United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/14941
Date: 1982-04-02 (meeting 2347)
Agenda: Letter dated 19 March 1982 from the Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (S/14913)
Vetoed by: USA

UNITED
NATIONS
Security Council
Distr.
GENERAL
S/14941
1 April 1982
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ORIGINAL:
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Panama: draft resolution
The Security Council,
Having heard the statement by the Co-ordinator of the Governing Junta of
National Reconstruction of Nicaragua, Commandant of the Revolution
Daniel Ortega Saavedra, the statement by the Permanent Representative of the United
States and other statements made before the Council,
Gravely concerned at the deterioration of the situation in Central America and
the Caribbean,
Taking into account Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Charter of the United
Nations and other relevant provisions of the Charter concerning the pacific
settlement of disputes,
Considering that the present crisis in the region of Central America and the
Caribbean affects international peace and security and that all Member States have
an interest in the solution of the crisis by peaceful means,
Recalling resolution 2131 (XX) on the inadmissibility of intervention in the
domestic affairs of States and the protection of their independence and
sovereignty, adopted by the General Assembly on 21 December 1965, and resolution
2160 (XXI) on strict observance of the prohibition of the threat or use of force in
international relations, and of the right of peoples to self-determination, adopted
by the General Assembly on 30 November 1966,
1. Reminds all Member States of their obligation to respect the principles
of the Charter, and in particular those relating to:
(a)
Non-intervention and non-interference in the domestic affairs of States;
(b)
Self-determination of peoples;
(c)
Non-use of force or threat of force;
(d)
The territorial integrity and political independence of States;
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(e) Pacific settlement of disputes;

2. Reminds all Member States that resolution 2131 (XX) condemns the use or
threat of force in relations between States as acts contrary to the purposes and
principles of the Charter of the United Nations;

3. Appeals to all Member States to refrain from the direct, indirect, overt
or covert use of force against any country of Central America and the Caribbean;

4. Appeals to all parties concerned to have recourse to dialogue and
negotiation, as contemplated in the Charter of the United Nations, and calls upon
all Member States to lend their support to the search for a peaceful solution to
the problems of Central America and the Caribbean;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Security Council informed
concerning the development of the situation in Central America and the Caribbean.


Voting result: 12 yes, 1 no, 2 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: China
vote: Y
country: France
vote: Y
country: Guyana
vote: Y
country: Ireland
vote: Y
country: Japan
vote: Y
country: Jordan
vote: Y
country: Panama
vote: Y
country: Poland
vote: Y
country: Spain
vote: Y
country: Togo
vote: Y
country: Uganda
vote: Y
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: N
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: A
country: Zaire
vote: A