United Nations Security Council Resolution 285

United Nations Security Council Resolution 285, adopted on September 5, 1970, at 14 words is the shortest UNSC resolution ever adopted (with one word less than 279); it reads simply "Demands the complete and immediate withdrawal of all Israeli armed forces from Lebanese territory."

UN Security Council Resolution 285
Lebanese border
Date	September 5 1970
Meeting no.	1,551
Code	S/RES/285 (Document)
Subject	The situation in the Middle East
Voting summary	14 voted for None voted against 1 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France United Kingdom United States Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Burundi Colombia Finland Nepal Nicaragua Poland Sierra Leone Spain Syria Zambia
Lists of resolutions

The resolution was adopted by 14 votes to none, while the United States abstained. The resolution came in the context of Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon.

See also

• History of Lebanon
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 201 to 300 (1965–1971)

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 285 at Wikisource