United Nations Security Council Resolution 8 Explained

Number:8
Organ:SC
Date:August 29
Year:1946
Meeting:57
Code:S/RES/8
Document:https://undocs.org/S/RES/8(1946)
For:10
Abstention:1
Against:0
Subject:Applications for membership
Result:Adopted

United Nations Security Council Resolution 8 was adopted by the United Nations Security Council on August 29, 1946.

According to Resolution 6, the Council reviewed requests for membership by Afghanistan, the People's Republic of Albania, the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan, Iceland, Ireland, the Mongolian People's Republic, Siam, and Sweden. The Council recommended that the General Assembly admit Afghanistan, Iceland, and Sweden as member states.

Resolution 8 passed with ten votes to none. Australia abstained.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. United Nations Security Council. (1946). Admission of New Members to the United Nations (Resolution No. 8). Retrieved from UN Official Documents.