Security Council Resolution 261 (1968) [on Extension of the Stationing in Cyprus of the Un Peace-Keeping Force]

S/RES/261(1968)View PDF

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A Resolution of the Security Council, published in 1970.

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37 documents · 1966–1992

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1992	S/RES/796(1992)	Security Council resolution 796 (1992) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-Keeping Force]	624	–
1992	S/RES/759(1992)	Security Council resolution 759 (1992) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force]	251	–
1981	S/RES/486(1981)	Security Council resolution 486 (1981) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force]	445	–
1980	S/RES/482(1980)	Security Council Resolution 482 (1980) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force]	270	–
1978	S/RES/443(1978)	Security Council resolution 443 (1978) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force]	176	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Cyprus Cyprus Question Peacekeeping Operations

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3 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms its resolutions 186 ( 1964) of 4 March, 187 (1964) of 13 March, 192 (1964) of 20 June, 193 (1964) of 9 August, 194 (1964) of 25 September and 198 (1964) of 18 December 1964, 201 (1965) of 19 March, 206 (1965) of 15 June, 207 (1965) of 10 August and 219 (1965) of 17 December 1965, 220 (1966) of 16 March, 222 (1966) of 16 June and 231 ( 1966) of 15 December 1966, 238 ( 1967) of 19 June and 244 (1%7) of 22 December 1967, and 247 (1968) of 18 March and 254 (1968) of 18 June 1968, and the consensus expressed by the President at the 1143rd

Dedsion At its 1399th meeting, on 19 March 1968, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Jamaica and Zambia to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled :

"Question concerning the situation in Southern Rhodesia: letters dated 2 and 30 August 1963 addressed to the President of the Security Council on behalf of the representatives of thirty-two Member States (S/538218 and S/540918):

"Letter dated 12 March 1968 addressed to the President of the Security Council by the representatives of Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, The Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic Republic of),

Dahomey, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria,

Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan,

Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, The United Arab Republic, The United Republic of Tanzania, Upper Volta and Zambia ( S/8454) ."19 At its 1428th meeting of the Council, on 29 May 1968, the President (United Kingdom) informed the Council that he had decided, in accordance with rule 17 Resolutions or decisions on this question were alsu adopted by the Council in 1963, 1965 and 1966.

18 See Official Records of the Security Coimcil, Eighteenth Year, Supplement for July, August and September 1963.

19 Ibid., Twenty-third Year, Supplement for January, February and March 1968. meeting on 11 August 1964 and at the 1383rd meeting on 24 November 1967;

Urges the parties concerned to act with the utmost restraint and to continue determined co-operative efforts to achieve the objectives of the Security Council by availing themselves in a constructive manner of the present auspicious climate and opportunities;

Extends once more the sta~ioning in Cyprus of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force, established under Security Council resolution 186 ( 1964), for a

further period ending 15 June 1969, in the expectation that by then sufficient progress towards a final solution will make possible a withdrawal or substantial reduction of the Force.

June 1968.

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