United Nations Security Council Resolution 572

United Nations Security Council resolution 572, adopted unanimously on 30 September 1985, after recalling Resolution 568 (1985) and noting a report from a mission to Botswana appointed by the Secretary-General, the Council endorsed the report regarding a South African attack on the country.

UN Security Council Resolution 572
Botswana
Date	30 September 1985
Meeting no.	2,609
Code	S/RES/572 (Document)
Subject	Botswana-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	Australia  Burkina Faso  Denmark  Egypt  India  Madagascar  Peru  Thailand  Trinidad and Tobago  Ukrainian SSR

The resolution demanded compensation for Botswana, and requested international assistance from Member States and organisations for the country in the areas identified in the report. It also asked the Secretary-General to keep the situation under observation.

See also

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

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 572 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org