United Nations Security Council Resolution 558

United Nations Security Council resolution 558, adopted unanimously on 13 December 1984, after recalling resolutions 418 (1977) and 421 (1977) which imposed a compulsory arms embargo on South Africa and established a committee to monitor it, the Council stressed the continuing need for all Member States and international organisations to observe the arms embargo.

UN Security Council Resolution 558
"Boycott apartheid" bus in London, UK (1989)
Date	13 December 1984
Meeting no.	2,564
Code	S/RES/558 (Document)
Subject	South Africa
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	Burkina Faso  Egypt  India  Malta  Netherlands  Nicaragua  Pakistan  Peru  Ukrainian SSR  Zimbabwe

The Council also called for States and organisations not to receive South African made weapons and military vehicles, and requested the Secretary-General to report back on the implementation of the resolution by no later than 31 December 1985.

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 501 to 600 (1982–1987)
• South Africa under apartheid
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 591

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 558 at Wikisource