A Blue Helmets patrol. (Credit: Guilhelm Dorandeu)
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)’s mandate is set to expire on Aug. 31. Key stakeholders are gearing up for renewing the peacekeeping mission.While Lebanon remains confident that this year’s resolution will mirror last year’s and pass without issue, diplomats in New York are expressing caution, noting that it is still too early to predict the direction of behind-the-scenes negotiations. What is UNIFIL? UNIFIL in a minute The process begins Wednesday evening in New York, where a UN Security Council meeting is set to review the Secretary-General’s annual report on the implementation of Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war and calls for Hezbollah’s withdrawal north of the Litani River in exchange for a halt to Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty.Typically, this deadline is marked by a standoff, with...
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)’s mandate is set to expire on Aug. 31. Key stakeholders are gearing up for renewing the peacekeeping mission.While Lebanon remains confident that this year’s resolution will mirror last year’s and pass without issue, diplomats in New York are expressing caution, noting that it is still too early to predict the direction of behind-the-scenes negotiations. What is UNIFIL? UNIFIL in a minute The process begins Wednesday evening in New York, where a UN Security Council meeting is set to review the Secretary-General’s annual report on the implementation of Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war and calls for Hezbollah’s withdrawal north of the Litani River in exchange for a halt to Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty.Typically, this deadline is marked by a standoff,...
Humanitarian convoy reaches Rmeish, Ain Ibl, Dibil despite obstacles
