page_title: United Nations Security Council Resolution 554
hierarchical_section_title: United Nations Security Council Resolution 554
caption_attribution_description: Afrikaans: 'n Tweetalige apartheidsera kennisgewing te Muizenberg, Wes-Kaap: "NET BLANKES Hierdie strand en die geriewe daarvan is net vir blankes aangewys. Op las – Provinsiale Sekretaris" Deutsch: Verbotsschild für Nichtweiße am Strand von Muizenberg, Kapstadt. – Nur für Weiße - Nichtweiße und Hunde verboten! English: Signs on a beach in Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa. The top sign is in English and Afrikaans; the English version states: "WHITE PERSONS ONLY This beach &amp; the amenities thereof have been reserved for white persons only. By order, Provincial Secretary" The bottom sign indicates that dogs are not permitted on the beach.
context_page_description: United Nations Security Council resolution 554, adopted on 17 August 1984, after recalling 473, the Council condemned the 1984 general election in South Africa and the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act.
  The Council stated that the constitution was against the United Nations Charter and declared the elections and constitution both null and void as it would further entrench minority rule in the country. The resolution also urged Member States and international organisations not to accord recognition to the elections, stating that the total eradication of apartheid and the establishment of democracy in South Africa would lead to a just and lasting solution to the "explosive situation" in the country.
  The resolution, which required the Secretary-General to monitor its implementation, was approved by 13 votes to none against, while the United Kingdom and United States abstained from voting.
context_section_description: United Nations Security Council resolution 554, adopted on 17 August 1984, after recalling 473 (1980), the Council condemned the 1984 general election in South Africa and the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act (110 of 1983).
  The Council stated that the constitution was against the United Nations Charter and declared the elections and constitution both null and void as it would further entrench minority rule in the country. The resolution also urged Member States and international organisations not to accord recognition to the elections, stating that the total eradication of apartheid and the establishment of democracy in South Africa would lead to a just and lasting solution to the "explosive situation" in the country.
  The resolution, which required the Secretary-General to monitor its implementation, was approved by 13 votes to none against, while the United Kingdom and United States abstained from voting.
caption: Apartheid-era sign
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