United Nations Security Council Resolution 171

United Nations Security Council Resolution 171 was adopted on April 9, 1962. Following a report by the Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine (TSO) regarding military activities in the Lake Tiberius area, along with statements by Syrian and Israeli representatives, the Council condemned both parties for their actions and determined that Israel had flagrantly violated UN resolutions.

UN Security Council Resolution 171
Date	April 9 1962
Meeting no.	1006
Code	S/5111 (Document)
Subject	The Palestine Question
Voting summary	10 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	Chile  Ghana  Ireland  Romania  United Arab Republic  Venezuela

The Council then called for both parties to live up to their obligations under UN resolutions, the UN Charter and the General Armistice Agreement, and to co-operate with the Chief of Staff. The Council also endorsed the Chief of Staff's recommendation for the strengthening of the TSO.

The resolution was adopted with ten votes; France abstained.

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 101 to 200 (1953–1965)

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 171 at Wikisource