United Nations Security Council Resolution 279
United Nations resolution adopted in 1970
15 voted forPermanent 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