United Nations Security Council Resolution 279

UN Security Council
Resolution 279
UN Security Council; Resolution 279
Date	May 12 1970
Meeting no.	1,537
Code	S/RES/279 (Document)
Subject	The Situation in the Middle East
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	Burundi; Colombia; Finland; Nepal; Nicaragua; Poland; Sierra Leone; Spain; Syria; Zambia;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 279, adopted unanimously on May 12, 1970, at 15 words is the shortest Security Council resolution ever adopted; it reads simply "The Security Council Demands the immediate withdrawal of all Israeli armed forces from Lebanese territory." The resolution came in the context of Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon.

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