United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/19434
Date: 1988-01-18 (meeting 2784)
Agenda: The situation in the Middle East
Vetoed by: USA

UNITED
NATIONS
Security Council
Distr.
GENERAL
S/19434
15 January 1988
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
Algeria, Argentina, Nepal, Senegal, Yugoslavia and Zambia:
draft resolution
The Security Council,
Reaffirming its resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 508 (1982) and 509 (1982),
as well as all its resolutions on the situation in southern Lebanon,
Having heard the statement of the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the
United Nations,
Noting with grave concern the deterioration of the situation in southern
Lebanon as a result of the repeated Israeli attacks and all other measures and
practices against the civilian population,
Deeply concerned with the encroachment of land and setting up of fences
affecting the internationally recognized boundaries, as described in the
Secretary-General's note (S/19318, annex) of 4 December 1987,
1. Strongly deplores the repeated Israeli attacks against Lebanese territory
and all other measures and practices against the civilian population;
2. Strongly requests that Israel cease all acts of encroachment of land,
construction of roads and setting up of fences that violate the border, and any
attempts to occupy or change the status of Lebanese territory or to impede the
return of the effective authority of the Government of Lebanon in sovereign
Lebanese territory;
3. Reaffirms its calls for strict respect for the sovereignty of Lebanon,
its independence, unity and territorial integrity within its internationally
recognized boundaries;
4. Reaffirms the urgent need to implement the provisions of the Security
Council resolutions on Lebanon, in particular resolutions 425 (1978) and
426 (1978), and resolution 509 (1982), which demands that Israel withdraw all its
military forces forthwith and unconditionally to the internationally recognized
boundaries;
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S/19434
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5.  Requests the Secretary-General to continue consultations with the
Government of Lebanon and other parties directly concerned in the implementation of
resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 508 (1982) and 509 (1982) and to report thereon
to the Security Council;

6.  Decides to keep the situation in southern Lebanon under review.


Voting result: 13 yes, 1 no, 1 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Algeria
vote: Y
country: Argentina
vote: Y
country: Brazil
vote: Y
country: China
vote: Y
country: France
vote: Y
country: Germany, Federal Republic of
vote: Y
country: Italy
vote: Y
country: Japan
vote: Y
country: Nepal
vote: Y
country: Senegal
vote: Y
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: Y
country: Yugoslavia
vote: Y
country: Zambia
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: N
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: A