United Nations Security Council Resolution 1488

UN Security Council Resolution 1488
View from old Syrian bunker overlooking Israeli territory
Date	26 June 2003
Meeting no.	4,779
Code	S/RES/1488 (Document)
Subject	The situation in the Middle East
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Angola  Bulgaria  Chile  Cameroon  Germany  Guinea  Mexico  Pakistan  Spain  Syria

United Nations Security Council resolution 1488, adopted unanimously on 26 June 2003, after considering a report by the Secretary-General Kofi Annan regarding the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), the Council extended its mandate for a further six months until 31 December 2003.^[1]

The resolution called upon the parties concerned to immediately implement Resolution 338 (1973) and requested that the Secretary-General submit a report on the situation at the end of that period.

The Secretary-General's report pursuant to the previous resolution on UNDOF said that the situation between Israel and Syria had remained generally calm, though the situation in the Middle East as a whole remained dangerous until a settlement could be reached. He also reported two incidents where one Syrian soldier was killed and another captured; the soldier was subsequently released through UNDOF intervention.^[2]

See also[]

• Arab–Israeli conflict
• Golan Heights
• Israel–Syria relations
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1401 to 1500 (2002–2003)
• 2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict

References[]

External links[]

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1488 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org