United Nations Security Council Resolution 259

UN Security Council Resolution 259
Date	September 27 1968
Meeting no.	1454
Code	S/RES/259 (Document)
Subject	The situation in the Middle East
Voting summary	12 voted for None voted against 3 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Algeria  Brazil  Canada  Denmark  Ethiopia  Hungary  India  Pakistan  Paraguay  Senegal

United Nations Security Council Resolution 259, adopted on September 27, 1968, concerned with the welfare of the inhabitants of the Arab territories then occupied by Israel after the Six-Day War, the Council requested the Secretary-General send a Special Representative to report on the implementation of resolution 237. The Council requested that Israel receive and co-operate with the Special Representative and that the Secretary-General should be afforded all co-operation in order to implement the present resolution.

The resolution was passed with 12 votes to none; Canada, Denmark and the United States abstained.

See also

• Arab–Israeli conflict
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 201 to 300 (1965 – 1971)

References

• Text of Resolution at UN.org (PDF)