United Nations Security Council Resolution 1269

UN Security Council
Resolution 1269
Date19 October 1999
Meeting no.4,053
CodeS/RES/1269 (Document)
SubjectThe responsibility of the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security
Voting summary
  • 15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1269, adopted unanimously on 19 October 1999, after expressing concern at the increasing number of acts of international terrorism, the Council condemned terrorist attacks and called upon states to fully implement anti-terrorist conventions.[1] It was the first time the Security Council had addressed terrorism in a general manner, though it did not define what constituted terrorism.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Security Council unequivocally condemns terrorism as 'criminal and unjustifiable'". United Nations. 19 October 1999.
  2. ^ Lehto, Marja (2009). Indirect responsibility for terrorist acts: redefinition of the concept of terrorism beyond violent acts. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 348. ISBN 978-90-04-17807-6.
  3. ^ Ganor, Boaz (25 October 1999). "Security Council Resolution 1269 – What it Leaves Out". International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism.