Kofi Annan is working on the fourth semi-annual report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1559, and we've had a look at some draft elements. So far, the report looks like the UN is has no problem with throwing their hands up on the issue of Hezbollah and bemoaning that they are still a threat. According to one bullet in the draft elements:
"The Security Council notes that significant further progress has been made towards the implementation of resolution 1559 (2004), in particular through the deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces in the south of the country for the first time in three decades, but it also notes with regret that some provisions of resolution 1559 (2004) have yet to be implemented, particularly the disbanding and disarming of Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias, the strict respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, unity, and political independence of Lebanon, and free and fair presidential elections conducted according to the Lebanese constitutional rules, without foreign interference and influence."
The UN says UNIFIL won't disarm Hezbollah and enforce 1559. Israel was scorned for trying to full implement 1559. The international community says it's up to Lebanon to make the decision when and how to implement it. We're not holding our breath.
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