United Nations Security Council Resolution 652

United Nations Security Council resolution 652, adopted unanimously on 17 April 1990, after examining the application of the Republic of Namibia for membership in the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly that Namibia be admitted.

UN Security Council Resolution 652
Location of Namibia
Date	17 April 1990
Meeting no.	2,918
Code	S/RES/652 (Document)
Subject	Admission of new Members to the UN: Namibia
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	Canada  Colombia  Cuba  Ethiopia  Finland  Ivory Coast  Malaysia  Romania  South Yemen  Zaire

Namibia became the 160th member of the United Nations on 23 April 1990, after being a German colony and ruled by South Africa under its mandate of South West Africa for 75 years.[1] The United States ambassador Thomas R. Pickering said on the passing of the resolution, "Namibia's birth has been protracted and difficult, but it now appears that the star under which she comes into the world shines brightly."[2]

See also

• List of United Nations member states
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 601 to 700 (1987–1991)
• Namibian War of Independence
• Tripartite Accord

References

1. "Namibia welcomed into U.N.". Associated Press. 24 April 1990.
2. "Namibia to join U.N." Eugene Register-Guard. 18 April 1990.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 652 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org