United Nations Security Council Resolution 1544

UN Security Council
Resolution 1544
UN Security Council; Resolution 1544
	Rafah Governorate
Date	19 May 2004
Meeting no.	4,972
Code	S/RES/1544 (Document)
Subject	The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
Voting summary	14 voted for; None voted against; 1 abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; Russia; United Kingdom; United States;
Non-permanent members	Algeria; Angola; Benin; Brazil; Chile; Germany; Pakistan; Philippines; Romania; Spain;

United Nations Security Council resolution 1544, adopted on 19 May 2004, after recalling resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 446 (1979), 1322 (2000), 1397 (2002), 1402 (2002), 1403 (2002), 1405 (2002), 1435 (2002) and 1515 (2003), the Council called on Israel to cease demolishing Palestinian homes.^[1]

The United States abstained from the vote on Resolution 1544, saying it had urged Israel to exercise restraint and that the issue of Palestinian militants smuggling weapons through Gaza was not addressed.^[2]

^ "Security Council calls on Israel to stop demolition of Palestinian homes". United Nations. 19 May 2004.
^ "UN council attacks Israel over demolitions". ABC News (Australia). Reuters. 20 May 2004.^{[dead link]}

[un-1] "Security Council calls on Israel to stop demolition of Palestinian homes". United Nations. 19 May 2004.

[2] "UN council attacks Israel over demolitions". ABC News (Australia). Reuters. 20 May 2004.^{[dead link]}

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