Statements clarifying the meaning of resolution 242. Aug 12, 2006 requests the secretary general to report to the council within one week on the implementation of this resolution and subsequently on a regular basis. United nations security council resolution 242 sres242 was adopted unanimously by the. The resolution was sponsored by british ambassador lord caradon and was one of five drafts under consideration. Emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work for a just and lasting peace in which every state in the area can live in security. United nations security council resolution 1 wikipedia. Otherwise you have reached this site through unauthorized means.
Johnson said, now, finally, let me turn to the middle eastand to the. It is a unique and unprecedented resolution for different reasons. Sep 02, 2018 calls upon all member states to cooperate with the security council in the implementation of this resolution. Resolution 242 1967 of 22 november 1967 the security council, expressing its continuing concern with the gravtsituation in the middle east, emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work for a just and lasting peace in which every state in the area can live in security. It has become the cornerstone for all stages in the settlement of the arabisrael conflict amongst. The security council today renewed until 31 march 2017 the mandate of the united nations organization stabilization mission in the democratic republic of the congo monusco, including its. United nations security council resolution 242 concerning principles for a just and lasting peace in the middle east, s. United nations security council resolution 1, adopted without a vote on january 25, 1946, called for the military staff committee to meet for the first time in london on february 1, 1946. The security council, taking note of the complaints by senegal against portugal contained in documents s95 and s9541.
The parties should implement security council resolution 242 1967 in all of its parts and immediately and concurrently with the ceasefire, start negotiations with an aim to establish a just and durable peace in the middle east. The committee was to be composed of the chiefs of staff of the military organizations of the five permanent members. United nations security council resolutions 242 and 338 were passed respectively in the aftermaths of the 1967 and 1973 arabisraeli wars resolution 242 reaffirmed in 338 was designed to provide the framework for peace negotiations based on a landforpeace formula and has become the foundation of all subsequent negotiations and peace treaties in the region. Security council unanimously adopts resolution 29 2014.
Decides that the security council should remain seized of the question and requests the secretarygeneral to follow the implementation of the present resolution. They generally consist of two clearly defined sections. Next previous the importance of resolution 242 is at the centre of all attempts to resolve the conflict today and critically revolves around the words all the and the extent of the withdrawal notwithstanding the passage of a number of weak security council resolutions calling for a ceasefire the first of which took. Requests the secretary general to report to the council within one week on the implementation of this resolution and subsequently on a regular basis. The united nations security council adopted resolution 242 in 1967 following the sixday war. A violation of law and a pathway to disaster howard grief resolution 242, adopted by the united nations security council five and a half months after the outbreak of the sixday war of june 1967, stated the principles for the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the middle east. It followed israel s takeover of the sinai peninsula and gaza strip from egypt, the golan heights from syria, and the west bank from jordan. It has become the cornerstone for all stages in the settlement of the arabisrael conflict amongst these the peace treaties between israel and. United nations security council resolution 242 22 november 1967. This resolution was a tortuously negotiated compromise between competing proposals. Subsequently, on 25 april, the security council adopted resolution 1672 2006, designating those individuals.
Security council authorizes mandate renewal for united. Palestinians and arab states,to support a claim thatisrael should withdrawfrom all theterritoriesoccupiedas a resultofthe1967 war. United nations security council resolution 241 wikisource. United nations security council resolution 215 wikipedia. By examining what was discarded as well as the language that appears, it is possible to discern the security councils intent. The parties should implement security council resolution 242 1967 in all of its parts and immediately and concurrently with the ceasefire, start negotiations with an aim. Concerned that portugal allowed those mercenaries to use the territory of angola under its. The security council, recalling its previous relevant resolutions, including resolution 1696 2006, resolution 1737 2006, resolution 1747 2007, resolution 1803 2008, 1835 2008, 1887 2009, 1929 2010, 1984 2011, 2049 2012, 2105 20, and 2159 2014, as well as the statement of its president of 29 march 2006 sprst200615. Resolution 242 is the cornerstone for what it calls a just and lasting peace.
United nations security council resolutions 242 and 338 were passed. The security council, expressing its continuing concern with the grave situation in the middle east, emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work for a just and lasting peace in which every state in the area can live in security. United nations security council resolution 242 of 22 november 1967 continues to rank as a key point of reference for the arabisraeli peace. Jarring mission special representative to middle east appointed under. Line with security council resolution 73 2001, and decides further that such. Security council resolution 242 1967 of 22 november 1967 also known as. The resolution was to become the foundation for future peace negotiations. To start with, it is the first time that the security council has.
Resolution 2250 is historic because it finally puts youth. United nations security council resolution 215, adopted on november 5, 1965, after the ceasefire called for in resolutions 209, 210, 211 and 214 and agreed to by india and pakistan failed to materialize, the council demanded that representatives of india and pakistan meet with a representative of the secretarygeneral to purpose schedules for the withdrawals. Johnson said, now, finally, let me turn to the middle eastand to the tumultuous events of the past months. Next previous the importance of resolution 242 is at the centre of all attempts to resolve the conflict today and critically revolves around the words all the and the extent of the withdrawal. Sres242 1967 of 22 november 1967 question of palestine. Sres242 this was a british sponsored compromise between the threepower and us drafts, calling on all parties to end territorial claims, respect sovereignty, and for israel to withdraw from occupied territories.
The resolution became the context and framework for subsequent official arabisraeli negotiations. Emphasizing further that all member states in their acceptance of the charter of the united nations have undertaken a. United nations security council resolution 242 part 6 of 7. Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions, in particular resolutions 242 1967, 338 1973, 97 2002 and the madrid principles. It called for the withdrawal of israeli forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict and affirmed the right of every state in the region to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries. President of the jerusalem center for public affairs introduction. The israelis supported the resolution because it called on the arab states to accept israels right to live in peace within. United nations security council resolution 242338 adl. Security council distr general 12 november 20 56019 e 56019 resolution 2124 20 adopted by the security council at its 7056th meeting, on 12 november 20 the security council, recalling its previous resolutions on the situation in somalia, in particular resolutions 2036 2012, 2093 20 and 2111 20, and statements of its. The security council, expressing its continuing concern with the grave situation in the middle east. United nations security council resolution 242 concerning. Expressing its grave concern at the continuation of the tragic and violent events in the middle east. Check your security settings and make sure this site has not been blocked or you are probably using a very slow link that may not work well with this application.
Download our mobile app for onthego access to the jewish virtual library. Download our mobile app for onthego access to the jewish. United nations security council official records, twentysecond year, 58th meeting. Emphasizing further that all member states in their. United nations resolutions are formal expressions of the opinion or will of united nations organs. Jarring mission special representative to middle east appointed under res. Resolution 242 1967 of 22 november 1967 the security council, expressing its continuing concern with the grave situation in the middle east, emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work for a just and lasting peace in which every state in the area can live in security. The historical document is the first of its kind to recognize the positive role young people play in building sustainable peace and to lay out the need for governments and other stakeholders to support young people in this role. Stresses the importance of, and the need to achieve, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the middle east, based on all its relevant resolutions including its resolutions 242 1967 of. Israel denounces security council resolution on jewish. The central concept in the resolution was an israeli exchange of land won in the 1967 war the sinai peninsula, the golan heights, portions of.
United nations security council resolution 242 wikipedia. Requests the secretary general to report to the security council on the progress of the efforts of the special representative as soon as possible. The security council, recalling its resolutions 2042 2012, 2043 2012 and 2118 20, and its presidential statements of 3 august 2011, 21 march 2012, 5 april 2012 and 2 october 20. Adopted by the security council at its 78th meeting, on 15 november 1967. Resolution 1515 2003 adopted by the security council at its 4862nd meeting, on 19 november 2003.
Resolution 242, adopted by the united nations security council five and a half. The resolution calls for all parties to cease all firing and terminate all military activities immediately. Security council distr general 14 april 2015 resolution 2216 2015 1505874 e 1505874 adopted by the security council at its 7426th meeting, on 14 april 2015 security council, recalling its resolutions 2014 2011, 2051 2012, 2140 2014, 2201 2015, and 2204 2015 and presidential statements of 15 february 20, 29 august 2014. The committees formation had been called for under article 47 of the united nations charter. United nations security council resolution 273 wikisource. In the later stages of the yom kippur war after israel repulsed the syrian attack on the golan heights and established a bridgehead on the egyptian side of the suez canal international efforts to stop the fighting were intensified. Israel denounces security council resolution on jewish settlements israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu reproached the u. Every major arabisraeli agreement from the 1979 egyptianisraeli treaty of peace through the 1993 oslo agreements refers to resolution 242. Israel had gained a great deal of land in the sixday war. The resolution was sponsored by british ambassador lord caradon and was one of five drafts under consideration the preamble refers to the inadmissibility of the acquisition. In the wake of the june 1967 six day war, united nations security council adopts resolution 242. The security council, concerned by the serious situation created in the democratic republic of the congo following the armed attacks committed against that country by foreign forces of mercenaries. Resolution 242 1967 the security council, expressing its. This resolution affirmed that the establishment of just and lasting peace in the middle east should include the application of certain principles inter alia.