UN Official Visits Israel, Syria Ahead of UNIFIL Mandate Expiry
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
The head of UN peacekeeping operations will visit Syria and Israel before the UNIFIL mandate expires on December 31. He met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to discuss the future of the mission, and will also meet with UN observers on the Golan Heights and in Jerusalem. The UN Security Council is considering options for continued UN presence in Lebanon, with the EU supporting an extension of UNIFIL's mandate.
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- UN peacekeeping chief will visit Israel and Syria before the UNIFIL mandate expires December 31.
- The Head of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to discuss the future of the UN mission in southern Lebanon.
- The UN Security Council will consider options for continued UN presence in Lebanon.
- The European Union supports extending the UNIFIL mandate.
- The Head of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations will also meet UN observers on the Golan Heights and in Jerusalem.
The head of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations is undertaking a trip to Syria and Israel in connection with the upcoming expiration of the mandate for the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on December 31. In Beirut, the Head of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to discuss the future of the peacekeeping mission, which has monitored the situation in southern Lebanon for nearly 50 years. According to Lebanese media, the Head of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations indicated that the UN Security Council will consider options for the organization's continued presence in Lebanon after the current mandate concludes. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has presented several potential scenarios to the Security Council, while the European Union has advocated for extending UNIFIL's mandate.
During his trip, the Head of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations will also meet with representatives of the UN Disengagement Observer Force on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, a mission tasked with monitoring the ceasefire between Israel and Syria. Following these meetings, the UN official will travel to Jerusalem to confer with personnel from the UN Truce Supervision Organization.
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