United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/18428
Date: 1986-10-28 (meeting 2718)
Agenda: Letter dated 17 October 1986 from the Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/18415)
Vetoed by: USA

UNITED
NATIONS
Security Council
Distr.
GENERAL
S/ 8428
28 October 1986
ORIGINAL:
ENGLISH
Congo, Ghana, Madagascar, Trinidad and Tobago
and United Arab Emirates: draft resolution
The Security Council,
Having heard the statement made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Nicaragua,
Recalling its resolutions 530 (1983) and 562 (1985),
Aware that, under the Charter of the United Nations, the International Court
of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations and that each
Member undertakes to comply with the decision of the Court in any case to which it
is a party,
Considering that Article 36, paragraph 6, of the Statute of the Court provides
that "In the event of a dispute as to whether the Court has jurisdiction, the
matter shall be settled by the decision of the Court",
Taking note of the Judgment of the International Court of Justice of
27 June 1986 in the case of "Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against
Nicaragua",
Having considered the events that have taken place in and against Nicaragua
after the said Judgment, in particular, the continued financing by the United
States of military and other activities in and against Nicaragua,
Emphasizing the obligation of States, under customary international law, not
to intervene in the internal affairs of other States,
1. Urgently calls for full and immediate compliance with the Judgment of the
International Court of Justice of 27 June 1986 in the case of "Military and
Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua" in conformity with the relevant
provisions of the Charter;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Council informed on the
implementation of this resolution.

86-27404 28412 (E)


Voting result: 11 yes, 1 no, 3 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Australia
vote: Y
country: Bulgaria
vote: Y
country: China
vote: Y
country: Congo
vote: Y
country: Denmark
vote: Y
country: Ghana
vote: Y
country: Madagascar
vote: Y
country: Trinidad and Tobago
vote: Y
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: Y
country: United Arab Emirates
vote: Y
country: Venezuela
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: N
country: France
vote: A
country: Thailand
vote: A
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: A