United Nations Security Council Resolution 259

United Nations resolution adopted in 1968
12 voted for
  • None voted against
  • 3 abstained
    • ResultAdoptedSecurity Council composition
    Permanent members
    •  China
    •  France
    •  United Kingdom
    •  United States
    •  Soviet Union
    Non-permanent members
    •  Algeria
    •  Brazil
    •  Canada
    •  Denmark
    •  Ethiopia
    •  Hungary
    •  India
    •  Pakistan
    •  Paraguay
    •  Senegal
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    United Nations Security Council Resolution 259, adopted on September 27, 1968, concerned with the welfare of the inhabitants of the Arab territories then occupied by Israel after the Six-Day War, the Council requested the Secretary-General send a Special Representative to report on the implementation of resolution 237. The Council requested that Israel receive and co-operate with the Special Representative and that the Secretary-General should be afforded all co-operation in order to implement the present resolution.

    The resolution was passed with 12 votes to none; Canada, Denmark and the United States abstained.

    See also

    References

    • Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

    External links

    • Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 259 at Wikisource
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