United Nations Security Council Resolution 431

United Nations Security Council Resolution 431, adopted on July 27, 1978, after recalling resolution 385 (1976), the Council took note of a proposal of a solution to the situation in Namibia and asked the Secretary-General to appoint a Special Representative for Namibia to ensure the independence of Namibia from South Africa as soon as possible. It also called on all concerned to exert their best efforts to resolve the issue, so that free and fair elections could be held.

UN Security Council Resolution 431
Namibia
Date	27 July 1978
Meeting no.	2,082
Code	S/RES/431 (Document)
Subject	Namibia
Voting summary	13 voted for None voted against 2 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Bolivia  Canada  Czechoslovakia  Gabon  India  Kuwait  Mauritania  Nigeria  Venezuela  West Germany

Resolution 431 was adopted by 13 votes to none; Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union abstained from voting.

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 401 to 500 (1976–1982)
• Namibian War of Independence
• United Nations Commissioner for Namibia
• South West Africa

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 431 at Wikisource