United Nations Security Council Resolution 1068

United Nations Security Council resolution 1068, adopted unanimously on 30 July 1996, after recalling previous resolutions on Israel and Lebanon including 501 (1982), 508 (1982), 509 (1982) and 520 (1982) as well as studying the report by the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) approved in 426 (1978), the Council decided to extend the mandate of UNIFIL for a further six months until 31 January 1997.[1]

UN Security Council Resolution 1068
UNIFIL units
Date	30 July 1996
Meeting no.	3,685
Code	S/RES/1068 (Document)
Subject	The situation in the Middle East
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Botswana  Chile  Egypt  Guinea-Bissau  Germany  Honduras  Indonesia  Italy  South Korea  Poland

The Council then reemphasised the mandate of the Force and requested the Secretary-General to continue negotiations with the Government of Lebanon and other parties concerned with regard to the implementation of resolutions 425 (1978) and 426 (1978) and report thereon.

The completion of streamlining measures concerning UNIFIL was welcomed and further savings were encouraged, but noting that the operational capacity of the Force should not be affected.

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1001 to 1100 (1995–1997)
• South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)

References

1. "Security Council extends mandate of UNIFIL until 31 January 1997". United Nations. 30 July 1996.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1068 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org