UN in Lebanon

Proposals to supplement the UN Interim Force in Lebanon:

Current force

1,990 troops, supported by 50 military observers, 95 international civilian personnel, and

304 local civilian staff

Participants

China, France, Ghana, India, Ireland, Italy, Poland, and Ukraine

Budget

2005-2006: $99.23 million

Latest proposals:

A new international military force under the auspices of the UN. The size and composition have yet to be agreed upon, but participants in yesterday's conference on Lebanon in Rome stressed that any new force would have a mandate to intervene if necessary and that there first had to be a cease-fire.

A NATO force, although members -- including France and Germany -- said yesterday that the alliance was already overstretched.

SOURCES: UNIFIL, news reports