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UN:
SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UN FORCE IN GOLAN HEIGHTS FOR FURTHER SIX MONTHS:
14/12/2007 (MaximsNews Network)
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UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network /
- 14 December 2007 --
The Security Council today extended for a
further six months the United Nations force that has monitored the ceasefire
between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights for over 30 years.
In a
unanimously adopted resolution, the 15-member body renewed the mandate of the
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) until 30 June 2008.
Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon had recommended the extension of the Force in a recent report,
noting that while the situation in the Golan Heights has been “generally
quiet” recently, the overall region remains tense.
Mr.
Ban’s report also drew attention to the growing financial shortfall faced by
UNDOF, which supervises the disengagement accord between Syrian and Israeli
forces after the 1973 war. As of the end of August, some $24 million is owed to
the countries that contribute troops to the Force: Austria, Canada, India,
Japan, Poland and Slovakia.
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