United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999

United Nations Security Council Resolution
United Nations Security Council Resolution
A United Nations Security Council resolution is a UN resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council; the UN body charged with "primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security"....

1999, adopted without a vote on 13 July 2011, after examining the application of the Republic of South Sudan

South Sudan

South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...

for membership in the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly

United Nations General Assembly

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that South Sudan be admitted.

The resolution was adopted following a request from South Sudan President Salva Kiir. South Sudan would become the 193rd member of the United Nations.

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