Resolution 1860 (2009) / adopted by the Security Council at its 6063rd meeting, on 8 January 2009

Security Council resolution 1860 (2009) [on a durable and fully respected ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip]

Stresses the urgency of and calls for an immediate, durable and fully respected ceasefire, leading to the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza; calls for the unimpeded provision and distribution throughout Gaza of humanitarian assistance, including of food, fuel and medical treatment; calls on Member States to support international efforts to alleviate the humanitarian and economic situation in Gaza, including through urgently needed additional contributions to UNRWA and through the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee; calls upon Member States to intensify efforts to provide arrangements and guarantees in Gaza in order to sustain a durable ceasefire and calm, including to prevent illicit trafficking in arms and ammunition and to ensure the sustained reopening of the crossing points on the basis of the 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access between the Palestinian Authority and Israel; encourages tangible steps towards intra-Palestinian reconciliation including in support of mediation efforts of Egypt and the League of Arab States; calls for renewed and urgent efforts by the parties and the international community to achieve a comprehensive peace based on the vision of a region where 2 democratic States, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace with secure and recognized borders.

Adopted 14-0-1, 6063rd meeting

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Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2008-31 July 2009 - S/INF/64 - (SCOR, 63rd year).