Mandate
Article 2
1. EUSM Lebanon shall contribute to lasting stability and peace throughout Lebanon, in line with United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1701(2006), by supporting the strengthening of the capabilities of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Internal Security Forces (ISF) in order to ensure State authority, territorial control and border security. 2. For that purpose, EUSM Lebanon shall: (a) for the military pillar, support LAF capabilities as follows: (i) Land Border Regiments: provide advisory support and training to strengthen border surveillance, patrolling, border control, and counter-smuggling capabilities, including exploring, where appropriate, possibilities for supporting operational coordination and communication on border security between the relevant Lebanese border authorities and, where feasible, their Syrian counterparts; (ii) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities: provide advisory support and specialised training to strengthen joint ISR planning, surveillance, early warning, drone operations and imagery analysis capabilities, in coordination with relevant assistance measures under the European Peace Facility; (iii) maritime security: provide advisory support and training to enhance maritime surveillance, maritime domain awareness, search and rescue, information-sharing, and maritime law enforcement capabilities; (b) for the civilian pillar, support the ISF capabilities as follows: (i) ISF operational capabilities: provide advisory support and training to strengthen selected Mobile Force Units and Regional Gendarmerie Units in areas including public order, tactical response, counterterrorism and anti-smuggling, as well as rule of law; (ii) port security governance: provide support for the development of port security governance arrangements in line with international standards; (iii) ISF training capacity: provide support to the ISF Training Institute in developing a National Training Framework and specialised training programmes, including in areas such as cybercrime and anti-smuggling; (c) additional specialised training activities, falling within the scope of points (a) or (b), such as on counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) and explosive ordnance disposal, shall be defined in the planning documents, in response to further needs articulated by the Lebanese authorities. 3. EUSM Lebanon shall follow a scalable, modular and flexible approach allowing for adjustment over time in response to evolving needs and operational conditions. 4. EUSM Lebanon shall facilitate and work in complementarity with assistance measures under the European Peace Facility which may be decided by the Council in support of Lebanon. 5. International humanitarian law, human rights and the principle of gender equality, the protection of civilians and the agendas under United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 1325(2000) on Women, Peace and Security, UNSCR 2250 (2015) on Youth, Peace and Security, and UNSCR 1612 (2005) on Children and Armed Conflict shall be fully integrated and proactively mainstreamed in EUSM Lebanon’s strategic and operational planning, activities and reporting.