United Nations Security Council Resolution 1697, adopted unanimously on July 31, 2006, after recalling previous resolutions on
Israel and
Lebanon, including resolutions
425
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Year 425 ( CDXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Valentinianus (or, less frequently, year ...
(1978),
426
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Year 426 ( CDXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Valentinianus (or, less frequentl ...
(1978) and
1655
Events
January–March
* January 5 – Emperor Go-Sai ascends to the throne of Japan.
* January 7 – Pope Innocent X, leader of the Roman Catholic Church and the Papal States, dies after more than 10 years of rule.
* Febr ...
(2006), the Council extended the mandate of the
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for a term of one month, expiring on August 31, 2006.
Details
The resolution's language urging respect for the Interim Force was in response to continuing concern for its safety, especially from the hostilities in the region due to the
conflict between Israel and Lebanon along the border, since July 12, 2006.
The Council acknowledged a request from the
Lebanese government to extend UNIFIL for a further six months, but given the observations of the
Secretary-General Kofi Annan in his report of the continuing hostilities, its
mandate
Mandate most often refers to:
* League of Nations mandates, quasi-colonial territories established under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, 28 June 1919
* Mandate (politics), the power granted by an electorate
Mandate may also ...
was only renewed for one month, pending the consideration of future options for
southern Lebanon.
Meanwhile, it urged both parties to avoid actions endangering UNIFIL personnel, further calling on Israel and Lebanon to allow the operation to resupply its positions and undertake other measures deemed necessary to protect the Interim Force.
See also
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2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict
The 2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict was a low-level border conflict between Israel and Hezbollah for control of Shebaa Farms, a disputed territory located on the Blue Line (Lebanon), Golan Heights–Lebanon border. Fighting between the t ...
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2006 Lebanon War
The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War and known in Lebanon as the July War ( ar, حرب تموز, ''Ḥarb Tammūz'') and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War ( he, מלחמת לבנון השנייה, ''Milhemet Leva ...
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Blue Line
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Israeli–Lebanese conflict
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List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1601 to 1700 (2005–2006)
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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