United Nations Security Council Resolution 1288

United Nations Security Council resolution 1288, adopted unanimously on 31 January 2000, after recalling previous resolutions on Israel and Lebanon, including resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 501 (1982), 508 (1982), 509 (1982) and 520 (1982) as well as studying the report by the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the Council decided to extend the mandate of UNIFIL for a further six months until 31 July 2000.[1]

UN Security Council Resolution 1288
UNIFIL zone of operation
Date	31 January 2000
Meeting no.	4,095
Code	S/RES/1288 (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	Argentina  Bangladesh  Canada  Jamaica  Malaysia  Mali  Namibia  Netherlands  Tunisia  Ukraine
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The Council reemphasised the mandate of the Force and requested the Secretary-General to continue negotiations with the Government of Lebanon and other parties concerned with regards to the implementation of resolutions 425 (1978) and 426 (1978) and report thereon.

All violence against UNIFIL was condemned with the parties urged to put a stop to attacks on the Force. The Secretary-General Kofi Annan had reported a reduction in the fighting between the Israel Defense Forces, South Lebanon Army and Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon. In a significant political development, talks between Israel and Syria under the auspicies of the United States had commenced.[2] Further efficiency savings were encouraged provided they did not affect the operational capacity of the operation.