United Nations Security Council Resolution 446

UN Security Council
Resolution 446
UN Security Council; Resolution 446
	Map of territories occupied by Israel
Date	22 March 1979
Meeting no.	2,134
Code	S/RES/446 (Document)
Subject	Territories occupied by Israel
Voting summary	12 voted for; None voted against; 3 abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; Soviet Union; United Kingdom; United States;
Non-permanent members	Bangladesh; Bolivia; Czechoslovakia; Gabon; Jamaica; Kuwait; Nigeria; Norway; Portugal; Zambia;
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United Nations Security Council resolution 446, adopted on 22 March 1979, concerned the issue of Israeli settlements in the "Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem". This refers to the Palestinian territories of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip as well as the Syrian Golan Heights.

In the resolution, the Security Council determined: "that the policy and practices of Israel in establishing settlements in the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967 have no legal validity and constitute a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East".

The resolution was adopted by 12 votes to none, with 3 abstentions from Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.