United Nations Security Council Resolution 285
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
285, adopted on September 5, 1970, at 14 words is the second shortest UNSC resolution ever adopted (after 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.
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A United Nations Security Council resolution is a UN resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council; the UN body charged with "primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security"....
285, adopted on September 5, 1970, at 14 words is the second shortest UNSC resolution ever adopted (after 279
United Nations Security Council Resolution 279
United Nations Security Council Resolution 279, adopted unanimously on May 12, 1970, at 12 words is the shortest Security Counil resolution ever adopted; it reads simply "Demands the immediate withdrawal of all Israeli armed forces from Lebanese territory."...
); 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
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
abstained.
See also
- Israeli–Lebanese conflict
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 201 to 300 (1965 – 1971)