United Nations Security Council Resolution 515

UN Security Council
Resolution 515

Beirut (1982)
Date 29 July 1982
Meeting no. 2,385
Code S/RES/515 (Document)
Subject Lebanon
Voting summary
14 voted for
None voted against
None abstained
Result Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members

United Nations Security Council resolution 515, adopted on 29 July 1982, after recalling resolutions 512 (1982), 513 (1982) and the Geneva Conventions, the Council demanded that Israel lift the blockade on Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, to allow urgent aid to the civilian population there. It also requested the Secretary-General to transmit the text of the resolution to the Government of Israel and to monitor the implementation of Resolution 515.

The resolution passed with 14 votes to none; the United States did not participate in the voting. Israel did not implement the resolution.[1]

See also

References

  1. Cattan, Henry (1988). The Palestine question. Routledge. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-7099-4878-0.
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