United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/17000
Date: 1985-03-12 (meeting 2573)
Agenda: The situation in the Middle East
Vetoed by: USA

UNITED
NATIONS
Security Council
S
Distr.
GENERAL
S/17000
11 March 1985
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
The Security Council,
Lebanon: draft resolution
Reaffirming Security Council resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 501 (1982),
508 (1982), 509 (1982), 512 (1982) and 520 (1982), as well as all its resolutions
on the situation in Lebanon,
Having heard the statement of the representative of Lebanon, and noting with
great concern the deterioration of the situation in the areas occupied by Israel in
southern Lebanon, the western Bekaa and the Rashaya district as a result of the
Israeli practices,
Recalling the relevant provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
and stressing the humanitarian principles of the Fourth Geneva Convention of
12 August 1949 and the obligations arising from the regulations annexed to the
Hague Convention of 1907,
1. Condemns the Israeli practices and measures against the civilian
population in southern Lebanon, the western Bekaa and the Rashaya district which
are in violation of the rules and principles of international law, in particular
the provisions of the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949;
2. Reaffirms the urgent need to implement the provisions of the Security
Council resolutions on Lebanon, and in particular resolutions 425 (1978),
508 (1982), and 509 (1982), which demand that Israel withdraw all its military
forces forthwith and unconditionally to the internationally recognized boundaries
of Lebanon;
3. Reiterates its call for strict respect for the sovereignty, independence,
unity and territorial integrity of Lebanon within its internationally recognized
boundaries;
4.
Affirms that the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 apply
to the territories occupied by Israel in southern Lebanon, the Western Bekaa and
the Rashaya district and that the occupying Power is duty bound to respect and
uphold the provisions of the said Convention and of other norms of international
law;
85-06485 1152r (E)
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S/17000
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5. Demands that the Government of Israel, the occupying Power, desist
forthwith from its practices against the civilian population in southern Lebanon,
the western Bekaa and the Rashaya district and immediately lift all restrictions
and obstacles to the restoration of normal conditions in the areas under its
occupation in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 and other norms of
international law;

6. Requests the Secretary-General to establish a fact-finding mission to
report to the Council on these Israeli practices and measures in southern Lebanon,
the western Bekaa and the Rashaya district;

7. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the situation under review, to
consult with the Government of Lebanon and to report to the Council on the
implementation of and compliance with this resolution as soon as possible.


Voting result: 11 yes, 1 no, 3 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Burkina Faso
vote: Y
country: China
vote: Y
country: Egypt
vote: Y
country: France
vote: Y
country: India
vote: Y
country: Madagascar
vote: Y
country: Peru
vote: Y
country: Thailand
vote: Y
country: Trinidad and Tobago
vote: Y
country: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
vote: Y
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: N
country: Australia
vote: A
country: Denmark
vote: A
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: A