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Oil Slick on Lebanese Shores

A/RES/61/194No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 53aImplementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, published in 2007.

What other versions does this mandate have?

20 versions · 2007–2025
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/130
  • 2025A/RES/80/130Oil slick on Lebanese shoresLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2024A/RES/79/200Oil slick on Lebanese shoresCompare with previous version
  • 2023A/RES/78/143Oil slick on Lebanese shoresCompare with previous version
  • 2022A/RES/77/157Oil slick on Lebanese shoresCompare with previous version
  • 2022A/RES/76/199Oil slick on Lebanese shoresCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

24 topics
Biological DiversityCompensationCostsEconomic DevelopmentEcosystemsElectric Power PlantsEnvironmental CleanupFinancial AssistanceFisheriesHealth HazardsInternational Financial InstitutionsInternational OrganizationsIsraelLebanonMilitary ActivityNon-Governmental OrganizationsOil PollutionOil SpillsPrivate SectorReport Preparation

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

4 reports of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2007–2016.

Span
2007–2016
10 years
  • 2016A/71/217Oil slick on Lebanese shores report of the Secretary-General
  • 2015A/70/291Oil slick on Lebanese shores report of the Secretary-General
  • 2008A/63/225Oil slick on Lebanese shores report of the Secretary-General
  • 2007A/62/343Oil slick on Lebanese shores report of the Secretary-General

iIdentified automatically from the metadata in each report’s UN Digital Library catalogue record.

What does this mandate say?

5 operative paragraphs
1
Expresses its deep concern over the adverse implications of the destruction by the Israeli Air Force of the oil storage tanks in the direct vicinity of the Lebanese El-Jiyeh electric power plant for the achievement of sustainable development in Lebanon;
2
Considers that the oil slick has heavily polluted the shores of Lebanon and consequently has serious implications for human health, biodiversity, fisheries and tourism, all four of which in turn have serious implications for livelihoods and the economy of Lebanon;
3
Calls upon the Government of Israel to assume responsibility for prompt and adequate compensation to the Government of Lebanon for the costs of repairing the environmental damage caused by the destruction, including the restoration of the marine environment;
4
Encourages Member States, regional and international organizations, regional and international financial institutions, and non-governmental organizations and the private sector to provide financial and technical assistance to the Government of Lebanon in support of its efforts to clean up the polluted shores and sea of Lebanon with a view to preserving its ecosystem;
5
Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-second session a report on the implementation of the present resolution under the item entitled “Sustainable development”.

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