United Nations Security Council Resolution 282

UN Security Council Resolution 282
Date	July 23 1970
Meeting no.	1,549
Code	S/RES/282 (Document)
Subject	The Question of race conflict in South Africa resulting from the policies of apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa
Voting summary	11 voted for None voted against 4 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
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 282, adopted on July 23, 1970, concerned by violations of the arms embargo passed against South Africa in Resolution 181, the Council reiterated its total opposition to the policies of apartheid and reaffirmed its previous resolutions on the topic. The Council called upon states to strengthen the arms embargo by ceasing the provision of military training to members of the South African armed forces and by taking appropriate action to give effective to the resolution's measures.^[1]

The resolution was adopted with 12 votes; France, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States abstained from voting.

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 201 to 300 (1965–1971)
• South Africa under apartheid
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 418

References

1. Karel Wellens (1990). Resolutions and Statements of the United Nations Security Council (1946–1989). Brill. ISBN 978-0-7923-0796-9. Retrieved 2008-05-23.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 282 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org