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United Nations Operation in CĂ´te d'Ivoire The United Nations Operation in CĂ´te d'Ivoire ("UNOCI") is a United Nations peacekeeping mission. The aim of the mission is "to facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003.
United Nations Operation in Mozambique United Nations Operations in Mozambique (ONUMOZ). ONUMOZ was established (Security Council Resolution 782, 13 October 1992) to help implement the General Peace Agreement, signed between the President of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano, and the President of the Resistência Nacional Moçambicana (Renamo), Afonso Dhlakama.
United Nations Operation in the Congo Operation des Nations Unies au Congo, abbreviated ONUC, (English: Operation of the United Nations in Congo) was a United Nations peacekeeping force in Congo that was established after United Nations Security Council Resolution 143 of July 14, 1960. It was active during the Congo Crisis.
United Nations Parliamentary Assembly A United Nations Parliamentary Assembly, or United Nations People's Assembly (UNPA), is a proposed addition to the United Nations System that eventually could allow for direct election of UN parliament members by citizens of all over the world.
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was established in 1964 to prevent a recurrence of fighting between the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots and to contribute to the maintenance and restoration of law and order and a return to normal conditions. After the 1974 Greek coup-d'etat and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the UN Security Council extended and expanded the mission to prevent that Cyprus dispute turning into war.
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (acronym: UNPFII or PFII) is an advisory body within the framework of the UN System, which reports into the United Nation's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The forum is the UN's central coordinating body for matters relating to the concerns and rights of the world's indigenous peoples.
United Nations Postal Administration The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) is the postal agency of the United Nations. It issues postage stamps and postal stationery in dollar denominations for the United Nations offices in New York, in Swiss francs for the offices in Geneva and in euros (formerly schillings) for the offices in Vienna.
United Nations Preventive Deployment Force United Nations Preventive Deployment Force was established on 31 March 1995 to replace UNPROFOR in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The mandate of UNPREDEP remained essentially the same: to monitor and report any developments in the border areas which could undermine confidence and stability in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and threaten its territory.
United Nations Protection Force The United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), was the first UN peacekeeping force in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav wars. It existed between the beginning of UN involvement in February 1992, and its restructuring into other forces in March 1995.
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) was founded in 1943 to provide relief to areas liberated from Axis powers after World War II. UNRRA provided billions of US dollars of rehabilitation aid, and helped about 8 million refugees.
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is a relief and human development agency, providing education, healthcare, social services and emergency aid to over four million Palestinian refugees living in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
United Nations Research Institute For Social Development The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) is "an autonomous United Nations agency that carries out research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development" The Institute was established in 1963].
United Nations Secretary-General The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General acts as the de facto spokesman and leader of the United Nations.
United Nations Security Council The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is the organ of the United Nations charged with maintaining peace and security among nations. While other organs of the United Nations only make recommendations to member governments, the Security Council has the power to make decisions which member governments must carry out under the United Nations Charter.
United Nations Security Council Committee 1267 The United Nations Security Council Committee 1267, also known as the Al-Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee, was established by the United Nations Security Council on October 15, 1999, pursuant to Resolution 1267 concering al-Qaeda and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities.
United Nations Security Council Resolution A United Nations Security Council Resolution is a United Nations resolution 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 vetoed by any of the five permanent members.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1, adopted on January 25, 1946, called for the Military Staff Committee to meet for the first time in London on February 1, 1946. The Committee was to be composed of the Chiefs of Staff of the military organizations of the five permanent members.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 10 United Nations Security Council Resolution 10, adopted on November 4, 1946, determined that a Spain no longer warranted the continuous observation of the Council and turned over all related documents to the General Assembly.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 defined the legal status of Kosovo as a UN protectorate, under its administration, while being legally an autonomous constituency of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1284 In UNSC Resolution 1284, the United Nations Security Council decided to establish, as a subsidiary body of the Council, the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC). The resolution was adopted by the Council on 17 December 1999.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 is a counter-terrorism measure adopted September 28 2001 following the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.The resolution was adopted under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, and is therefore binding on all UN member states.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1422 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1422 of July 12, 2002, determines that the International Criminal Court "ICC, if a case arises involving 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 operation, shall for a twelve-month period starting July 1, 2002 (there should) not commence or proceed with investigation or prosecution of any such case, unless the Security Council decides otherwise;" and "expresses the intention to renew the request in paragraph 1 under the same conditions each July 1 for further 12-month periods for as long as may be necessary."
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 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, Resolution 688, Resolution 707, Resolution 715, Resolution 986, and Resolution 1284).
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1495 United Nations Security Council resolution 1495 was unanimously approved by the council on July 31, 2003, and dealt with the decolonization process of Western Sahara. Its main importance was that it "supported ...
United Nations Security Council Resolution 15 United Nations Security Council Resolution 15, adopted on December 19, 1946, established a commission to investigate the nature of, and recommend a solution to, the alleged border violations along the Greek-Albanian]n and [[Bulgarian-Yugoslavian frontiers. The commission was to arrive on site no later than January 15, 1947 and issue a report to the Council as soon as possible.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 was a resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on September 2, 2004. It called upon Lebanon to establish its sovereignty over all of its land and called upon "foreign forces" (generally interpreted as referring to Syria) to withdraw from Lebanon and to cease intervening in the internal politics of Lebanon.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1566 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1566 is an anti-terrorism resolution adopted on 8 October 2004. It follows UN Security Council Resolution 1373 which was adopted as a response to the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1583 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1583 calls on Lebanon to assert full control over its border with Israel (See: Hezbollah). It also states that "the Council has recognized the Blue Line as valid for the purpose of confirming Israel's withdrawal pursuant to resolution 425.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1591 Resolution 1591 was adopted by the United Nations Security Council by 12 votes in favour and three abstentions (Algeria, China, and the Russian Federation) on 27 March 2005. The resolution calls for sanctions against those "responsible for committing violence in Darfur or impeding the peace process continues efforts to end impunity and as a down payment towards justice and accountability.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1595 After the assassination of the former prime minister Rafiq Hariri on February 14 in a gigantic explosion infront of the St. George Yacht Club in Beirut, the security council meets on April 7 in its 5160th meeting and adopted the resolution 1595.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1674 Resolution 1674, adopted by the United Nations Security Council on 28 April 2006, "reaffirms the provisions of paragraphs 138 and 139 of the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document regarding the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity".Resolution 1674 (2006)
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1675 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1675, adopted unanimously by the United Nations Security Council on April 28, 2006, extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until October 31, 2006. The resolution was sponsored by the United States.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1679 United Nations Security Council resolution 1679 (May 2006) is a United Nations resolution which endorses the African Union Peace and Security Council’s decision to move ahead with the transition to a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Darfur region of Sudan as soon as possible. http://www.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1680 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1680 was adopted by the United Nations Security Council on May 17, 2006, to strongly encourage Syria to respond positively to Lebanon's request to delineate borders, and establish diplomatic relations, with the purpose of asserting Lebanon's sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence.http://www.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695, adopted unanimously by the United Nations Security Council on July 15, 2006, bans selling material that would further the ability of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the DPRK or North Korea) to bolster its ballistic missiles programme. The resolution condemns the missile test launches carried out by North Korea on July 4, 2006.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1696 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1696 was passed by the United Nations Security Council on 31 July 2006. The resolution, proposed by China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States, demanded Iran stop its uranium enrichment program.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1697 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1697 UN Security Council Resolutions, 2006. is a resolution that extends the mandate of the UNIFIL Force (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) for a term of one month, expiring on 31 August 2006.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 17 United Nations Security Council Resolution 17, adopted on February 10, 1947, decided that the commission created by United Nations Security Council Resolution 15 was no empowered to request the governments of Greece, Albania, Bulgaria or Yugoslavia to postpone the executions of any of their political prisoners unless could give witness that would assist the commission in its task.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1700 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1700 is a resolution that extends the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for another period of 12 months. This mandate was created by Resolution 1500 and has since been renewed by Resolutions 1557 (2004) and 1619 (2005).
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1704 Resolution 1704 was adopted unanimously by the United Nations Security Council on 25 August 2006. In the resolution, the fifteen-member Council resolved to establish a new and expanded UN mission in Timor-Leste for an initial period of six months.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1706 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1706 was a United Nations Security Council resolution intended to resolve the Darfur conflict. It was passed on 31 August 2006, with twelve in favor, and three abstentions: the People's Republic of China, Qatar, and Russia.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 was adopted unanimously by the United Nations Security Council on 14 October 2006. The resolution, passed under Chapter VII, Article 41, of the UN Charter, imposes a series of economic and commercial sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the DPRK, or North Korea) in the aftermath of that nation's claimed nuclear test of 9 October 2006.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737 was unanimously passed by the United Nations Security Council on 23 December 2006. The resolution, sponsored by France, Germany and the United Kingdom, imposed sanctions against Iran for failing to stop its uranium enrichment program following resolution 1696.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 18 United Nations Security Council Resolution 18, adopted on February 13, 1947, created a commission to try to give effect to United Nations General Assembly Resolution 41 which stated that regulation and reduction in world armaments and armed forces is an important measure for strengthening international peace.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 19 United Nations Security Council Resolution 19, adopted on February 27, 1947, created a sub-committee of three members to examine all the facts involved in the dispute between the United Kingdom and Albania over the Straits of Corfu and to make a report to the Council no later than March 10, 1947. Two British vessels were sunk by mines in the Straits on October 22nd of 1946.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 20 United Nations Security Council Resolution 20, adopted on March 10, 1947, reviewed the first report of the Atomic Energy Commission, urged the AEC to continue its inquiry into the international control of Atomic Energy and asked it to present a second report before the next session of the General Assembly.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 21 United Nations Security Council Resolution 21, adopted on April 2, 1947, placed the former German Pacific Islands north of the Equator, which were formerly mandated to Japan by the League of Nations, under the Trusteeship System. It declared the United States to be the Administering Authority and gave it permishion to militarise the territory.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 United Nations Security Council Resolution 22, adopted on April 9, 1947, recomended that the United Kingdom and Albania take their dispute involving the sinking of two British vessels by mines in the Straits of Corfu on October 22nd of 1946 to the ICJ.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 24 United Nations Security Council Resolution 24, adopted on April 30, 1947, recomended Hungary's application for admission to the United Nations to the Committee on the Admission of New Members for "study and report to the Security Council at the appropriate time".
United Nations Security Council Resolution 25 United Nations Security Council Resolution 25, adopted on May 22, 1947, recomended Italy's application for admission to the United Nations to the Committee on the Admission of New Members for "study and report to the Security Council at the appropriate time".
United Nations Security Council Resolution 26 United Nations Security Council Resolution 26, adopted on June 4, 1947, modified the rules of procedure so that when the council was voting to fill a position on the International Court of Justice coting would continue as long as is needed until one canidate holds an absolute majority of the votes.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 28 United Nations Security Council Resolution 28, adopted on August 6, 1947, appointed a sub-committee comprised of all the representatives who proposed solutions for the Greek question to attempt to comine all of them into a new draft resolution.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 29 United Nations Security Council Resolution 29, adopted on August 12, 1947, upon haveing reviewed and in some cases, re-reviewed applications for membership in the United Nations by Albania, Mongolia, Transjordan, Ireland, Portugal, Hungary, Italy, Roumania, Austria, Yemen, Bulgaria and Pakistan the Council recomended that the General Assembly admitt Yemen and Pakistan.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 3 United Nations Security Council Resolution 3, adopted on April 4, 1946, acknowledged that the Soviet troops in Iran could not be removed in time to meet their deadline under the Tri-Partite Treaty but requested the Soviet Union remove them as fast as possible and that no member state in any way retard this process.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 30 United Nations Security Council Resolution 30, adopted on August 25, 1947, upon having learning of the desire of both parties to the Indonesian War of Independence to comply with United Nations Security Council Resolution 27 the Council requested that each of its members recall a diplomatic officer from Batavia to instruct them on the situation.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 31 United Nations Security Council Resolution 31, adopted on August 25, 1947, offered to assist in the peaceful resolution of the Indonesian War of Independence by setting up a committee of three members; one to be chosen by the Netherlands, one to be chosen by Indonesia and the third to be chosen by the other two members of the committee.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 32 United Nations Security Council Resolution 32, adopted on August 26, 1947, condemned the continuing violence in the Indonesian War of Independence and asked both sides to own up to their commitments under United Nations Security Council Resolution 30.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 33 United Nations Security Council Resolution 33, adopted on August 27, 1947, accepted some and rejected some of the recommendations of the General Assembly about changing the wording of the rules of procedure for the Council.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 338 The three-line United Nations Security Council Resolution 338 (S/RES/338), approved on October 22, 1973, called for a cease fire in the Yom Kipur War in accordance with a joint proposal by the United States and the Soviet Union. The resolution stipulated a cease fire to take effect within 12 hours, no later than 6:52PM of that day.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 339 United Nations Security Council Resolution 339 (S/RES/339) was adopted on 23 October 1973 in order to bring a cease fire in the Yom Kippur War where Resolution 338 two days before had failed. After Egyptian forces broke the terms of the cease fire, Israeli forces took advantage of this to make substantial military gains.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 34 United Nations Security Council Resolution 34, adopted on September 15, 1947, removed the disputes between Greece and Albania on the one hand, and Yugoslavia and Bulgaria on the other hand from the issues in which the Council is seized.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 35 United Nations Security Council Resolution 35, adopted on October 3, 1947, asked that the Secretary-General convene and arrange the work schedule for the committee of three arranged for in United Nations Security Council Resolution 31 as soon as possible.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 350 United Nations Security Council Resolution 350, adopted on 31 May 1974, established the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, to monitor the ceasefire between Israel and Syria in the wake of the Yom Kippur War. UNDOF was initially established for a period of six months, but has had its mandate renewed by subsequent resolutions, most recently United Nations Security Council Resolution 1685 of 13 June 2006, which renewed the mandate until 31 December 2006.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 36 United Nations Security Council Resolution 36, adopted on November 1, 1947, noted that according to a report by the Consular Comission no attempt has been made by either side in the Indonesian War of Independence to come to compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 27. The Resolution called upon the parties concern to take action to bring the resolution into effect.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 38 United Nations Security Council Resolution 38, adopted on January 17, 1948, called upon the governments of India and Pakistan to refrain from in any way aggravating the situation in Kashmir and deploy any means at their disposal to improve it. It further requests both governments inform the council of any material changes in the situation while it is under the Council’s consideration.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 39 United Nations Security Council Resolution 39, adopted on January 20, 1948, offered to assist in the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir Conflict by setting up a committee of three members; one to be chosen by the India, one to be chosen by Pakistan and the third to be chosen by the other two members of the committee. The committee was to write a joint letter advising the Council on what course of action would be best to help further peace in the region.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 4 United Nations Security Council Resolution 4, adopted on April 29, 1946, condemned the Franco regime in Spain and formed a sub-committee to decide whether or not his rule was leading to international friction, and if so, what to do about it.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 40 United Nations Security Council Resolution 40, adopted on February 28, 1948, requested that the Committee of Good Offices watch the political developments in western Java and Madura and to report their findings to the Council frequently.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 41 United Nations Security Council Resolution 41, adopted on February 28, 1948, commended both parties in the Indonesian War of Independence for the recent signing of a truce and attempts to comply with United Nations Security Council Resolution 27. Reiterated the offer of mediation made in United Nations Security Council Resolution 31 and requested the Committee of Good Offices keep them informed as to the progress of political settlement in the Indonesia.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 42 United Nations Security Council Resolution 42, adopted on March 5, 1948, called upon the permanent members of the Council to consult and inform it regarding the situation in Palestine and to make recommendations to the United Nations Palestine Commission. The Resolution also appealed to all governments and peoples, particularly those around Palestine to aid the situation in any way possible.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 425 On March 19, 1978, five days after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, United Nations Security Council Resolution 425 called on Israel to withdraw immediately its forces from Lebanon and established the United Nations Interim Forces In Lebanon (UNIFIL).
United Nations Security Council Resolution 43 United Nations Security Council Resolution 43, adopted on April 1, 1948, notes the increasing violence and disorder in Palestine. Called upon the Jewish Agency for Palestine and the Arab Higher Committee to make representatives available to the Security Council to arrange and enforce a truce.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 44 United Nations Security Council Resolution 44, adopted on April 1, 1948, having received the reports requested in United Nations Security Council Resolution 42 the Council requested the Secretary-General convoke a special session of the General Assembly to consider further the question of the future government of Palestine.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 452 United Nations Security Council Resolution 452 was on the issue of the Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories of East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights, specifically the illegality thereof. However, not being based on Chapter VII of the U.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 46 United Nations Security Council Resolution 46, adopted on April 17, 1948, having referenced the goals of United Nations Security Council Resolution 43 and noting that the United Kingdom was still the Mandatory Power in charge of the Palestinian territory it was responsible for ending the conflict there and every member of the Council was due to aid it achieve such a peace. With that in mind it called on both the Arab Higher Committee and the Jewish Agency to immediately cease all acts of violence, to stop outside combatants from entering the territory, stop importing weapons, refrain from any immediate political activity which might later prejudice the rights or claims of any community, cooperate with the British authorities and refrain from any actions which might endanger the safety of any of the Holy Places in the territory.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 465 United Nations Security Council Resolution 465 was on the issue of the Israeli settlements and administration in "the Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem". This refers to the Palestinian territories of the West Bank including East Jerusalem, Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 471 United Nations Security Council Resolution 471 was on the issue of the Israeli occupation and settlement activity in the Palestinian territories of East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights. It criticized the Israeli occupation of these territories.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 478 United Nations Security Council Resolution 478 declared that the 1980 Knesset law (the "Jerusalem Law") declaring Jerusalem as Israel's "eternal and indivisible" capital was "null and void and must be rescinded forthwith". This resolution, not taken under chapter VII of the charter (the binding chapter"Additionally it may be noted that the Security Council cannot adopt binding decisions under Chapter VI of the Charter" (De Hoogh, Andre.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 497 United Nations Security Council Resolution 497 (December 17, 1981) calls on the State of Israel to rescind its annexation of the Golan Heights. The most important provision is "the Israeli decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights is null and void and without international legal effect" (section 1).
United Nations Security Council Resolution 5 United Nations Security Council Resolution 5, adopted on May 8, 1946, deferred decisions on Soviet troops in Iran until the Iranian government had time to confer with the Soviet Union and submit a report to the UN regarding all information about Soviet troops in their country.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 is a UN security council resolution authorizing 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"http://daccessdds.un.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 was adopted at the 2981st meeting on 3 April 1991, to declare a formal cease-fire at the end of the Gulf War and impose peace terms on Iraq. It also demanded the removal of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 was adopted on April 5, 1991. Though the text uses no language regarding military reprisals, the United States and the United Kingdom used Resolution 688 to justify the Iraqi no-fly zones and Operation Desert Fox.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 7 United Nations Security Council Resolution 7, adopted on June 26, 1946, reaffirmed, upon review of the findings of the sub-committee formed by SC Resolution 4, their decision to condemn the Franco regime and decided to keep the situation under "continuous observation".
United Nations Security Council Resolution 8 United Nations Security Council Resolution 8, adopted on August 29, 1946, following up on SC Resolution 6, the Council reviewed requests for membership by People's Republic, Afghanistan, the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan, Ireland, Portugal, the Republic of Iceland, Siam and Sweden. The Council recomended the General Assembly admit Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 837 United Nations Security Council Resolution 837 was adopted at the 3229st meeting on June 6 1993, called for the immediate apprehension of those responsible in the assassination of 24 Pakistani troops deployed in Operation Restore Hope and the intervention to halt the level of violence in the region.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 85 UN Security Council Resolution 85 was the United Nations Security Council resolution which authorised the UN Command under General Douglas MacArthur to support the Korean civilian population, and requested that specialized agencies, appropriate subsidiary bodies of the UN and appropriate non-governmental organizations support the UN Command in doing so.http://www.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 9 United Nations Security Council Resolution 9, adopted on October 15, 1946, determined that a nation that was not a member of the International Court of Justice could voluntarily bring a case before the ICJ so long as that nation committed to abiding by the Court's ruling.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 940 UN Security Council resolution 940 was issued on July 31, 1994, forming a US-led multinational force under unified command and control to restore the legitimately elected leftist President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and authorities of the Government of Haiti and extension of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Haiti.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 986 UN Security Council Resolution 986 was issued on 14 April, 1995, creating the Iraqi Oil-for-Food Programme. The programme was formally terminated on 21 November 2003 following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and its major functions turned over to the Coalition Provisional Authority.
United Nations Security Council veto power The United Nations Security Council veto power is a veto power wielded solely by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, enabling them to void any Security Council substantive resolution regardless of the level of general support. This power is exercised when any permanent member enters a "nay" vote.
United Nations Service Medal The United Nations Service Medal is an international military decoration which was established by the United Nations on December 12, 1950. The decoration was the first international award ever created and recognized the multi-national defense forces which participated in the Korean War.
United Nations Society of Writers The United Nations Society of Writers is a Club for United Nations staff registered with the United Nations Socio Cultural Commission in Geneva, and is known under the acronyms UNSW and SENU, corresponding to Societé des écrivains des Nations Unies. It was founded in Geneva on 14 August 1989 by Sergio Chaves (Argentina), Leonor Sampaio (Brazil) and Alfred de Zayas (USA).
United Nations Space Command In the fictional Halo universe, the United Nations Space Command (more commonly known by its abbreviation, UNSC) is a fictional world government ruling over a large interstellar empire of planets. This should not be confused with the real-world UNSC, the United Nations Security Council.
United Nations Special Commission United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) was an United Nations organisation performing inspections in Iraq to ensure its compliance with the policies of the United Nations concerning Iraqi production and use of weapons of mass destruction after the Gulf War. Its director between 1991 and 1997 was Rolf Ekéus and from 1997 to 1999 Richard Butler.
United Nations Special Committee on Palestine The United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) was a United Nations special committee that was formed in the May of 1947, in response to the handover of the British Mandate of Palestine to the United Nations to vote upon which solution to use for partitioning the land.
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti The United Nations Stabilization Mission In Haiti or MINUSTAH (the acronym for Mission des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en HaĂŻti, the French name) is a peacekeeping mission of the United Nations in Haiti.
United Nations Statistical Commission The United Nations Statistical Commission oversees the work of the United Nations Statistical Division or UNSD, and is a Functional Commission of the UN Economic and Social Council. Its 24 member states are elected by the Economic and Social Council.
United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium The United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) was a UN peacekeeping mission in eastern parts of Croatia (Sirmium-Baranja Oblast) between 1996 and 1998.
United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) provided an interim civil administration and a peacekeeping mission in the territory of East Timor. Its responsibilities included providing a peacekeeping force to maintain security and order; facilitating and coordinating relief assistance to East Timorese; facilitating emergency rehabilitation of physical infrastructure; administering East Timor and creating structures for sustainable governance and the rule of law; and assisting in the drafting of a new constitution and conducting elections.

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