Security Council Resolutions Related to Israel and the Middle East

(In chronological order by year, numerical order by resolution)

See also: U.S. Vetoes of UN Resolutions

1948

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
42 3/5/48 Appeal to prevent disorder    
43 4/1/48 Call for a truce    
44 4/1/48 Call on Arab and Jewish Groups to Cease Acts of Violence    
46 4/17/98 Call for Cessation of All Military Activities and Violence in Palestine    
48 4/23/48 Establishment of a United Nations Truce Commission for Palestine    
49 5/22/48 Call to the Parties to Cease-fire    
50 5/29/48 Establishment of a Truce    
53 7/7/48 Appeal to the Parties to Accept a Prolongation of the Truce    
54 7/15/48 Order to the Parties to Issue Cease-fire Orders    
56 8/19/48 Regarding Truce    
57 9/18/48 Death of the United Nations Mediator    
59 10/19/48 Death of the United Nations Mediator    
60 10/29/48 Death of the United Nations Mediator    
61 11/4/48 Call Upon the Parties to Withdraw Their Forces to Positions Held on 14 October    
62 11/16/48 Establishment of an Armistice    
66 12/29/48 Call for an Immediate Cease-fire    

1949

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
69 3/4/49 Admission of Israel to UN    
72 8/11/49 Tribute to UN Mediators in Palestine    
73 8/11/49 Security Council endorses armistice agreements    

1950

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
89 11/17/50 Expulsion of Palestinians    

1951

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
92 5/8/51 Call for a cease-fire    
93 5/18/51 Failure of The Armistice    
95 9/1/51 Freedom of Passage in the Suez Canal    

1953

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
100 10/23/53 Israel suspends work on River Jordan Project    
101 11/24/53 Mideast situation/Jordan [Qibya]    

1955

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
106 3/29/55 Mideast situation/Egypt    
107 3/30/55 Mideast situation/Egypt    
108 9/8/55 Mideast situation/Egypt    

1956

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
111 1/19/56 Mideast situation/Syria    
113 4/4/56 Mideast situation    
114 6/4/56 Mideast situation    
118 10/13/56 Egypt's blockade of the Suez Canal    
119 10/31/56 Mideast situation/Egypt    

1958

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
127 1/22/58 Mideast situation/Jerusalem    

1961

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
162 4/11/61 Mideast situation/Jordan    

1962

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
171 4/9/62 Mideast situation/Syria    

1966

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
228 11/25/66 Mideast situation/Jordan   Yes

1967

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
233 6/6/67 Call for ceasefire    
234 6/7/67 Call for ceasefire    
235 6/9/67 Call for ceasefire on the Golan Heights    
236 6/11/67 Mideast situation/Syria    
237 6/14/67 Mideast situation/Syria    
  May 20, 1967 Withdrawal of the UNEF from the United Arab Republic    
240 10/25/67 Mideast situation    
242 11/22/67 Peace in the Middle East    

1968

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
248 3/24/68 Mideast situation/Jordan    
250 4/27/68 Jerusalem    
251 5/2/68 Jerusalem    
    (Jerusalem    
252 5/21/68 Jerusalem    
256 8/16/68 Mideast situation/Jordan    
258 9/28/68 Mideast situation    
259 9/27/68 Situation in occupied territories    
262 12/31/68 Israel attack on Beirut airport    

1969

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
265 4/1/69 Mideast situation/Jordan    
267 7/3/69 Jerusalem    
270 8/26/69 Mideast situation/Lebanon    
271 9/15/69 Jerusalem/Al-Aqsa arson    

1970

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
279 5/12/70 Mideast situation/Lebanon    
280 5/9/70 Mideast situation/Lebanon    
285 9/5/70 Mideast situation/Lebanon    
286 Mideast situation/Aircraft hijacking    

1971

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
298 9/25/71 Jerusalem    

1972

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
313 2/28/72 Mideast situation/Lebanon    
316 6/26/72 Mideast situation/Lebanon/Syria    
317 7/21/72 Mideast situation/Lebanon/Syria    

1973

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
331 4/20/73 Mideast Situation/Egypt    
332 4/21/73 Mideast Situation/Lebanon    
337 8/15/73 Mideast Situation/Lebanese airliner incident    
338 10/22/73 Mideast Situation    
339 10/23/73 Observers for cease-fire    
340 10/25/73 Creation of UN Emergency Force    
341 10/27/73 Mideast Situation/UNEF    
344 12/15/73 Geneva peace conference    

1974

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
346 4/8/74 Mideast Situation/UNEF    
347 4/24/74 Mideast Situation/Lebanon    
350 5/31/74 Israel/Syria Disengagement Agreement    
362 10/23/74 UNEF    
363 11/29/74 UNDOF    

1975

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
368 4/17/75 Egypt & Israel    
369 5/28/75 Israel & Syria    
371 7/24/75 Mideast Situation/UNEF    
378 7/24/75 Egypt & Israel    
381 11/30/75 Israel & Syria    

1976

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
390 5/28/76 Israel & Syria    
396 10/22/76 Egypt & Israel    
398 11/30/76 UNDOF    

1977

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
408 5/26/77 UNDOF    
416 10/21/77 Egypt & Israel    
420 11/30/77 UNDOF    

1978

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
425 3/19/78 South Lebanon/Establishment of UNIFIL    
426 3/19/78 UNIFIL    
427 5/3/78 UNIFIL    
429 5/31/78 UNDOF    
434 9/18/78 UNIFIL    
436 10/6/78 Lebanon    
438 10/23/78 Egypt & Israel    
441 441 UNDOF    

1979

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
444 1/19/79 Lebanon/UNIFIL    
446 3/22/79 Israeli Settlements    
449 5/30/79 UNDOF    
450 6/14/79 Lebanon/UNIFIL    
452 7/20/79 Israeli Settlements    
456 11/30/79 UNDOF    
459 12/19/79 Lebanon/UNIFIL    

1980

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
465 3/1/80 Territories occupied by Israel    
467 4/24/80 Israel-Lebanon    
468 5/8/80 Territories occupied by Israel    
469 5/20/80 Territories occupied by Israel    
470 5/30/80 UNDOF    
471 6/5/80 Territories occupied by Israel    
474 6/17/80 Israel-Lebanon    
476 6/30/80 Territories occupied by Israel    
478 8/20/80 Territories occupied by Israel    
481 11/26/80 UNDOF    
483 12/17/80 UNIFIL    
484 12/19/80 Territories occupied by Israel    

1981

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
485 5/22/81 UNDOF    
487 6/19/81 Israel attack on Iraqi nuclear installation    
488 6/19/81 Israel-Lebanon    
490 7/21/81 Lebanon    
493 11/23/81 UNDOF    
497 12/17/81 Golan Heights    
498 12/18/81 Israel-Lebanon    

1982

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
501 2/25/82 Israel-Lebanon    
506 5/26/82 UNDOF    
508 6/5/82 Israel-Lebanon    
509 6/6/82 Israel-Lebanon    
511 6/18/82 Israel-Lebanon    
512 6/19/82 Lebanon    
513 7/4/82 Lebanon    
515 7/29/82 Israel-Lebanon    
516 8/1/82 Israel-Lebanon    
517 8/4/82 Israel-Lebanon    
518 8/12/82 Israel-Lebanon    
519 8/17/82 Israel-Lebanon    
520 9/17/82 South Lebanon/Incursions into Beirut    
521 9/19/82 Lebanon    
523 10/18/82 Israel-Lebanon    
524 11/29/82 UNDOF    

1983

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
529 1/18/83 Israel-Lebanon    
531 5/26/83 UNDOF    
536 7/18/83 Israel-Lebanon    
538 10/18/83 Israel-Lebanon    
542 11/23/83 Lebanon    
543 11/29/83 UNDOF    

1984

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
549 4/19/84 Lebanon/UNIFIL    
551 5/30/84 UNDOF    
555 10/12/84 UNIFIL    
557 11/28/84 UNDOF    

1985

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
561 4/17/85 Israel-Lebanon    
563 5/21/85 UNDOF    
564 5/31/85 Lebanon    
573 10/4/85 Israel Attack on PLO HQ    
575 10/17/85 Lebanon    
576 11/21/85 UNDOF    

1986

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
583 4/18/86 Israel-Lebanon    
584 5/29/86 UNDOF    
586 7/18/86 UNIFIL    
587 9/23/86 UNIFIL    
590 11/26/86 UNDOF    
592 12/8/86 Situation in occupied territories    

1987

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
594 1/15/87 Israel-Lebanon    
596 5/29/87 UNDOF    
599 7/31/87 UNIFIL    
603 11/25/87 UNDOF    
605 12/22/87 Situation in occupied territories    

1988

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
607 1/5/88 Deportations of Palestinians    
608 1/14/88 Territories occupied by Israel    
609 1/29/88 Israel-Lebanon    
611 4/25/88 Israel-Tunisia    
613 4/25/88 UNDOF    
617 7/29/88 UNIFIL    
618 7/29/88 Hostages in Lebanon    
624 11/30/88 Call to implement Res. 338    

1989

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
630 1/30/89 Israel-Lebanon    
633 5/30/89 UNDOF    
635 6/14/89 Prevention of Acts of Terrorism against International Civil Aviation    
638 7/31/89 Abduction of Sheikh Obeid    
636 7/6/89 Deportation of Palestinians    
639 7/31/89 UNIFIL    
641 8/30/89 Deportation of Palestinians    
645 11/29/89 UNDOF    

1990

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
648 1/31/90 Israel-Lebanon Adopted Unanimously Yes
655 5/31/90 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes
659 7/31/90 Israel-Lebanon Adopted Unanimously Yes
672 10/12/90 Violence in Jerusalem Adopted Unanimously Yes
673 10/24/90 Territories occupied by Israel` Adopted Unanimously Yes
679 11/30/90 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes
681 12/20/90 Territories occupied by Israel Adopted Unanimously Yes

1991

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
684 1/30/91 Israel-Lebanon Adopted Unanimously Yes
694 5/24/91 Deportations of Palestinians) Adopted Unanimously Yes
695 5/30/91 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes
701 7/31/91 Israel-Lebanon Adopted Unanimously Yes
722 11/29/91 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes

1992

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
726 1/6/92 Deportations of Palestinians Adopted Unanimously Yes
734 1/29/92 Lebanon/UNIFIL    
756 5/29/92 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes
768 7/30/92 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
773 8/26/92 Iraq & Kuwait    
778 10/2/92 Iraq & Kuwait    
790 11/25/92 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes
799 12/18/92 Deportations of Palestinians Adopted Unanimously Yes

1993

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
803 1/28/93 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
830 5/26/93 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes
833 5/27/93 Iraq & Kuwait    
852 7/28/93 UNIFIL    
887 11/29/93 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes

1994

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
895 1/28/94 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
899 3/4/94 Iraq & Kuwait    
904 3/18/94 Measures to guarantee the safety and protection of the Palestinian civilians in territories occupied by Israel    
921 5/26/94 UNDOF    
949 10/15/94 Iraq & Kuwait    
938 7/28/94 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
962 11/29/94 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes

1995

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
974 1/30/95 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
1006 7/28/95 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
1024 11/28/95 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes

1996

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
1039 1/29/96 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
1051 3/27/96 Sanctions on Iraq    
1052 4/18/96 Ceasefire in Lebanon Adopted Unanimously Yes
1057 5/30/96 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes
1060 6/12/96 Sanctions on Iraq    
1068 7/30/96 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
1073 9/28/96 Situation in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza 14-0-1 Abstain
    A Critical Analysis of Security Council Resolution 1073    
1081 11/27/96 Situation in occupied territories Adopted Unanimously Yes

1997

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
1095 1/28/97 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
1109 5/28/97 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes
1111 6/21/97 UN inspections in Iraq    
1115 6/21/97 UN inspections in Iraq    
1122 7/29/97 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
1129 9/12/97 Iraqi oil exports    
1134 10/23/97 Situation in Iraq and Kuwait    
1137 11/12/97 Situation in Iraq and Kuwait    
1139 11/21/97 Mideast Situation Adopted Unanimously Yes
1143 12/4/97 Situation in Iraq and Kuwait    

1998

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
1151 1/30/98 Mideast Situation Adopted Unanimously Yes
1153 2/20/98 Situation in Iraq and Kuwait    
1154 3/2/98 Situation in Iraq and Kuwait    
1158 3/25/98 Situation in Iraq and Kuwait    
1169 5/27/98 Mideast Situation Adopted Unanimously Yes
1175 6/19/98 Situation in Iraq and Kuwait    
1188 7/30/98 Mideast Situation Adopted Unanimously Yes
1189 8/13/98 International terrorism    
1194 9/9/98 Situation in Iraq and Kuwait    
1210 11/24/98 Situation in Iraq and Kuwait    
1211 11/25/98 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes

1999

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
1223 1/28/99 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
1243 5/27/99 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes
1254 7/30/99 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
1276 11/24/99 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes

2000

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
1288 1/31/2000 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
1300 5/31/2000 Mideast Situation Adopted Unanimously Yes
1310 7/27/2000 Mideast Situation Adopted Unanimously Yes
1322 10/7/2000 Mideast Situation 14-0-1 Abstain
1328 11/27/2000 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes

2001

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
1337 1/30/01 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
1351 5/30/01 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes
  6/18/01 Security Council Certifies Israeli Withdrawal From Lebanon    
1365 7/31/01 UNIFIL   Yes
1381 11/27/01 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes

2002

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
1391 1/28/02 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
1397 3/12/02 Affirms vision of two states, Israel and Palestine, and calls for end to violence 14-0-1 Yes
1402 3/30/02 Mideast Situation Adopted Unanimously Yes
1403 4/4/02 Mideast Situation Adopted Unanimously Yes
1405 4/19/02 Humanitarian situation in the OPT Adopted Unanimously Yes
1415 5/30/02 UNDOF   Yes
1428 7/30/02 UNIFIL   Yes
1435 9/24/02 Mideast Situation   Abstain
1451 12/17/02 UNDOF   Yes

2003

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
1456 1/20/03 Combatting Terrorism   Yes
1461 1/30/03 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
1488 6/26/03 UNDOF Adopted Unanimously Yes
1496 7/31/03 UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
1515 11/19/03 Endorsement of the road map for peace Adopted Unanimously Yes

2004

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
1525 1/30/04 UNIFIL   Yes
1539 4/22/04 Children and Armed Conflict   Yes
1540 4/28/04 Non- Proliferation   Yes
1544 5/19/04 Condemning Israel's actions in the Rafah (Gaza) area   Abstain
1550 6/29/04 UNDOF   Yes
1553 7/29/04 UNIFIL   Yes
1559 9/2/04 Foreign forces in Lebanon   Yes
1566 10/7/04 Combatting Terrorism    
1578 12/15/04 The situation in the Middle East    

2005

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
1583 1/28/05 Violence along Blue Line between Israel and Lebanon & UNIFIL Adopted Unanimously Yes
1595 4/7/05

Elections in Lebanon, Restoration of territorial integrity, full sovereignty

The Mehlis Report

    
1636 10/31/05 Hariri Assassination   Yes
1644 12/15/05 The situation in the Middle East and Lebanon    
1648 12/21/05 UNDOF    

2006

Resolution Date Subject Vote US Vote
1680 5/117/06 Implementation of Resolutions on Lebanon   Yes
1696 7/31/06 Demand that Iran Halt Nuclear Enrichment 14-1 Yes
1701 8/11/06 Cease