Resolution 1428
(July 30, 2002)
The Security Council,
Recalling all its previous resolutions on Lebanon,
in particular resolutions 425 (1978) and 426 (1978) of 19 March 1978,
1310 (2000) of 27 July 2000, 1337 (2001) of 30 January 2001, 1365 (2001)
of 31 July 2001 and 1391 (2002) of 28 January 2002, as well as the statements
of its President on the situation in Lebanon, in particular the statement
of 18 June 2000 (S/PRST/2000/21),
Recalling further the letter from its President
to the Secretary-General of 18 May 2001 (S/2001/500),
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that, as of 16 June 2000, Israel had withdrawn its forces from Lebanon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), as well
as the Secretary-General's conclusion that United Nations Interim Force
in Lebanon (UNIFIL) had essentially completed two of the three parts
of its mandate, focusing now on the remaining task of restoring international
peace and security,
Emphasizing the interim nature of UNIFIL,
Recalling its resolution 1308 (2000) of 17 July
2000,
Recalling further 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 9 July 2002 to the Secretary-General (S/2002/739),
1. Endorses the report of the Secretary-General
on UNIFIL of 12 July 2002 (S/2002/746), and in particular its recommendation
to renew the mandate of UNFIL for a further period of six months;
2. Decides to extend the present mandate of
UNIFIL, as recommended by the Secretary-General, for a further period
of six months, until 31 January 2003;
3. Requests the Secretary-General to continue
to take the necessary measures to implement the reconfiguration of UNIFIL
as outlined in his recent reports in accordance with the letter of the
President of Security Council of 18 May 2001, in the light of developments
on the ground and 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. Commends the Government of Lebanon for taking
steps to ensure the return of its effective authority throughout the
south, including the deployment of Lebanese armed forces, and calls
on it to continue these measures;
6. Calls on the parties to ensure UNIFIL is
accorded full freedom of movement in the discharge of its mandate throughout
its area of operation as outlined in the Secretary-General's report;
7. Encourages the Government of Lebanon to ensure
a calm environment throughout the south;
8. Reiterates its call on the parties to continue
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 UNIFIL;
9. Condemns all acts of violence, expresses
great concern about the serious breaches and the air, sea and land violations
of the withdrawal line, and urges the parties to put an end to these
violations and to abide scrupulously by their obligation to respect
the safety of the UNIFIL and other United Nations personnel;
10. Supports the continued efforts of UNIFIL
to maintain the ceasefire along the withdrawal line through mobile patrols
and observation from fixed positions and through close contacts with
the parties to correct violations, resolve incidents and prevent their
escalation;
11. Welcomes the continued 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, commends donor countries for supporting
these efforts through financial and in-kind contributions and welcomes
in this regard the establishment of the International Support Group,
takes note of the communication to the Government of Lebanon and UNIFIL
of maps and information on the location of mines and stresses the necessity
to provide the Government of Lebanon and UNIFIL with any additional
maps and records on the location of mines;
12. Requests the Secretary-General to continue
consultations with the Government of Lebanon and other parties directly
concerned on the implementation of this resolution;
13. Requests also the Secretary-General, following
appropriate consultations, including with the Government of Lebanon
and the troop-contributing countries, to submit to the Council before
the end of the present mandate a comprehensive report on the activities
of UNIFIL, its technical reconfiguration and the tasks presently carried
out by the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO);
14. Looks forward to the early fulfilment of
the mandate of UNIFIL;
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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