behind the Blue Line and to request the
assistance of additional forces from UNIFIL as needed,
to facilitate the entry of the Lebanese armed forces
into the region and to restate its intention to strengthen
the Lebanese armed forces with material as needed to
enable it to perform its duties,
Aware of its responsibilities to help secure
a permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution to the
conflict,
Determining that the situation in Lebanon
constitutes a threat to international peace and security,
1. Calls for a full cessation of hostilities
based upon, in particular, the immediate cessation by
Hezbollah of all attacks and the immediate cessation
by Israel of all offensive military operations;
2. Upon full cessation of hostilities, calls upon the
government of Lebanon and UNIFIL as authorized by paragraph
11 to deploy their forces together throughout the South
and calls upon the government of Israel, as that deployment
begins, to withdraw all of its forces from Southern
Lebanon in parallel;
3. 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, so that there
will be no weapons without the consent of the government
of Lebanon and no authority other than that of the government
of Lebanon;
4. Reiterates its strong support for full
respect for the Blue Line;
5. Also reiterates its strong support, as
recalled in all its previous relevant resolutions, 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;
6. 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 harbours, consistent with paragraphs 14
and 15, and calls on it also to consider further assistance
in the future to contribute to the reconstruction and
development of Lebanon;
7. Affirms that all parties are responsible
for ensuring that no action is taken contrary to paragraph
1 that might adversely affect the search for a long-term
solution, humanitarian access to civilian populations,
including safe passage for humanitarian convoys, or
the voluntary and safe return of displaced persons,
and calls on all parties to comply with this responsibility
and to cooperate with the Security Council;
- 8. Calls for Israel and Lebanon to support a permanent
ceasefire and a long-term solution based on the following
principles and elements:
- full respect for the Blue Line by both parties,
- 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 government of Lebanon and of UNIFIL as
authorized in paragraph 11, 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,
- no foreign forces in Lebanon without the consent
of its government,
- no sales or supply of arms and related materiel
to Lebanon except as authorized by its government,
- provision to the United Nations of all remaining
maps of land mines in Lebanon in Israels possession;
9. Invites the Secretary General to support
efforts to secure as soon as possible 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 8, and expresses
its intention to be actively involved;
10. Requests the Secretary General to develop,
in liaison with relevant international actors and the
concerned parties, proposals to implement the relevant
provisions of the Taif Accords, and 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 Chebaa farms
area, and to present to the Security Council those proposals
within thirty days;
11. Decides, in order to supplement and enhance
the force in numbers, equipment, mandate and scope of
operations, to authorize an increase in the force strength
of UNIFIL to a maximum of 15,000 troops, and that the
force shall, in addition to carrying out its mandate
under resolutions 425 and 426 (1978):
a. Monitor the cessation of hostilities;
b. Accompany and support the Lebanese armed forces
as they deploy throughout the South, including along
the Blue Line, as Israel withdraws its armed forces
from Lebanon as provided in paragraph 2;
c. Coordinate its activities related to paragraph 11
(b) with the Government of Lebanon and the Government
of Israel;
d. Extend its assistance to help ensure humanitarian
access to civilian populations and the voluntary and
safe return of displaced persons;
e. Assist the Lebanese armed forces in taking steps
towards the establishment of the area as referred to
in paragraph 8;
f. Assist the government of Lebanon, at its request,
to implement paragraph 14;
12. Acting in support of a request from the government
of Lebanon to deploy an international force to assist
it to exercise its authority throughout the territory,
authorizes UNIFIL to take all necessary action in areas
of deployment of its forces and as it deems within its
capabilities, to ensure that its area of operations
is not utilized for hostile activities of any kind,
to resist attempts by forceful means to prevent it from
discharging its duties under the mandate of the Security
Council, and to protect United Nations personnel, facilities,
installations and equipment, ensure the security and
freedom of movement of United Nations personnel, humanitarian
workers, and, without prejudice to the responsibility
of the government of Lebanon, to protect civilians under
imminent threat of physical violence;
13. Requests the Secretary General urgently
to put in place measures to ensure UNIFIL is able to
carry out the functions envisaged in this resolution,
urges Member States to consider making appropriate contributions
to UNIFIL and to respond positively to requests for
assistance from the Force, and expresses its strong
appreciation to those who have contributed to UNIFIL
in the past;
14. Calls upon the Government of Lebanon to
secure its borders and other entry points to prevent
the entry in Lebanon without its consent of arms or
related materiel and requests UNIFIL as authorized in
paragraph 11 to assist the Government of Lebanon at
its request;
15. Decides further that all states shall
take the necessary measures to prevent, by their nationals
or from their territories or using their flag vessels
or aircraft,
(a) the sale or supply to any entity or individual
in Lebanon of arms and related materiel of all types,
including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles
and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts
for the aforementioned, whether or not originating in
their territories, and
(b) the provision to any entity or individual in Lebanon
of any technical training or assistance related to the
provision, manufacture, maintenance or use of the items
listed in subparagraph (a) above, except that these
prohibitions shall not apply to arms, related material,
training or assistance authorized by the Government
of Lebanon or by UNIFIL as authorized in paragraph 11;
16. Decides to extend the mandate of UNIFIL
until 31 August 2007, and expresses its intention to
consider in a later resolution further enhancements
to the mandate and other steps to contribute to the
implementation of a permanent ceasefire and a long-term
solution;
17. Requests the Secretary-General to report
to the Council within one week on the implementation
of this resolution and subsequently on a regular basis;
18. Stresses the importance of, and the need
to achieve, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace
in the Middle East, based on all its relevant resolutions
including its resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November
1967 and 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973;
19. Decides to remain actively seized of the
matter.
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