United Nations Security Council Resolution 562

United Nations Security Council resolution 562, adopted on 10 May 1985, after recalling Resolution 530 (1983) and various General Assembly resolutions which affirm the right of Nicaragua and other countries to live in peace without outside interference.

UN Security Council Resolution 562
Central America
Date	10 May 1985
Meeting no.	2,580
Code	S/RES/562 (Document)
Subject	Nicaragua–USA
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Australia  Burkina Faso  Denmark  Egypt  India  Madagascar  Peru  Thailand  Trinidad and Tobago  Ukrainian SSR

The Council also reaffirmed its support for the efforts of the Contadora Group, and called upon all Member States to refrain from carrying out or supporting political, military or economic actions in the region that would impede the peace initiatives of the Contadora Group. It also called upon the governments of the United States and Nicaragua to resume dialogue they had been holding in Mexico with a view to normalising their relations.

The resolution was adopted paragraph by paragraph, and thus no vote on the resolution as a whole took place.

See also

• Contras
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 501 to 600 (1982–1987)
• Nicaragua v. United States
• Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 562 at Wikisource