United Nations Security Council Resolution 505

UN Security Council
Resolution 505
Date: 26 May 1982
Meeting no.: 2,368
Code: S/RES/505 (Document)

Vote: For: 15 Abs.: 0 Against: 0
Subject: Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Result: Adopted

Security Council composition in 1982:
permanent members:

 CHN  FRA  UK  USA  USSR

non-permanent members:
 ZAI  ESP  GUY  IRL  JOR
 JPN  PAN  POL  TOG  UGA

In United Nations Security Council Resolution 505, adopted unanimously on 26 May, 1982, after reaffirming Resolution 502 (1982) and noting that the situation in the region of the Falkland Islands had seriously deteriorated, the Council expressed appreciation for the Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar's efforts to bring about a peaceful solution to the conflict.

The resolution went on to urge both Argentina and the United Kingdom to cooperate with the Secretary-General to achieve a ceasefire and, if necessary, to arrange a possible dispatch of United Nations observers to the region to monitor the implementation of a ceasefire. The Council concluded by requesting the Secretary-General to submit a report on developments no later than seven days after the implementation of the resolution.

Several days before the adoption of this resolution, Peru offered a peace proposal which was accepted by Argentina but not by the United Kingdom.[1] Though not included in the final draft, Argentina wished for Resolution 505 to include a reference to a possible interim administration on the islands, an idea that came up in negotiations.[2] A further draft resolution by Panama and Spain was vetoed by Britain and the United States.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gamba, Virginia (1987). The Falklands/Malvinas war: a model for North-South crisis prevention. Taylor & Francis. p. 174. ISBN 978-0044970262. 
  2. ^ Freedman, Lawrence (2005). The Official History of the Falklands Campaign: War and diplomacy. Routledge. p. 526. ISBN 978-0714652078. 
  3. ^ "UN resolution on Falkland Islands". The New York Times. June 5, 1982. http://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/05/world/un-resolution-on-falkland-war.html. 

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