United Nations Security Council Resolution 500

United Nations Security Council resolution 500, adopted on 28 January 1982, 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 Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights.

UN Security Council Resolution 500
General Assembly
Date	28 January 1982
Meeting no.	2,330
Code	S/RES/500 (Document)
Subject	International peace and security
Voting summary	13 voted for None voted against 2 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France Soviet Union United Kingdom United States
Non-permanent members	Guyana  Ireland Jordan Japan Panama  Poland Spain Togo Uganda Zaire
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The resolution, which was previously vetoed by the United States on 20 January 1982,^[1] was adopted by 13 votes to none with two abstentions from the United Kingdom and United States.

Following the resolution, the Ninth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly took place.

See also

• Arab–Israeli conflict
• Golan Heights
• Israel–Syria relations
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 401 to 500 (1976–1982)
• 'Uniting for Peace' Resolution