United Nations Security Council Resolution 85

United Nations Security Council Resolution 85, adopted on July 31, 1950, was the United Nations Security Council resolution which authorised the United Nations Command under General Douglas MacArthur to support the Korean civilian population, and requested that specialized agencies, appropriate subsidiary bodies of the UN and appropriate non-governmental organizations support the UN Command in doing so.[1] It was adopted at the 479th meeting after United Nations Security Council Resolution 84 was passed creating the unified command under General MacArthur.

UN Security Council
Resolution 85
DateJuly 31 1950
Meeting no.479
CodeS/1657 (Document)
SubjectComplaint of aggression upon the Republic of Korea
Voting summary
  • 9 voted for
  • None voted against
  • 1 abstained
  • 1 absent
ResultAdopted
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Non-permanent members
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The resolution was adopted with nine votes; the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia abstained. The Soviet Union was not present when voting took place. With their non-presence the Soviet Union protested against the non-recognition of the new regime of the People's Republic of China.[2]

See also

References
  1. The Permanent Mission of The Republic of Korea to the United Nations Archived 2007-12-13 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Stueck, William (2008), "The United Nations, the Security Council, and the Korean War", in Lowe, Vaughan; Roberts, Adam; Welsh, Jennifer; Zaum, Dominik (eds.), The United Nations Security Council and War: The Evolution of Thought and Practice since 1945, Oxford University Press, p. 266, ISBN 978-0-19-953343-5
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