United Nations Security Council Resolution 462
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462, adopted on January 9, 1980, after considering an item on the agenda of the Council and given the lack of unanimity amongst its permanent members, the Council decided to call an emergency meeting of the United Nations General Assembly
to discuss the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
.
Two days prior to the adoption of Resolution 462, a previous draft resolution had been vetoed
by the Soviet Union
. During the discussions of the draft resolution, some members of the Council highlighted the serious nature of the situation and that it justified a General Assembly debate.
The resolution was adopted by 12 votes to two against (East Germany, Soviet Union
) with one abstention
from Zambia
.
Following the resolution, the Sixth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly
took place.
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462, adopted on January 9, 1980, after considering an item on the agenda of the Council and given the lack of unanimity amongst its permanent members, the Council decided to call an emergency meeting of the United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly
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to discuss the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Soviet war in Afghanistan
The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist-Leninist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Afghan Mujahideen and foreign "Arab–Afghan" volunteers...
.
Two days prior to the adoption of Resolution 462, a previous draft resolution had been vetoed
United Nations Security Council veto power
The United Nations Security Council "power of veto" refers to the veto power wielded solely by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council , enabling them to prevent the adoption of any "substantive" draft Council resolution, regardless of the level of international support...
by the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. During the discussions of the draft resolution, some members of the Council highlighted the serious nature of the situation and that it justified a General Assembly debate.
The resolution was adopted by 12 votes to two against (East Germany, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
) with one abstention
Abstention
Abstention is a term in election procedure for when a participant in a vote either does not go to vote or, in parliamentary procedure, is present during the vote, but does not cast a ballot. Abstention must be contrasted with "blank vote", in which a voter casts a ballot willfully made invalid by...
from Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
.
Following the resolution, the Sixth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly
Sixth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly
The sixth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly was held between 10 January – 14 January 1980 to consider the situation in Afghanistan. As the Soviet war in Afghanistan began members of the United Nations General Assembly requested the Security Council consider the...
took place.
See also
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 401 to 500 (1976 – 1982)
- 'Uniting for Peace' Resolution