United Nations Security Council Resolution 279

United Nations resolution adopted in 1970
15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
    • ResultAdoptedSecurity Council composition
    Permanent members
    •  China
    •  France
    •  United Kingdom
    •  United States
    •  Soviet Union
    Non-permanent members
    •  Burundi
    •  Colombia
    •  Finland
    •    Nepal
    •  Nicaragua
    •  Poland
    •  Sierra Leone
    •  Spain
    •  Syria
    •  Zambia
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    United Nations Security Council Resolution 279, adopted unanimously on May 12, 1970, at 15 words is the second shortest Security Council resolution ever adopted; it reads simply "The Security Council Demands the immediate withdrawal of all Israeli armed forces from Lebanese territory." The resolution came in the context of Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon.

    See also

    References

    • Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

    External links

    • Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 279 at Wikisource
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