ReportedDiplomacy & politicsNew York, United States
UN Security Council slated for closed consultations on south Lebanon and UNIFIL exit
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 10:00 AM in New York
- Where
- New York, United States
Security Council members were scheduled to hold closed consultations on Friday morning, requested by France as penholder, on the deteriorating situation in southern Lebanon and on arrangements after UNIFIL's mandate ends on Dec. 31, 2026, with briefings from peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix and UN Special Coordinator's office head Jean Arnault.
Why it matters
Lebanon wants UNIFIL extended while the U.S. opposes changing the mission's termination, so what replaces the peacekeepers will shape who monitors the south after they leave.
Source
- Security Council Reportsecuritycouncilreport.org
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Correction
- Corrected the time from 1:00 AM New York time, Aug 28, 2026 to 10:00 AM New York time, Aug 28, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "UN Security Council Holds Consultations on Southern Lebanon and UNIFIL Transition"); revised the summary; revised the context note; changed the confidence label from official to reported; reclassified it from diplomatic_consultation to diplomacy; updated the sourcing note; merged a duplicate entry into this one ("UN Security Council convenes closed consultations on Lebanon and UNIFIL mandate"). Why and evidence