UN Security Council
2023

cross-cutting issue throughout its mandate and to assist the Lebanese authorities in ensuring the full, equal, effective and meaningful participation, involvement and representation of women at all levels of decision -making in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security, including in the security sector, further requests continued reporting by UNIFIL to the Security Council on this issue, and request UNIFIL to continue supporting these efforts within its mandate welcomes the continued progress made to implement Lebanon’s first National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, commends the increase in women’s participation in the LAF Military Academy and encourages the Government of Lebanon to continue to fully implement its National Action Plan, with the support of the United Nations and women’s civil society organizations, as soon as possible, including to prevent and respond to sexual and gender based violence and to increase women’s representation in all levels of Lebanon’s security forces and governments; 28. Requests the Secretary-General and the troop-contributing countries to