United Nations Security Council Resolution 497

UN Security Council Resolution 497
Date:	17 December 1981
Meeting no.:	2,319
Code:	S/RES/497 (Document)
Vote:	For: 15 Abs.: 0 Against: 0
Subject:	Israel-Syrian Arab Republic
Result:	Adopted
Security Council composition in 1981:
permanent members:
CHN FRA UK USA USSR
non-permanent members:
ESP GDR IRL JPN MEX
NIG PAN PHI TUN UGA
Golan Heights

United Nations Security Council Resolution 497, adopted unanimously on December 17, 1981, calls on the State of Israel to rescind its de facto annexation of the Golan Heights. The most important provision is "the Israeli decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights is null and void and without international legal effect" (section 1).

The Council requested the Secretary-General to report to the Council within two weeks on the implementation of the resolution, and in the event of non-compliance by Israel, the Council would reconvene to discuss further action under the United Nations Charter.

See also

• Arab–Israeli conflict
• Golan Heights
• Israel–Syria relations
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 401 to 500 (1976 – 1982)