Oil Slick on Lebanese Shores

A/RES/62/188View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 54 Sustainable development, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

20 versions · 2007–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/130

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/130	Oil slick on Lebanese shores	1,510	95%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/200	Oil slick on Lebanese shores	1,458	99%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/143	Oil slick on Lebanese shores	1,451	99%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/157	Oil slick on Lebanese shores	1,443	86%Compare
2022	A/RES/76/199	Oil slick on Lebanese shores	1,245	99%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

20 reports · 2007–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/81/242	Oil slick on Lebanese shores report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/80/130
2025	A/80/347	Oil slick on Lebanese shores report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/200
2024	A/79/294	Oil slick on Lebanese shores report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/143
2023	A/78/280	Oil slick on Lebanese shores report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/157
2022	A/77/272	Oil slick on Lebanese shores report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/199

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7 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 61/194 on the oil slick on Lebanese shores;⁵

⁵A/62/343.

Reiterates the expression of its deep concern about 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;

Considers that the oil slick has heavily polluted the shores of Lebanon and partially polluted Syrian shores and consequently has had serious implications for livelihoods and the economy of Lebanon, owing to the adverse implications for natural resources, biodiversity, fisheries and tourism, and for human health, in the country;

Requests the Government of Israel to assume responsibility for prompt and adequate compensation to the Government of Lebanon and other countries directly affected by the oil slick for the costs of repairing the environmental damage caused by the destruction, including the restoration of the marine environment;

Expresses its appreciation for the efforts of the Government of Lebanon and those of the Member States, regional and international organizations, regional and international financial institutions, non-governmental organizations and the private sector in the initiation of clean-up and rehabilitation operations on the polluted shores, and encourages the Member States and above-mentioned entities to continue their financial and technical support to the Government of Lebanon towards achieving the completion of clean-up and rehabilitation operations, with the aim of preserving the ecosystem of Lebanon and that of the Eastern Mediterranean Basin;

Calls for the mobilization of international technical and financial assistance through donor support for the creation of an eastern Mediterranean oil spill restoration fund, based on voluntary contributions, to support the integrated environmentally sound management, from clean-up to safe disposal of oily waste, of this environmental disaster resulting from the destruction by the Israeli Air Force of the oil storage tanks at el Jiyeh electric power plant;

Recognizes the multidimensionality of the adverse impact of the oil slick, and requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-third session a report on the implementation of the present resolution under the item entitled “Sustainable development”.

Oil Slick on Lebanese Shores

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