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Oil Slick on Lebanese Shores

A/RES/62/188No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 54Sustainable 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
  • 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?

22 topics
Biological DiversityCompensationCostsEconomic DevelopmentEcosystemsElectric Power PlantsEnvironmental CleanupFinancial AssistanceFisheriesHealth HazardsInternational Financial InstitutionsInternational OrganizationsIsraelLebanonMilitary ActivityNon-Governmental OrganizationsOil PollutionOil SpillsPrivate SectorTechnical Cooperation

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2015–2016.

  • 2016A/71/217Oil slick on Lebanese shores report of the Secretary-General
  • 2015A/70/291Oil 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?

7 operative paragraphs
1
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;
2
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;
3
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;
4
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;
5
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;
6
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;
7
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”.

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