United Nations Security Council Resolution 244

United Nations Security Council Resolution 244, adopted unanimously on December 22, 1967, after reaffirming previous resolutions on the topic the Council extended the stationing in Cyprus of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus for an additional 3 months, now ending on March 26, 1968. The Council also called upon the parties directly concerned to continue to act with the utmost restraint and to co-operate fully with the peacekeeping force.

UN Security Council Resolution 244
Location of Cyprus within Europe
Date	December 22 1967
Meeting no.	1386
Code	S/RES/244 (Document)
Subject	Question concerning the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Argentina  Brazil  Bulgaria  Canada  Denmark  Ethiopia  India  Japan  Mali  Nigeria

This is the first of the resolutions regarding the stationing of the force since 1965 which did not express the hope that it would be removed at the end of the extended stationing.

See also

• Cyprus dispute
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 201 to 300 (1965–1971)

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 244 at Wikisource