A United Nations Security Council Resolution is voted on by the fifteen members of the United Nations Security Council, the most powerful organ of the United Nations. It is passed if nine or more members vote for the resolution, and if it is not voted against by any of the five permanent members. These members are the People's Republic of China, which replaced the Republic of China in 1971, France, the Russian Federation, which replaced the Soviet Union in 1991, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations (UN). ... ... ... Category: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations (UN). ... United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Motto: None Anthem: National Anthem of the ROC Capital Taipei City (de facto) Nanjing (de jure) 1 Largest city Taipei City Official language(s) Mandarin (Guoyü) Government • President • Vice President • Premier Multiparty democracy Chen Shui-bian Annette Lu Su Tseng-chang Establishment • Xinhai Revolution Declared  October 10, 1911 Established  January...

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Resolution-making procedure

Notable Security Council Resolutions

• Resolution 85 in 1950: to assist the Republic of Korea in defending itself against armed attack.

• Resolution 242 in 1967: Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict and respect for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area

• Resolution 338 in 1973: calls for a ceasefire in the Yom Kippur War and for implementation of Resolution 242.

• Resolution 425 in 1978, regarding Lebanon and creation of UNIFIL.

• Resolution 446 in 1979, speaks against the Israeli settlements of occupied areas in the Six Day War.

• Resolution 478 in 1980, regarding the status of Jerusalem.

• Resolution 660 in 1990: Call on Iraq to withdraw immediately and unconditionally all forces from Kuwait.

• Resolution 678 in 1990: Authorizes member states to use all necessary means to uphold and implement resolution 660 and all subsequent relevant resolutions and to restore international peace and security in the area [Kuwait].

• Resolution 687 in 1991: Decides that Iraq shall unconditionally accept the destruction [...] of [a]ll chemical and biological weapons [...] and all [...] ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 kilometres.

• Resolution 794 in 1992: Creation of UNITAF in Somalia.

• Resolution 995, Resolution 978, and Resolution 1165: on the establishing of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

• Resolution 1284: December 1999, modified sanctions on Iraq to allow food and medicine.

• Resolution 1325 October 2000 Specifically addressed the impact of war on women, and women's contributions to conflict resolution and sustainable peace.

• Resolution 1373, September 28, 2001: Anti-terrorism measure.

• Resolution 1386, December 22, 2001: establishes for 6 months of an International Security Assistance Force to assist the Afghan Interim Authority in the maintenance of security in Kabul and its surrounding areas...Calls upon Member States to contribute personnel, equipment and other resources to the International Security Assistance Force. [1]

• Resolution 1422 in 2002: regarding the International Criminal Court.

• Resolution 1441 in 2002: Calls on Iraq to disclose its entire arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and medium and long-range missiles.

• Resolution 1483 May 22, 2003: Gave the USA, and its allies, occupying Iraq, limited authority to spend Iraqi resources, on behalf of the Iraqi people.
• Resolution 1546 in 2004: Endorses the beginning of Iraq’s transition to a democratically elected government, the end of the occupation, and the assumption of full responsibility and authority by a fully sovereign and independent Interim Government of Iraq by 30 June 2004.

• Resolution 1556 on July 30, 2004: regarding the Darfur conflict in Sudan.

• Resolution 1559 in September 2, 2004: calls on Syria to cease intervening in Lebanese internal politics, withdraw from Lebanon, and for the disbanding of all Lebanese militias.

• Resolution 1564 on September 18, 2004: regarding the Darfur conflict in Sudan.

• Resolution 1566 in October 8, 2004: Anti-terrorism measure.

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Combatants Israel Egypt, Syria, (Jordan, Iraq) Commanders Moshe Dayan, David Elazar, Ariel Sharon, Shmuel Gonen, Benjamin Peled Saad El Shazly, Ahmad Ismail Ali Strength 415,000 troops; 1,500 tanks, 3,000 armored carriers; 945 artillery units 100 mm and up; 561 airplanes, 84 helicopters; 38 warships. ... United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 (S/RES/242) was adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council on November 22, 1967 in the aftermath of the Six Day War. ... United Nations Security Council Resolution 425 was adopted on March 19, 1978, establishing the United Nations Interim Forces In Lebanon (UNIFIL). ... The United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon, or UNIFIL, was created by the United Nations, with the adoption of Security Council Resolution 425 and 426 on March 19, 1978, to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon (following its incursion a few days earlier in Operation Litani), restore the international peace and... United Nations Security Council Resolution 446, submitted March 22, 1979 was on the issue of the Middle East. ... Map of Israeli settlements, in navy blue, in the West Bank Israeli settlements are communities built for Israeli Jewish settlers in areas that it captured during the 1967 Six-Day War. ... The 1967 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Six-Day War or June War, was fought between Israel and its Arab neighbors Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. ... United Nations Security Council Resolution 478, declared that the 1980 Knesset law (the Jerusalem Law) declaring Jerusalem as Israels eternal and indivisible capital was null and void and must be rescinded forthwith. The resolution instructed member states to withdraw their diplomatic representation from the city as a punitive measure... Jerusalem (; Hebrew: Yerushalayim; Arabic: al-Quds; Greek Ιεροσόλυμα) is an ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation of 650-840 meters. ... United Nations Security Council Resolution 660 was adopted on 2 August 1990. ... UN Security Council Resolution 678 authorizes member states to use all necessary means to uphold and implement resolution 660 and all subsequent relevant resolutions (resolution 661, resolution 662, resolution 664, resolution 665, resolution 666, resolution 667, resolution 669, resolution 670, resolution 674 and resolution 667), and to restore international peace... United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 was adopted at the 2981st meeting on April 3, 1991, to welcome the restoration of the independence of Kuwait. ... UN Security Council Resolution 794 created UNITAF in Somalia (1992). ... On December 3, 1992 the UN Security Council Resolution 794 was unanimously passed, creating the Unified Task Force (UNITAF), which was to work in coordination with UNOSOM. This was an unprecedented resolution because it authorized Member States to “use all necessary means to establish as soon as possible a secure... Wanted poster for the ICTR The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) is a court under the auspices of the United Nations for the prosecution of offenses committed in Rwanda during the genocide which occurred there during April, 1994, commencing on April 6. ... The UN Security Council decides to establish, as a subsidiary body of the Council, the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC). ... Oral medication A medication is a licenced drug taken to cure or reduce symptoms of an illness or medical condition. ... The adoption of Security Council Resolution 1325 in October 2000 was a watershed in the evolution of international women’s rights and peace and security issues. ... Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ... United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 is an anti-terrorism measure adopted September 28, 2001 following the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (272nd in leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Counter-terrorism refers to the practices, tactics, and strategies that governments, militaries, and other groups adopt in order to fight terrorism. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... French Army forces, 4èmes chasseurs (27th mountain infantry brigade), in Afghanistan in 2004, passing a woman in a burka. ... A view of the old city Kabul Kabul (, Kâbl, in Persian کابل) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan with a population variously estimated at 2 to 4 million. ... United Nations Security Council Resolution 1422 of July 12, 2002, determines that the International Criminal Court ICC, if a case arisesinvolving current or former officials or personnel from a contributing State not a Party to the Rome Statute over acts or omissions relating to a United Nations established or authorized... Official logo of the ICC. The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, as defined by several international agreements, most prominently the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. ... United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 is a resolution by the UN Security Council, passed unanimously on November 8, 2002, offering Iraq a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations that had been set out in several previous resolutions (Resolution 660, Resolution 661, Resolution 678, Resolution 686, Resolution 687... 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Occupation zones in Iraq as of September 2003 The post-invasion period in Iraq followed the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition led by the United States, which overthrew the Baath Party government of Saddam Hussein. ... In politics, authority (Latin auctoritas, used in Roman law as opposed to potestas and imperium) is often used interchangeably with the term power. However, their meanings differ. ... Sovereignty is the exclusive right to exercise supreme political (e. ... Politics of Iraq includes the social relations involving authority or power in Iraq. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The country of Sudan The Darfur conflict is an ongoing conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan, mainly between the Janjaweed, a militia group recruited from local Arab tribes, and the non-Arab peoples of the region. ... United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 calls on Syria to cease intervening in Lebanese internal politics, withdraw from Lebanon, and for the disbanding of all Lebanese militias (See: Hezbollah). ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Security Council Resolution 1564 was a U.N. Security Council Resolution regarding the Darfur conflict passed on September 18, 2004. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... United Nations Security Council Resolution 1566 is an anti-terrorism resolution adopted on 8 October 2004. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• List of UN General Assembly Resolutions

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External links

• Complete list and text of all resolutions
• http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:UN_Security_Council_Resolutions

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