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Resolution 2824 (2026) is valid until 31 December 2026 as a mandate of UNDOF, one of the longest-running UN peacekeeping missions.
That Security Council established the mission following the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement between Israel and Syria, which ended the Yom Kippur War.
Its mandate is to maintain a ceasefire between the warring parties and oversee the disengagement of Israeli and Syrian troops as well as the separation and delimitation of areas in the Golan.
Syria: ‘Among the most stable countries in the region’
“Syria is currently one of the most stable countries in the region,” Ambassador Ibrahim Olabi of Syria told the Council.
His country is engaged in reconstruction, strengthening ties with Council members and working with partners on a range of issues including chemical weapons, terrorism and regional security, he said.
“The change in Syria that Israel seems to fear is: the disappearance of a regime that tortures and uses chemical weapons against its own people,” he said.
Adapt to new realities
The Security Council heard a briefing on Monday, updating members on the situation on the ground amid fragile security in restive southern Syria as Damascus tackles inflation and attempts to advance a People’s Assembly after last year’s elections.
“Syria’s political transition is at a critical phase, with opportunity and fragility coexisting,” said the UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, Claudio Cordone, in his briefing.
“The scale of the challenges facing this transitional parliament cannot be overstated,” he said. “New laws need to be debated and adopted, executive actions need to be reviewed, diverse voices need to be heard and progress must be made on the transition.”
