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United Nations Security Council Resolution 179

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Date
  
June 11 1963

Code
  
S/5331 (Document)

Meeting no.
  
1039

Result
  
Adopted

Subject
  
Reports of the Secretary-General concerning developments relating to Yemen

Voting summary
  
10 voted for None voted against 1 abstained

United Nations Security Council Resolution 179 was adopted on June 11, 1963. The parties directly concerned with the situation in Yemen agreed to disengage and the Governments of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Republic agreed to pay the expenses for a UN observers mission over 2 months. The Council urged the parties to observe the terms of disengagement and requested the Secretary-General establish the observation operation as he defined and to report to the Council on the implementation of the resolution.

The resolution was adopted with ten votes; the Soviet Union abstained.

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United Nations Security Council Resolution 179 Wikipedia