United Nations Security Council Resolution 285

United Nations resolution adopted in 1970
14 voted for
  • None voted against
  • 1 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 285, adopted on September 5, 1970, at 14 words is the shortest UNSC resolution ever adopted (with one word less than 279); it reads simply "Demands the complete and immediate withdrawal of all Israeli armed forces from Lebanese territory."

    The resolution was adopted by 14 votes to none, while the United States abstained. 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 285 at Wikisource
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