United Nations Security Council Resolution 425

UN Security Council
Resolution 425
Middle East
Date19 March 1978
Meeting no.2,074
CodeS/RES/425 (Document)
SubjectIsrael-Lebanon
Voting summary
  • 12 voted for
  • None voted against
  • 2 abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, adopted on 19 March 1978, five days after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in the context of Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon and the Lebanese Civil War, called on Israel to withdraw immediately its forces from Lebanon and established the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL). It was adopted by 12 votes to none; Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union abstained, and China did not participate.