UN Security Council
1982

Resolution 521 (1982) of 19 September 1982 The Security Council, Appalled at the massacre of Palestinian civilians in Beirut, Having heard the report of the Secretary-General 42 at its 2396th meeting, Noting that the Government of Lebanon has agreed to the dispatch of United Nations observers to the sites of greatest human suffering and losses in and around that city, 1. Condemns the criminal massacre of Palestinian c1vilians in Beirut; 2. Reaffirms once again its resolutions 512 (1982) and 513 (1982), which call for respect for the rights of the civilian populations without any discrimination, and repudiates all acts of violence against those populations; 3. Authorizes the Secretary-General, as an immediate step, to increase the number of United Nations observers in and around Beirut from ten to fifty, and insists that there shall be no interference with the deployment of the observers and that they shall have full freedom of movement; 4. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Government of Lebanon, to ensure the rapid deployment of those observers in order that they may contribute in every