The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland before the United Nations promoted a proposal, signed by 40 countries who provide funds and troops to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL), to condemn the recent attacks of of Israel against its base in Naqoura (in the south of the country) and five peacekeepers were injured in just three days. “We call for respecting the UN mission and guaranteeing the safety of people,” dictates his message published on the social network X.
“As contributing countries to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, we reaffirm our full support for the mission and the activities of UNIFIL, the main objective of which is to achieve stabilization and lasting peace in southern Lebanonas well as in the Middle East, in accordance with relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions,” the statement said.
Among the signatory countries is Spainas well as Armenia, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Qatar, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Italy, Ireland, France and the Netherlands, on a total of 40. Initially, 34 signatures were counted, then Uruguay, Germany, Colombia and India. , Greece and Peru joined, in addition to the support of Switzerland.
A joint statement from 34 UNIFIL contributing countries, initiated by 🇵🇱, calls for protecting @UNIFIL_ blue helmets.
We condemn the recent incidents, call for respecting the mission of UNIFIL and guaranteeing the safety of its personnel.
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“We consider the role of UNIFIL to be particularly crucial in light of the growing situation in the region,” they defend, “therefore, we strongly condemn the recent attacks against UNIFIL peacekeepers. Such actions must cease immediately and must be properly investigated“, they denounce against Israel.
The statement then urges all parties involved in the conflict to “respect the presence of UNIFIL, which implies the obligation to guarantee the safety of its staff at all timesso that they can continue to implement their mandate and continue their work of mediation and support for peace and stability in Lebanon and throughout the region.
Switzerland 🇨🇭, as a contributor to UNIFIL via UNTSO @UNPeacekeeping share and support the following statement ⬇️
– SuisseUN (@swiss_un) October 12, 2024
With the initiative promoted by Poland, signed by Spain and 39 other countries from all continents, “they reiterate their commitment to multilateral cooperation with the UN at its center. international law is respectedin particular the Charter of the United Nations, as well as the relevant Security Council resolutions.” They condemn.
This proposal was born after promoting five peacekeepers injured due to Israeli attacks on its southern Lebanese base at Naqoura.
