United Nations Security Council resolution 1614, adopted unanimously on 29 July 2005, after recalling previous resolutions on

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and

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

, including resolutions 425 (1978),

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(1978) and 1583 (2005), the Council extended the mandate of the

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ( ar, قوة الأمم المتحدة المؤقتة في لبنان, he, כוח האו"ם הזמני בלבנון), or UNIFIL ( ar, يونيفيل, he, יוניפי״ל), is a UN peacekeeping m ...

(UNIFIL) for a further six months until 31 January 2006.

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The Security Council recalled the Secretary-General

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's conclusion that Israel had withdrawn its forces from Lebanon as of 16 June 2000, in accordance with Resolution 425. It emphasised the temporary nature of the UNIFIL operation and urged respect for the Blue Line, given recent incidents. There was concern at tensions along the Blue Line, and the Council felt, along with the Secretary-General, that the situation did not warrant a change in UNIFIL's mandate.

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The

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was called upon to restore its authority in

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through the deployment of Lebanese forces. The parties were urged to ensure UNIFIL's full

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and to ensure its safety. Both Israel and Lebanon were called upon to fulfill commitments to respect the withdrawal line identified by the United Nations and all air, sea and land violations of the line were condemned. The resolution supported efforts by UNIFIL to monitor violations of the withdrawal line and efforts in

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, encouraging the need for additional maps to be provided of the location of

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s. The Secretary-General was requested to continue consultations with the Lebanese government and troop-contributing countries concerning the implementation of the current resolution. It further directed him to report on the activities of UNIFIL and on tasks conducted by the

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(UNTSO). Finally, the resolution concluded by stressing the importance of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East based on relevant Security Council resolutions including 242 (1967) and

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(1973).

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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