List of Security Council Resolutions on Palestine

The following is a list of eighty-four Security Council resolutions, adopted since 1948 that deal with the Palestine question; the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, since 1967; illegal Israeli practices; Israeli attacks against Palestinian targets, including the invasion of Lebanon of 1982; and attempts and principles for the achievement of peace in the Middle East.

This list of resolutions does not include resolutions dealing with other important aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict such as lack of compliance with the Armistice Agreements of 1949; several Israeli attacks against Arab targets, including Gaza (Egyptian Army), Lake Tiberias, Holah, Beirut Airport and other parts of Lebanon; the establishment of the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) and the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), as well as the extension of their mandates along with the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Southern Lebanon (UNIFIL); and the situation in other occupied Arab territories such as the Syrian Golan. For the full text of the resolutions, please visit the site of the United Nations Information System on Palestine (UNISPAL) at (address). 

1. SC Resolution 42 (1948) of 5 March 1948 [Adopted at 263^rd meeting (8-0-3) (3 abstentions were Argentina, Syria, United Kingdom)]
2. SC Resolution 43 (1948) of 1 April 1948 [Adopted at 277^th meeting - unanimously]
3. SC Resolution 44 (1948) of 1 April 1948 [Adopted at 277^th meeting (9-0-2) (2 abstentions were Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, U.S.S.R.)]
4. SC Resolution 46 (1948) of 17 April 1948 [Adopted at 283^rd meeting (9-0-2) (2 abstentions were Ukrainian S.S.R., U.S.S.R.)]
5. SC Resolution 48 (1948) of 23 April 1948 [Adopted at 287^th meeting (8-0-3) (3 abstentions were Colombia, Ukrainian S.S.R., U.S.S.R.)]
6. SC Resolution 49 (1948) of 22 May 1948 [Adopted at 302^nd meeting (8-0-3) (3 abstentions were Syria, Ukrainian S.S.R., U.S.S.R.)]
7. SC Resolution 50 (1948) of 29 May 1948 [Adopted at 310^th meeting (Draft was voted on in parts, no vote taken on text as a whole.)]
8. SC Resolution 53 (1948) of 7 July 1948 [Adopted at 331^st meeting (8-0-3) (3 abstentions were Syria, Ukrainian S.S.R., U.S.S.R.)]
9. SC Resolution 54 (1948) of 15 July 1948 [Adopted at 338^th meeting (7-1-3) (1 against was Syria, 3 abstentions were Argentina, Ukrainian S.S.R., U.S.S.R.)]
10. SC Resolution 56 (1948) of 19 August 1948 [Adopted at 354^th meeting (Draft was voted on in parts, no vote taken on the text as a whole.)]
11. SC Resolution 57 (1948) of 18 September 1948 [Adopted at 358^th meeting-unanimously]
12. SC Resolution 59 (1948) of 19 October 1948 [Adopted at 367^th meeting -unanimously]
13. SC Resolution 60 (1948) of 29 October 1948 [Adopted at 375^th meeting (without a vote)]
14. SC Resolution 61 (1948) of 4 November 1948 [Adopted at 377^th meeting (9-1-1) (1 against was Ukrainian S.S.R.; 1 abstention was U.S.S.R.)]
15. SC Resolution 62 (1948) of 16 November 1948 [Adopted at 381^st meeting (Draft was voted on in parts, no vote taken on the text as a whole.)]
16. SC Resolution 66 (1948) of 29 December 1948 [Adopted at 396^th meeting (8-0-3) (3 abstentions were Ukrainian S.S.R., U.S.S.R., U.S.)]
17. SC Resolution 69 (1949) of 4 March 1949 [Adopted at 414^th meeting (9-1-1) (1 against was Egypt, 1 abstention was U.K.)]
18. SC Resolution 72 (1949) of 11 August 1949 [Adopted at 437^th meeting (without vote)]
19. SC Resolution 73 (1949) of 11 August 1949 [Adopted at 437^th meeting (9-0-2) (2 abstentions were Ukrainian S.S.R., U.S.S.R.)]
20. SC Resolution 101 (1953) of 24 November 1953 [Adopted at 642^nd meeting (9-0-2) (2 abstentions were Lebanon, U.S.S.R.)]
21. SC Resolution 89 (1950) of 17 November 1950 [Adopted at 524^th meeting (10-0-2) (2 abstentions were Egypt, U.S.S.R.)]
22. SC Resolution 119 (1956) of 31 October 1956 [Adopted at 751^st meeting (7-2-2) (2 against were France, U.K., 2 abstentions were Australia, Belgium)]
23. SC Resolution 127 (1958) of 22 January 1958 [Adopted at 810^th meeting – unanimously]
24. SC Resolution 162 (1961) of 11 April 1961 [Adopted at 949^th meeting (8-0-3) (3 abstentions were Ceylon, U.S.S.R., United Arab Republic)
25. SC Resolution 228 (1966) of 25 November 1966 [Adopted at 1328^th meeting (14-01) (1 abstention was New Zealand)]
26. SC Resolution 233 (1967) of 6 June 1967 [Adopted at 1348^th meeting - unanimously]
27. SC Resolution 234 (1967) of 7 June 1967 [Adopted at 1350^th meeting - unanimously]
28. SC Resolution 237 (1967) of 14 June 1967 [Adopted at 1361^st meeting - unanimously]
29. SC Resolution 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967 [Adopted 1382^nd meeting -unanimously]
30. SC Resolution 248 (1968) of 24 March 1968 [Adopted at 1407^th meeting - unanimously]
31. SC Resolution 250 (1968) of 27 April 1968 [Adopted at 1417^th meeting - unanimously]
32. SC Resolution No. 251 (1968) of 2 May 1968 [Adopted at 1420^th meeting - unanimously]
33. SC Resolution No. 252 (1968) of 21 May 1968 [Adopted at 1426^th meeting (13-0-2) (2 abstentions were Canada, U.S.)]
34. SC Resolution 259 (1968) of 27 September 1968 [Adopted at 1454^th meeting (12-0-3) (3 abstentions were Canada, Denmark, U.S.)]
35. SC Resolution 267 (1969) of 3 July 1969 [Adopted at 1485^th meeting - unanimously]
36. SC Resolution 271 (1969) of 15 September 1969 [Adopted at 1512^th meeting (11-0-4) (4 abstentions were Colombia, Finland, Paraguay, U.S.)]
37. 37. SC Resolution 298 (1971) of 25 September 1971 [Adopted at 1582^nd meeting (14-0-1)(1 abstention was Syria)]
38. SC Resolution 331 (1973) of 20 April 1973 [Adopted at 1710^th meeting - unanimously]
39. SC Resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973 [Adopted at 1747^th meeting-unanimously]  
40. SC Resolution 339 (1973) of 23 October 1973 [Adopted at 1748^th meeting (14-0-0) (China did not vote)]
41. SC Resolution 344 (1973) of 15 December 1973 [Adopted at 1760^th meeting (10-0-4) (4 abstentions were France, U.S.S.R., U.K., U.S.)]
42. SC Resolution 381 (1975) of 30 November 1975 [Adopted at 1856^th meeting (13-0-0) (China and Iraq did not vote)]
43. SC Resolution 425 (1978) of 19 March 1978 [Adopted at 2074^th meeting (12-0-2) (2 abstentions were Czechoslovakia and U.S.S.R., China did not participate in the voting)]
44. SC Resolution 446 (1979) of 22 March 1979 [Adopted at 2134^th meeting (12-0-3) (3 abstentions were Norway, U.K., U.S.)]
45. SC Resolution 452 (1979) of 20 July 1979 [Adopted at 2159^th meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was U.S.)]
46. 46. SC Resolution 465 (1980) of 1 March 1980 [Adopted at 2203^rd meeting - unanimously]
47. SC Resolution 468 (1980) of 8 May 1980 [Adopted at 2221^st meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was U.S.)]
48. SC Resolution 469 (1980) of 20 May 1980 [Adopted at 2223^rd meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was U.S.)]
49. SC Resolution 471 (1980) of 5 June 1980 [Adopted at 2226^th meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was U.S.)]
50. SC Resolution 476 (1980) of 30 June 1980 [Adopted at 2242^nd meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was U.S.)]
51. SC Resolution 478 (1980) of 20 August 1980 [Adopted at 2245^th meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was U.S.)]
52. 52. SC Resolution 484 (1980) of 19 December 1980 [Adopted 2260^th meeting-unanimously]
53. SC Resolution 500 (1982) of 28 January 1982 [Adopted at 2330^th meeting (13-0-2) (2 abstentions were U.K., U.S.)]
54. SC Resolution 508 (1982) of 5 June 1982 [Adopted at 2374^th meeting –unanimously]
55. SC Resolution 509 (1982) of 6 June 1982 [Adopted at 2375^th meeting – unanimously]
56. SC Resolution 512 (1982) of 19 June 1982 [Adopted at 2380^th meeting – unanimously]
57. SC Resolution 513 (1982) of 4 July 1982 [Adopted at 2382^nd meeting – unanimously]
58. SC Resolution 515 (1982) of 29 July 1982 [Adopted at 2385^th meeting (14-0-0) (U.S. did not participate in the vote.)]
59. SC Resolution 516 (1982) of 1 August 1982 [Adopted at 2386^th meeting – unanimously]
60. SC Resolution 517 (1982) of 4 August 1982 [Adopted at 2389^th meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was U.S.)]
61. SC Resolution 518 (1982) of 12 August 1982 [Adopted at 2392^nd meeting – unanimously]
62. SC Resolution 520 (1982) of 17 September 1982 [Adopted at 2395^th meeting – unanimously]
63. SC Resolution 521 (1982) of 19 September 1982 [Adopted 2396^th meeting-unanimously]
64. SC Resolution 573 (1985) of 4 October 1985 [Adopted at 2615^th meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was U.S.)
65. SC Resolution 592 (1986) of 8 December 1986 [Adopted at 2727^th meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was U.S.)]
66. SC Resolution 605 (1987) of 22 December 1987 [Adopted at 2777^th meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was U.S.)]
67. SC Resolution 607 (1988) of 5 January 1988 [Adopted at 2780^th meeting - unanimously]
68. SC Resolution 608 (1988) of 14 January 1988 [Adopted at 2781^st meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was U.S.)]
69. SC Resolution 611 (1988) of 25 April 1988 [Adopted at 2810^th meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was U.S.)]
70. SC Resolution 636 (1989) of 6 July 1989 [Adopted at 2870^th meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was U.S.)]
71. SC Resolution 641 (1989) of 30 August 1989 [Adopted at 2883^rd meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was U.S.)]
72. SC Resolution 672 (1990) of 12 October 1990 [Adopted at 2948^th meeting-unanimously]
73. SC Resolution 673 (1990) of 24 October 1990 [Adopted at 2949^th meeting-unanimously]
74. SC Resolution 681 (1990) of 20 December 1990 [Adopted at 2970^th meeting -unanimously]
75. SC Resolution 694 (1991) of 24 May 1991 [Adopted at 2989^th meeting - unanimously]
76. SC Resolution 726 (1992) of 6 January 1992 [Adopted at 3026^th meeting - unanimously]
77. SC Resolution 799 (1992) of 18 December 1992 [Adopted at 3151^st meeting-unanimously]
78. SC Resolution 904 (1994) of 18 March 1994 [Adopted at 3351^st meeting – unanimously (Draft was voted on in parts, with the U.S. abstaining on two preambular paragraphs. No vote was taken on the text as a whole.)]
79. SC Resolution 1073 (1996) of 28 September 1996 [Adopted at 3698^th meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was U.S.)]
80. SC Resolution 1322 (2000) of 7 October 2000 Adopted at 4205^th meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was U.S.)]
81. Resolution <1397> (2002) of 12 March 2002 [Adopted at # ^th meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was the Syrian Arab Republic)]
82. Resolution 1402 (2002) of 30 March 2002 [Adopted at 4503 ^rd meeting (14-0-1) (1 abstention was the Syrian Arab Republic)]
83. Resolution 1403 (2002) of 4 April 2002 [Adopted at 4506 ^th meeting-unanimously]
84. Resolution 1405 (2002) of 19 April 2002 [Adopted at 4516^th meeting-unanimously]
85. Resolution 1435 (2002) of 24 September 2002 [Adopted by a vote of 14-0-1 (U.S. abstained)]

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