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  • 24 May 1948

    S/PV.303

    During this meeting, Chile called the veto an "abuse" as article 27 (3) seeks to "prevent a member of the Council from acting as judge in its own case and participating in the decision that may be taken against it".

  • 22 May 1948

    S/773

    This was a US draft resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire.

  • 23 April 1948

    S/RES/48

    This resolution established a truce commission for Palestine.

  • 21 April 1948

    S/RES/47

    This resolution enlarged the membership of UNCIP and recommended measures that would bring about a cessation of the fighting and create the proper conditions for a free and impartial plebiscite to decide whether the State of Jammu and Kashmir would accede to India or Pakistan.

  • 19 April 1948

    A/RES/188 (S-2)

    This resolution admitted Myanmar (Burma) as a member of the UN.

  • 10 April 1948

    S/RES/45

    This resolution recommended Myanmar (Burma) for UN membership.

  • 1 April 1948

    S/RES/44

    This resolution requested the Secretary-General to convoke a special session of the Assembly to consider the question of the future government of Palestine.

  • 5 March 1948

    S/RES/43

    This was a call for a truce between Palestinian and Jewish combatant groups.

  • 20 January 1948

    S/RES/39

    This resolution set up the UN Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) to investigate the dispute between the two countries over Kashmir and exercise “mediatory influence”.

  • 20 January 1948

    S/RES/39

    This resolution established UNMOGIP.

  • 17 January 1948

    S/RES/38

    This was the first resolution on the India-Pakistan Question, which called on India and Pakistan to take measures to improve the situation in Kashmir and to refrain from doing anything that would aggravate it.

  • 29 November 1947

    A/RES/181 (III)

    This resolution contained the General Assembly Partition Plan for the British Mandate of Palestine.

  • 29 November 1947

    A/RES/181 (II)

    This resolution contained the General Assembly Partition Plan for the British Mandate of Palestine.

  • 17 November 1947

    A/RES/113 A (II)

    This resolution recommended that permanent members of the Security Council consult to reach agreement on the applications of Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Mongolia.

  • 1 October 1947

    S/PV.206

    This was on the reconsideration of the applications for admission to the UN of Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Romania and Finland.

  • 30 September 1947

    A/RES/108 (II)

    This resolution admitted Pakistan and Yemen as members of the UN.

  • 10 September 1947

    S/PV.201

    During this meeting, the UK abstained from voting on a draft resolution and its amendments on the Egyptian Question according to article 27 (3).

  • 29 August 1947

    S/PV.200

    During this meeting, the UK abstained from voting on a draft resolution and its amendments on the Egyptian Question according to article 27 (3).

  • 28 August 1947

    S/PV.198

    During this meeting, the UK abstained from voting on a draft resolution and its amendments on the Egyptian Question according to article 27 (3).

  • 18 August 1947

    S/PV.186

    This was on the application of Pakistan.

  • 12 August 1947

    S/RES/29

    This resolution recommended Pakistan and Yemen for UN membership.

  • 1 August 1947

    S/RES/27

    This resolution called upon the Netherlands and Indonesia to cease hostilities.

  • 9 April 1947

    S/RES/22

    This was the Council's recommendation that a legal dispute between the UK and Albania be referred to the ICJ.

  • 9 April 1947

    S/PV.127

    This was a meeting during which the UK abstained from voting on a draft resolution on the Corfu Channel Question according to article 27 (3).

  • 25 March 1947

    S/PV.122

    This was a meeting during which the UK abstained from voting on a draft resolution on the Corfu Channel Question according to article 27 (3).

  • 10 March 1947

    S/RES/20

    This resolution requested further discussions within the Atomic Energy Commission.

  • 13 February 1947

    S/RES/18

    This resolution recognised that the general regulation and reduction of armaments and armed forces constitute a most important measure for strengthening international peace and security, and established the Commission for Conventional Armaments to deal with armaments other than weapons of mass destruction with a mandate to make proposals for the general reduction of armaments.

  • 10 January 1947

    S/RES/16

    The Council engaged in active discussion of its functions and powers in the context of resolution 16 in the case of Trieste.

  • 15 December 1946

    A/RES/101 (I)

    This resolution admitted Thailand (Siam) as a member of the UN.

  • 14 December 1946

    A/RES/41 (I)

    This resolution recommended that the Council formulate practical measures to provide for the general regulation and reduction of armaments and armed forces, and to assure that such regulation and reduction will be generally observed. In effect this resolution was a reiteration of Council’s obligations under the UN Charter.

  • 12 December 1946

    S/RES/13

    This resolution recommended Thailand (Siam) for UN membership.

  • 9 November 1946

    A/RES/34 (I)

    This resolution admitted Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden as members of the UN.

  • 29 August 1946

    S/RES/8

    This resolution recommended Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden for UN membership.

  • 27 June 1946

    S/96

    These were the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council adopted at its first meeting.

  • 26 June 1946

    S/PV.49

    This was a meeting during which France and the USSR cast a joint veto on the question of whether the “Spanish Question” was a substantive or procedural issue.

  • 16 February 1946

    S/PV.23

    This was a meeting where the USSR vetoed a draft resolution regarding the withdrawal of foreign troops from Lebanon and Syria and where the UK and France abstained "without prejudice to the question whether a dispute exists".

  • 14 February 1946

    S/PV.19

    During this meeting, article 27 (3) of the UN Charter (obligatory abstention) was raised on the Lebanon-Syria case.

  • 6 February 1946

    S/PV.10

    During this meeting, the drafts resolutions which were previously introduced and led to a discussion of article 27 (3) of the UN Charter (obligatory abstention) were withdrawn in favour of a statement by the President of the Council summarising the proceedings.

  • 5 February 1946

    S/PV.8

    This was a meeting on the Greek question on which article 27 (3) of the UN Charter was raised during the previous meeting (S/PV.7).

  • 4 February 1946

    S/PV.7

    During this meeting, the Netherlands asked whether the parties to the dispute shall vote in the matter, referencing article 27 (3) of the UN Charter.

  • 1 February 1946

    Resolution 64 II

    The General Assembly appointed Trygve Lie.

  • 28 January 1946

    S/PV.3

    This was the first time article 27 (3) of the UN Charter was raised by a member of the Security Council.

  • 25 January 1946

    S/RES/1

    This resolution established the Military Staff Committee to advise and assist the Council, composed of the chiefs of staff of the Council's permanent members.

  • 24 January 1946

    A/RES/11 (1)

    This resolution established terms and process for appointment.

  • 24 January 1946

    A/RES/1 (I)

    This resolution established the Military Staff Committee to advise and assist the Council, composed of the chiefs of staff of the Council's permanent members.

  • 24 January 1946

    A/RES/11/1

    This was a resolution in which the General Assembly determined how the Security Council would proceed in selecting a Secretary-General.

  • 12 January 1946

    A/PV.5

    This was the first election of non-permanent members (Fifth Plenary Meeting).

  • 12 January 1946

    A/PV.4

    This was the first election of non-permanent members (Fourth Plenary Meeting).

  • SC Mission to central Africa