Security Council Resolution 564 (1985) [on Humanitarian Assistance to Civilian Persons in Lebanon]

S/RES/564(1985)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, published in 1985.

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Civilian Persons Humanitarian Assistance Lebanon Middle East Situation Palestine Refugees

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

This extracted fulltext may contain errors or omissions. Please check the source document.

Expresses anew its deepest concern at the heavy costs in human lives and material destruction affecting the civilian population in Lebanon, and calls on all concerned to end acts of violence against the civilian population in Lebanon and, in particular, in and around Palestinian refugee camps;

Reiterates its calls for respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Lebanon;

Calls upon all parties to take necessary measures to alleviate the suffering resulting from acts of violence, in particular by facilitating the work of United Nations agencies, especially the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and non-governmental organizations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, in providing humanitarian assistance to all those affected and emphasizes the need to ensure the safety of all the personnel of these organizations;

Appeals to all interested parties to co-operate with the Lebanese Government and the Secretary-

3. General with a view to ensuring the implementation of this resolution, and requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council thereon;

S.

Reaffirms its intention to continue to follow the situation closely.

Adopted unanimously at the

2581st meeting.

13 S/17206. 14 S/17215.

Adopted by 10 votes to 1 (United States of America),

with 4 abstentions (Australia,

Denmark,

France,

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).

of 31 May 1985 15 See Official Records of the Security Council, Fortieth Year, Supplement for April, May and June 1985.

Adopted unanimously at the

2582nd meeting.

Adopted by 10 votes to I (United States of America),

with 4 abstentions (Australia,

Denmark,

France,

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). 16 Ibid., Supplement for July, August and September 1985. 11 Document S/17461, incorporated in the record of the 2604th meeting.

1 •

Adopted by 10 votes to 1 (United States of America),

with 4 abstentions (Australia,

Denmark,

France,

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). 18 Document S/17558, incorporated in the record of the 2620th meeting.

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

S.

Table of contents