United Nations Security Council Resolution 288

United Nations Security Council Resolution 288, adopted unanimously on November 17, 1970, after reaffirming previous resolutions on the topic, the Council called upon the United Kingdom, as the legal administering Power of Southern Rhodesia, to bring an end to the illegal rebellion. The Council decided that the present sanctions against Rhodesia would remain in place and urged all states to implement all pertinent resolutions and not to grant any form of recognition to the regime.

UN Security Council Resolution 288
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Date	November 17 1970
Meeting no.	1,557
Code	S/RES/288 (Document)
Subject	Question concerning the situation in Southern Rhodesia
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None 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

See also

• 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 288 at Wikisource