United Nations Security Council Resolution 282 Explained

Number:282
Organ:SC
Date:July 23
Year:1970
Meeting:1,549
Code:S/RES/282
Document:https://undocs.org/S/RES/282(1970)
For:11
Abstention:4
Against:0
Subject:The Question of race conflict in South Africa resulting from the policies of apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa
Result:Adopted

United Nations Security Council Resolution 282, adopted on July 23, 1970, concerned by violations of the arms embargo passed against South Africa in Resolution 191, the Council reiterated its total opposition to the policies of apartheid and reaffirmed its previous resolutions on the topic. The Council called upon states to strengthen the arms embargo by ceasing the provision of military training to members of the South African armed forces and by taking appropriate action to give effective to the resolution's measures.[1]

The resolution was adopted with 12 votes; France, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States abstained from voting.

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  1. Book: Resolutions and Statements of the United Nations Security Council (1946–1989). Karel Wellens. 1990. 2008-05-23. 978-0-7923-0796-9. Brill.