United Nations Security Council Resolution 279

United Nations Security Council Resolution 279, adopted unanimously on May 12, 1970, at 15 words is the second shortest Security Council resolution ever adopted; it reads simply "The Security Council Demands the immediate withdrawal of all Israeli armed forces from Lebanese territory." The resolution came in the context of Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon.

UN Security Council Resolution 279
Date	May 12 1970
Meeting no.	1,537
Code	S/RES/279 (Document)
Subject	The Situation in the Middle East
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Burundi  Colombia  Finland    Nepal  Nicaragua  Poland  Sierra Leone  Spain  Syria  Zambia

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 201 to 300 (1965–1971)

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 279 at Wikisource