Resolution 1337
(January 30, 2001)
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions 425
(1978) and 426
(1978) of 19 March 1978, 501
(1982) of 25 February 1982, 508
(1982) of 5 June 1982, 509
(1982) of 6 June 1982, 520
(1982) of 17 September 1982 and 1310
(2000) of 27 July 2000, as well as its resolutions and the
statements of its President on the situation in Lebanon,
Recalling further its resolution 1308 (2000) of 17 July 2000,
Recalling also the Secretary-General's conclusion
that, as of 16 June 2000, Israel had withdrawn its forces from Lebanon
in accordance with resolution
425 (1978) and met the requirements defined in the Secretary-General's
report of 22 May 2000 (S/2000/460),
Emphasizing the interim nature of the United
Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL),
Recalling the relevant principles contained in the Convention on
the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel adopted on 9 December
1994,
Responding to the request of the Government
of Lebanon as stated in the letter from its Permanent Representative
to the United Nations of 5 January 2001 to the Secretary-General (S/2001/14),
1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General
on UNIFIL of 22 January 2001 (S/2001/66),
and endorses his observations and recommendations;
2. Decides to extend the present mandate of UNIFIL for a further
period of six months, until 31 July 2001;
3. Decides to return the military personnel of UNIFIL to the operational
level referred to in paragraph 24 of the Secretary-General's report of
22 January 2001 by 31 July, and requests that the Secretary-General
take the necessary measures to implement this decision, including taking
into account the upcoming rotations of the battalions, in consultation
with the Government of Lebanon and the troop-contributing countries;
4. Reiterates its strong support for the territorial integrity,
sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon within its internationally
recognized boundaries;
5. Calls on the Government of Lebanon to ensure the return of its
effective authority and presence in the south, and in particular to increase
the rate of the deployment of the Lebanese armed forces;
6. Welcomes the establishment of checkpoints by the Government
of Lebanon in the vacated area, and encourages the Government of
Lebanon to ensure a calm environment throughout the south, including through
the control of all checkpoints;
7. Calls on the parties to fulfil the commitments
they have given to respect fully the withdrawal line identified by the
United Nations, as set out in the Secretary-General's report of 16 June
2000 (S/2000/590), to exercise utmost restraint and to cooperate fully
with the United Nations and with UNIFIL;
8. Condemns all acts of violence, expresses concern about
the serious breaches and violations of the withdrawal line, and urges the parties to put an end to them and to respect the safety of UNIFIL
personnel;
9. Commends UNIFIL for having fulfilled its mandate regarding verification
of Israeli withdrawal, and supports its continued efforts to maintain
the ceasefire along the withdrawal line through patrols and observation
from fixed positions and close contacts with the parties, with a view
to correcting violations and preventing the escalation of incidents;
10. Welcomes the contribution of UNIFIL to operational demining, encourages further assistance in mine action by the United Nations
to the Government of Lebanon in support of both the continued development
of its national mine action capacity and emergency demining activities
in the south, and calls on donor countries to support these efforts
through financial and in-kind contributions;
11. Requests the Secretary-General to continue consultations with
the Government of Lebanon and other parties directly concerned on the
implementation of this resolution and to report to the Security Council
thereon;
12. Looks forward to the early fulfilment of the mandate of UNIFIL;
13. Endorses the general approach for reconfiguration of UNIFIL,
as outlined in paragraph 23 of the report of the Secretary-General of
22 January 2001, and requests the Secretary-General to submit to
the Council a detailed report by 30 April 2001 on UNIFIL reconfiguration
plans and on the tasks that could be carried out by the United Nations
Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO);
14. Decides to review the situation by early May 2001 and to consider
any steps it deems appropriate regarding UNIFIL and UNTSO, on the basis
of this report;
15. 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.
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