United Nations Security Council Resolution 618

United Nations Security Council resolution 618, adopted unanimously on 29 July 1988, after recalling Resolution 579 (1985) on hostage-taking, the Council condemned the abduction of Lieutenant-Colonel William R. Higgins and demanded his immediate release. It also urged Member States to use their influence to promote the implementation of the current resolution.

UN Security Council Resolution 618
Lieutenant-Colonel William R. Higgins
Date	29 July 1988
Meeting no.	2,822
Code	S/RES/618 (Document)
Subject	Israel–Lebanon
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France Soviet Union United Kingdom United States
Non-permanent members	Algeria Argentina Brazil Italy Japan  Nepal Senegal West Germany  Yugoslavia Zambia
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The resolution was not implemented, and Higgins was later murdered by his captors.

See also

• Israeli–Lebanese conflict
• Lebanese Civil War
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 601 to 700 (1987–1991)
• South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 618 at Wikisource