United Nations Security Council Resolution 659

United Nations Security Council resolution 659, adopted unanimously on 31 July 1990, after recalling previous resolutions on the topic, as well as studying the report by the Secretary-General 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 1991.

UN Security Council Resolution 659
The Blue Line
Date	31 July 1990
Meeting no.	2,931
Code	S/RES/659 (Document)
Subject	Israel–Lebanon
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Canada  Colombia  Cuba  Ethiopia  Finland  Ivory Coast  Malaysia  Romania  Yemen  Zaire

The Council then reemphasised the mandate of the Force and requested the Secretary-General to report back on the progress made with regard to the implementation of resolutions 425 (1978) and 426 (1978).

See also

• Israeli–Lebanese conflict
• Lebanese Civil War
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 601 to 700 (1987–1991)
• South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000)

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 659 at Wikisource