United Nations Security Council Resolution 523

United Nations Security Council resolution 523, adopted on 18 October 1982, after recalling resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 508 (1982), 509 (1982) and 519 (1982), as well as studying the report by the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the Council decided to extend the mandate of UNIFIL until 19 January 1983.

UN Security Council Resolution 523
UNIFIL personnel
Date	18 October 1982
Meeting no.	2,400
Code	S/RES/523 (Document)
Subject	Israel–Lebanon
Voting summary	13 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	Guyana  Ireland  Jordan  Japan  Panama  Poland  Spain  Togo  Uganda  Zaire

The resolution insisted that there should no be interference in the operations of the Force, which is now authorised to carry out humanitarian tasks under Resolution 511 (1982). The Council then requested the Secretary-General to report back on the situation within three months after consultations with the Government of Lebanon.

Resolution 523 was adopted by 13 votes to none, with two abstentions from the People's Republic of Poland and Soviet Union.

See also

• 1982 Lebanon War
• Israeli–Lebanese conflict
• Lebanese Civil War
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 501 to 600 (1982–1987)

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 523 at Wikisource