United Nations Security Council Resolution 538

UN Security Council Resolution 538
UNIFIL zone, alongside UNDOF
Date	18 October 1983
Meeting no.	2,480
Code	S/RES/538 (Document)
Subject	Israel–Lebanon
Voting summary	13 voted for None voted against 2 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Guyana  Jordan  Malta  Netherlands  Nicaragua  Pakistan  Poland  Togo  Zaire  Zimbabwe
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United Nations Security Council resolution 538, adopted on 18 October 1983, after recalling resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 508 (1982), 509 (1982) and 520 (1982), as well as studying the report by the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the Council decided to extend the mandate of UNIFIL for a further six months until 19 April 1984.

The Council then requested the Secretary-General to report back on the progress made with regard to the implementation of the resolution.

Resolution 538 was adopted by 13 votes to none, with two abstentions from the People's Republic of Poland and Soviet Union.

See also

• 1982 Lebanon War
• Israeli–Lebanese conflict
• Lebanese Civil War
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 501 to 600 (1982–1987)

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 538 at Wikisource

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