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resolution 242 (vedtaget 22. november 1967)
UN Security Council resolution 242
The Security Council,
Expressing its continuing concern
with the grave situation in the Middle East,
Emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition
of territory by war and the need to work for a just
and lasting peace in which every State in the area can
live in security,
Emphasizing further that all Member States
in their acceptance of the Charter of the United Nations
have undertaken a commitment to act in accordance with
Article 2 of the Charter.
1. Affirms that the fulfillment of
Charter principles requires the establishment of a just
and lasting peace in the Middle East which should include
the application of both the following principles:
(i) Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from
territories occupied in the recent conflict;
(ii) Termination of all claims or states of
belligerency and respect for and acknowledgement of
the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political
independence of every State in the area and their right
to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries
free from threats or acts of force;
2. Affirms further the necessity:
(a) For guaranteeing freedom of navigation through
international waterways in the area;
(b) For achieving a just settlement of the refugee
problem;
(c) For guaranteeing the territorial inviolability
and political independence of every State in the area,
through measures including the establishment of demilitarized
zones;
3. Requests the SecretaryGeneral to
designate a Special Representative to proceed to the
Middle East to establish and maintain contacts with
the States concerned in order to promote agreement
and assist efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted
settlement in accordance with the provisions
and principles in this resolution;
4. Requests the SecretaryGeneral to
report to the Security Council on the progress of the
efforts of the Special Representative as soon as possible.
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