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Security Council Resolution 242
22 November 1967
The Security Council,
Expressing its continuing concern
with the grave situation in the Middle East,
Emphasizing the inadmissibility
of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work for
a just and lasting peace in which every State in the area can
live in security,
Emphasizing further that all
Member States in their acceptance of the Charter of the United
Nations have undertaken a commitment to act in accordance with
Article 2 of the Charter,
- Affirms that the fulfillment
of Charter principles requires the establishment of a just
and lasting peace in the Middle East which should include
the application of both the following principles:
- Withdrawal of Israel armed
forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict;
- Termination of all claims
or states of belligerency and respect for and
acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity
and political independence of every State in the area
and their right to live in peace within secure and
recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of
force;
- Affirms further the necessity
- For guaranteeing freedom
of navigation through international waterways in the
area;
- For achieving a just
settlement of the refugee problem;
- For guaranteeing the
territorial inviolability and political independence of
every State in the area, through measures including the
establishment of demilitarized zones;
- Requests the Secretary-General
to designate a Special Representative to proceed to the
Middle East to establish and maintain contacts with the
States concerned in order to promote agreement and assist
efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement in
accordance with the provisions and principles in this
resolution;
- Requests the Secretary-General
to report to the Security Council on the progress of the
efforts of the Special Representative as soon as possible.
Adopted unanimously at the
1382nd meeting.
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