United Nations Security Council Resolution 157

United Nations Security Council resolution
United Nations resolution adopted in 1960
8 voted for
  • 2 voted against
  • 1 abstained
    • ResultAdoptedSecurity Council composition
    Permanent members
    •  China
    •  France
    •  United Kingdom
    •  United States
    •  Soviet Union
    Non-permanent members
    •  Argentina
    •  Ceylon
    •  Ecuador
    •  Italy
    •  Poland
    •  Tunisia
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    United Nations Security Council Resolution 157 was adopted on 17 September 1960. After a discussion of the Congo Crisis led to a lack of unanimity among the Security Council's permanent members and thus prevented it from exercising its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, the Council decided to call an emergency special session of the General Assembly to make appropriate recommendations.

    Resolution 157 was adopted with eight votes to two (People's Republic of Poland and the Soviet Union) and one abstention from France.

    The fourth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly met on 17 to 19 September 1960.[1]

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    References

    • Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

    External links

    • Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 157 at Wikisource
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    1. ^ "Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly during its 4th emergency special session, 17-19 September 1960". United Nations Digital Library. 1960.