| UN Security Council Resolution 1397 | ||
|---|---|---|
 Shelled building in the Palestinian Authority territories | ||
| Date | 12 March 2002 | |
| Meeting no. | 4,489 | |
| Code | S/RES/1397 (Document) | |
| Subject | The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question | |
Voting summary |
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| Result | Adopted | |
| Security Council composition | ||
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1397 was a resolution adopted on 12 March 2002 by the United Nations Security Council. The Council demanded an end to the violence that had taken place between the Israeli and Palestinian sides since September 2000 (Second Intifada).[1] It was the first Security Council resolution to call for a two-state solution to the conflict.[2]
Before the adoption of the resolution, the Secretary-General Kofi Annan had called on Palestinians to end "morally repugnant" acts of terror and suicide bombings and on Israelis to end their illegal occupation of Palestinian territory and use of excessive force.[3]
- ^ "Security Council demands immediate cessation of all violence in Middle East; affirms vision of two states, Israel and Palestine". United Nations. 12 March 2002.
- ^ "UN Security Council resolution 1397". BBC News. 14 March 2002.
- ^ Left, Sarah (13 March 2002). "UN security council backs Palestinian state". The Guardian.