The Security Council today renewed the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights for six months, until 30 June 2026, and requested the Secretary-General to ensure that the Force has the capacity and resources required to fulfil its mandate “in a safe and secure way”.
UNDOF was established following the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement between Israel and Syria, with a mandate to maintain the ceasefire and supervise the area of separation — a demilitarized buffer zone — as well as the area of limitation, where Israeli and Syrian troops and equipment are restricted, in the Golan Heights.
Unanimously adopting resolution 2811 (2025) (to be issued as document S/RES/2811 (2025)), the Council stressed the obligation of both parties to “scrupulously and fully respect” the terms of the 1974 Agreement. The text — jointly drafted by the United States and the Russian Federation — also called on the parties to exercise maximum restraint, prevent any breaches of the ceasefire and the area of separation, and encouraged them to make full use of UNDOF’s liaison function.
“From the outset, we were clear that we were not seeking to introduce new language, but rather to shorten and consolidate existing text” to focus on UNDOF’s core mandate, said the representative of the United States. Läs pressmeddelande