United Nations Security Council Resolution 476

UN Security Council Resolution 476
Date:	30 June 1980
Meeting no.:	2,242
Code:	S/RES/476 (Document)
Vote:	For: 14 Abs.: 1 Against: 0
Subject:	Territories occupied by Israel
Result:	Adopted
Security Council composition in 1980:
permanent members:
CHN FRA UK USA USSR
non-permanent members:
BAN GDR JAM MEX NIG
NOR PHI POR TUN ZAM
Middle East

United Nations Security Council Resolution 476, adopted on June 30, 1980, declared that "all legislative and administrative measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, which purport to alter the character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem have no legal validity and constitute a flagrant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention".

The resolution was adopted by 14 votes to none, with the United States abstaining.

See also

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 401 to 500 (1976 – 1982)
• Positions on Jerusalem

References

• Text of Resolution at UN.org (PDF)