Oil Slick on Lebanese Shores

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 20Sustainable development, published in 2011.

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
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What subjects does this mandate have?

12 topics

Budget Contributions Compensation Ecosystems Environmental Cleanup Financial Assistance Israel Lebanon Oil Pollution Oil Spills Syrian Arab Republic Territorial Sea Waste Management

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

3 reports of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2011–2016.

Span

2011–2016

6 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
2011A/66/297Oil slick on Lebanese shores report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

9 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 64/195;

Expresses its deep concern, for the fifth consecutive year, about the adverse implications of the destruction by the Israeli Air Force of the oil storage tanks in the direct vicinity of the Lebanese 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 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, 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, in particular in the light of the observation by the Secretary-General concerning the lack of any acknowledgement on the part of the Government of Israel of the relevant paragraphs of resolutions 61/194, 62/188, 63/211 or 64/195;

Requests the Secretary-General to give further consideration to the option of examining the potential role of the United Nations Compensation Commission in securing the relevant compensation from the Government of Israel;

Reiterates its appreciation for the efforts of the Government of Lebanon and those of 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 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;

Welcomes the agreement of the Lebanon Recovery Fund to host the 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 Jiyeh electric power plant;

Invites States, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to make voluntary financial contributions to the Eastern Mediterranean Oil Spill Restoration Trust Fund, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to mobilize international technical and financial assistance, in order to ensure that the Trust Fund has sufficient and adequate resources, since Lebanon is still engaged in the treatment of wastes and the monitoring of recovery;

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-sixth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution under the item entitled “Sustainable development”.

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