Date February 13 1947 Code S/RES/18 (Document) | Meeting no. 105 Result Adopted | |
Subject Armaments: Regulation and reduction Voting summary 10 voted for
None voted against
1 abstained | ||
United Nations Security Council Resolution 18, adopted on February 13, 1947, created a commission to try to give effect to United Nations General Assembly Resolution 41 which stated that regulation and reduction in world armaments and armed forces is an important measure for strengthening international peace.
The resolution was adopted 10 votes to none, with one abstention from the Soviet Union.
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 18 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA