United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/16732
Date: 1984-09-06 (meeting 2556)
Agenda: The situation in the Middle East
Vetoed by: USA

UNITED
NATIONS
Security Council
Distr.
GENERAL
S/16732
6 September 1984
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

Lebanon: draft resolution

The Security Council,

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. Reiterates its call for strict respect for the sovereignty, independence,
unity and territorial integrity of Lebanon within its internationally recognized
boundaries;

2. 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;

3. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to respect strictly the rights of
the civilian population in the areas under its occupation in southern Lebanon, the
western Bekaa and the Rashaya district, and to comply strictly with the provisions
of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949;

4. Demands that Israel 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, particularly concerning the closing of
roads and crossings, the limitation of freedom of movement of individuals and the

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normal flow of persons and goods between those areas and the rest of Lebanon, and
the obstruction to the normal conduct of Lebanese Government institutions and
personnel;

5. Urges all States parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 to make
every effort to ensure respect for and compliance with the provisions thereof in
southern Lebanon, the western Bekaa and the Rashaya district;

6. Decides to remain seized of the question.


Voting result: 14 yes, 1 no, 0 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: Malta
vote: Y
country: Netherlands
vote: Y
country: Nicaragua
vote: Y
country: Pakistan
vote: Y
country: Peru
vote: Y
country: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
vote: Y
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: Y
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: Y
country: Zimbabwe
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: N