Golan Heights (Israel/Syria)
UN Documents

Revised on 11 August 2011

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 Selected Resolutions
  • S/RES/1994 (30 June 2011) renewed UNDOF until 31 December 2011.
  • S/RES/1965 (22 December 2010) renewed UNDOF until 30 June 2011.
  • S/RES/1934 (30 June 2010) which renewed the UNDOF mandate until 31 December 2010
  • S/RES/1899 (16 December 2009) renewed the UNDOF mandate until 30 June 2010.
  • S/RES/1875 (23 June 2009) renewed the UNDOF mandate until 31 December 2009.
  • S/RES/1848 (12 December 2008) renewed UNDOF’s mandate until 30 June.
  • S/RES/1821 (27 June 2008) renewed UNDOF until 31 December 2008. 
  • S/RES/1788 (14 December 2007) renewed UNDOF until 30 June 2008.
  • S/RES/1759 (20 June 2007) renewed UNDOF until 31 December 2007.
  • S/RES/1729 (15 December 2006) renewed UNDOF for six months.
  • S/RES/1701 (11 August 2006) called for a cessation of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel and authorised a reinforcement of UNIFIL.
  • S/RES/1685  (13 June 2006) extended UNDOF's mandate until 31 December 2006.
  • S/RES/1680  (17 May 2006) strongly encouraged Syria to respond positively to Lebanon's request to delineate the common border.
  • S/RES/1648  (21 December 2005) extended the mandate of UNDOF until 30 June 2006.
  • S/RES/1605 (17 June 2005) extended the mandate of UNDOF until 31 December 2005.
  • S/RES/1578 (15 December 2004) extended the mandate of UNDOF until 30 June 2005.
  • S/RES/497 (17 December 1981) nullified Israeli annexation of the Golan Heights.
  • S/RES/350 (31 May 1974) established UNDOF.
  • S/RES/338 (22 October 1973) called for a ceasefire and comprehensive peace.
  • S/RES/242 (22 November 1967) called for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the occupied territories.
 Selected Presidential Statements
  • S/PRST/2010/30 (22 December 2010) was a presidential statement following the renewal of UNDOF.
  • S/PRST/2010/12 (30 June 2010) was a presidential statement following the renewal of UNDOF.
  • S/PRST/2009/34 (16 December 2009) was a presidential statement following the renewal of UNDOF.
  • S/PRST/2009/18 (23 June 2009) was a presidential statement following the renewal of UNDOF.
  • S/PRST/2008/46 (12 December 2008) noted the Secretary-General’s observations that the situation in the Middle East would remain tense until a comprehensive settlement on all aspects of the Middle East is reached. 
  • S/PRST/2007/48 (14 December 2007) was a statement following the renewal of UNDOF.
    S/PRST/2007/20 (20 June 2007) was a statement following the renewal of UNDOF.
  • S/PRST/2007/12 (17 April 2007) noted progress on the issue of Sheb'a Farms.
  • S/PRST/2006/54 (15 December 2006) was the statement following the renewal of UNDOF.
  • S/PRST/2006/51 (12 December 2006) reiterated the importance of achieving a just, comprehensive, and lasting peace in the Middle East, based on resolutions 242 and 338.
  • S/PRST/2006/26  (13 June 2006)
  • S/PRST/2005/65  (21 December 2005)
  • S/PRST/2005/24 (17 June 2005)
  • S/PRST/2004/47 (15 December 2004)
  • S/PRST/2000/21 (18 June 2000) recognised that Israel withdrew from all of Lebanese territory.
 Selected Secretary-General's Reports
  • S/2011/359 (13 June 2011) was the Secretary-General report on UNDOF.
  • S/2010/607 (1 December 2010)
  • S/2010/296 (9 June 2010) was the Secretary-General's report on UNDOF.
  • S/2009/597 (18 November 2009) was the Secretary-General’s report on UNDOF.
  • S/2009/295 (8 June 2009) was the Secretary-General’s report on UNDOF.
  • S/2008/737 (26 November 2008) was the report on activities of UNDOF.
  • S/2008/390 (16 June 2008) noted that the situation in the Israel-Syria sector had remained generally quiet but that the situation in the Middle East would remain tense until a comprehensive settlement covering all aspects of the Middle East can be reached, and recommended a further extension of the UNDOF mandate.
  • S/2008/135 (28 February 2008) was a report on implementation of resolution 1701.
  • S/2007/698 (3 December 2007) was a report on UNDOF.
  • S/2007/641  (30 October 2007) was a report on resolution 1701.
  • S/2007/331 (5 June 2007) was an UNDOF report.
  • S/2007/262 (7 May 2007) was the report on the implementation of resolution 1559.
  • S/2007/147 (14 March 2007) was report on the implementation of resolution 1701.
  • S/2006/956 (11 December 2006) was the report on the Middle East.
  • S/2006/938 (4 December 2006) was the UNDOF report.
  • S/2006/832  (19 October 2006) was the report on the implementation of resolution 1559 in which the Secretary-General stated that he would revert to the Council on the cartographic, legal and political implications regarding the Sheb'a Farms area.
  • S/2006/333  (1 June 2006) recommended extending the mandate of UNDOF for six months.
  • S/2005/767  (7 December 2005) recommended extending the mandate for six months.
  • S/2005/379 (10 June 2005)
  • S/2004/948 (7 December 2004)
  • S/2000/590 (16 June 2000) concluded that Israel withdrew completely from Lebanon.
  • S/2000/460 (22 May 2000) stated that the Sheb'a farmlands fell under the scope of the area of operations of UNDOF.
  • S/11302/Add.1, Annex A (30 May 1974) contained the Agreement on Disengagement between Israeli and Syrian Forces concerning the Golan Heights.
 Other
  • A/HRC/RES/S-16/1 (29 April 2011) requested an investigative mission to Syria.
  • S/PV.6524 (27 April 2011) was a briefing by Under-Secretary-General B. Lynn Pascoe on the situation in Syria followed by a Council public debate, which included statements by Council members and Syria.
  • S/PV.6462 (22 December 2010) was on the most recent UNDOF renewal.
  • S/PV.6424 (15 November 2010) was the open debate after the counterterrorism briefing where Israel and Syria referenced each other in their statements.
  • A/65/542 (25 October 2010) was a letter from Syria about Israeli violations regarding water resources in the occupied Syrian Golan.
  • S/PV.6352 (30 June 2010) was on the most recent UNDOF renewal.
  • A/HRC/13/5 (24 March 2010) was the Human Rights Council resolution calling on Israel to allow the Syrian population in the occupied Golan to visit Syria.
  • S/2010/56 (1 February 2010) and S/2010/55 (28 January 2010) was an exchange of letters regarding the appointment of Major-General Natalio C. Ecarma of the Philippines as the UNDOF force commander.
  • S/2010/4 (5 January 2010) was a letter from Syria regarding Israeli violations in the Golan Heights.
  • S/PV.6241 (16 December 2009) was the meeting record of the most recent UNDOF renewal.
  • S/PV.6148 (23 June 2009) was the meeting record of the most recent UNDOF renewal.
  • S/PV.5899 (28 May 2008) was a briefing by Robert Serry, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East peace process.
  • S/2008/306 (6 May 2008) was a letter from the Secretary-General informing the Council that Slovakia will withdraw its contingent from UNDOF in July 2008, and that Croatia had agreed to replace it.
  • S/2008/161 (3 March 2008) was a letter from Syria complaining about Israel’s policy of uprooting trees in the Golan Heights in contravention of international humanitarian law, which prevents occupying forces from targeting civilian objects.
  • S/2007/630  (25 October 2007) was a letter from Syria complaining about Israel’s policy of uprooting trees in the Golan Heights in contravention of international humanitarian law, which prevents occupying forces from targeting civilian objects.
  • S/2007/537  (9 September 2007) was a letter from Syria denouncing the Israeli violations of Syrian airspace on 6 September.
  • A/54/914- S/2000/564 (12 June 2000) was the letter from Lebanon to the Secretary-General affirming that the de facto line between Lebanon and Syria "is the line separating the areas of operation of UNIFIL and UNDOF."
  • Separation of Forces Between Israel and Syria (31 May 1974) was the disengagement agreement that officially ended hostilities during the Yom Kippur War.


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