United Nations Security Council Resolution 426

United Nations Security Council Resolution 426, adopted on March 19, 1978, written the same day as resolution 425, approved of the Secretary-General's report on its implementation and in-turn established the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for 6 months, to continue operation thereafter if the Council so decides.

UN Security Council Resolution 426
Location of the Blue Line
Date	19 March 1978
Meeting no.	2,075
Code	S/RES/426 (Document)
Subject	Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon
Voting summary	12 voted for None voted against 2 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Bolivia  Canada  Czechoslovakia  Gabon  India  Kuwait  Mauritania  Nigeria  Venezuela  West Germany

The resolution was adopted by 12 votes to none; Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union abstained and the People's Republic of China did not participate in voting.

See also

• Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon
• Blue Line
• History of Lebanon
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 401 to 500 (1976–1982)

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 426 at Wikisource