UN Security Council
2003

United Nations S/RES/1496 (2003) Security Council Distr.: General 31 July 2003 Resolution 1496 (2003) Adopted by the Security Council at its 4802nd meeting, on 31 July 2003 The Security Council, Recalling all its previous resolutions on Lebanon, in particular resolutions 425 (1978) and 426 (1978) of 19 March 1978 and 1461 of 30 January 2003 as well as the statements of its President on the situation in Lebanon, in particular the statement of 18 June 2000 (S/PRST/2000/21), Recalling further the letter from its President to the Secretary-General of 18 May 2001 (S/2001/500), Recalling also the Secretary-General’s conclusion that, as of 16 June 2000, Israel had withdrawn its forces from Lebanon in accordance with resolution 425 (1978) and met the requirements defined in the Secretary-General’s report of 22 May 2000 (S/2000/460), as well as the Secretary-General’s conclusion that United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) had essentially completed two of the three parts of its mandate, focusing now on the remaining task of restoring international peace and security, Emphasizing the interim nature of UNIFIL,