United Nations Security Council Resolution 515
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
515, adopted on July 29, 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.
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Security Council Resolution
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515, adopted on July 29, 1982, after recalling resolutions 512
United Nations Security Council Resolution 512
United Nations Security Council Resolution 512, adopted unanimously on June 19, 1982, after recalling resolutions 508 , 509 and reaffirming the Geneva Conventions, the Council reminded all parties involved in the conflict in Lebanon to respect the rights of the civilian population by allowing the...
(1982), 513
United Nations Security Council Resolution 513
United Nations Security Council Resolution 513, adopted unanimously on July 4, 1982, after recalling resolutions 508 , 509 , 512 and the Geneva Conventions, the Council expressed its alarm at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in west Beirut and southern Lebanon.The resolution called on...
(1982) and the Geneva Conventions
Geneva Conventions
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of the victims of war...
, the Council demanded that Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
lift the blockade on Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, the capital city of Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, 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
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
did not participate in the voting. Israel did not implement the resolution.
See also
- 1982 Lebanon War1982 Lebanon WarThe 1982 Lebanon War , , called Operation Peace for Galilee by Israel, and later known in Israel as the Lebanon War and First Lebanon War, began on 6 June 1982, when the Israel Defense Forces invaded southern Lebanon...
- Blue LineBlue Line (Lebanon)The Blue Line is a border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel published by the United Nations on 7 June 2000 for the purposes of determining whether Israel had fully withdrawn from Lebanon...
- Green Line, BeirutGreen Line (Lebanon)The Green Line was a line of demarcation in Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1990. It separated the mainly Muslim factions in West Beirut from the Christian Lebanese Front in East Beirut. The appellation refers to the coloration of the foliage that grew because the space...
- Israel-Lebanon conflictIsrael-Lebanon conflictThe Israeli–Lebanese conflict describes a series of related military clashes involving Israel, Lebanon, and Syria, as well as various non-state militias acting from within Lebanon....
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 501 to 600 (1982 – 1987)
- Siege of BeirutSiege of BeirutThe Siege of Beirut took place in the summer of 1982, as part of the 1982 Lebanon War, which resulted from the breakdown of the cease-fire effected by the United Nations...