United Nations Security Council Resolution 259
United Nations resolution adopted in 1968
12 voted forPermanent members
- China
- France
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Soviet Union
Non-permanent members
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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