United Nations Security Council Resolution 157

UN Security Council
Resolution 157
Date: September 14 1960
Meeting no.: 906
Code: S/4526 (Document)

Vote: For: 8 Abs.: 1 Against: 2
Subject: The Congo Question
Result: Adopted

Security Council composition in 1960:
permanent members:

 CHN  FRA  UK  USA  USSR

non-permanent members:
 ARG  SRI  ECU
 ITA  POL  TUN

United Nations Security Council Resolution 157, adopted on September 14, 1960, after a discussion of the Congo Crisis lead to a lack of unanimity of its permanent members and thus prevented it from exercising its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, the Council decided to call an emergency special session of the General Assembly to make appropriate recommendations.

Resolution 157 was adopted with eight votes to two (People's Republic of Poland and the Soviet Union) and one abstention from France.

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