UN Force slow to form

Renewed efforts are under way to build up troop numbers for an expanded UN peacekeeping force for Lebanon. EU officials are meeting in Brussels to try to establish which countries are willing to contribute to the force.

The UN has been disappointed by the response so far from European nations, and says a bolstered force is urgently needed to enforce the fragile truce.

Many nations have been hesitant to commit troops until there is greater clarity about the force's mandate.