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Oil Slick on Lebanese Shores

A/RES/64/195No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 53Sustainable development, published in 2010.

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?

17 topics
Budget ContributionsCompensationElectric Power PlantsEnvironmental CleanupFinancial AssistanceFuel TanksIntergovernmental OrganizationsIsraelLebanonMarine EnvironmentNon-Governmental OrganizationsOil PollutionOil SpillsPrivate SectorSustainable DevelopmentSyrian Arab RepublicTechnical Cooperation

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

3 reports of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2010–2016.

Span
2010–2016
7 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
  • 2010A/65/278Oil 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?

8 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 63/211 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, such as the Syrian Arab Republic whose shores have been partially polluted, 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 the 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
Reaffirms its decision to establish an Eastern Mediterranean Oil Spill Restoration Trust Fund, based on voluntary contributions, to provide assistance and support to the States directly adversely affected in their integrated environmentally sound management, from clean-up to safe disposal of oily waste, of this environmental disaster resulting from the destruction of the oil storage tanks at El-Jiyeh electric power plant, and requests the Secretary-General to continue working towards the hosting and operationalization of the Trust Fund and to promptly finalize the implementation of that decision before the end of the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly;
7
Invites States, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to make voluntary financial contributions to the Trust Fund, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to mobilize international technical and financial assistance in order to finalize the mechanism under which the Trust Fund will operate;
8
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-fifth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution under the item entitled “Sustainable development”.

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