Margaret Hilda Thatcher1 April 1982
UN Security Council meets at Britain's request and calls for restraint and avoidance of force
Great Britain · Warfare / Falklands War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
UN Security Council meets at Britain's request and calls for restraint and avoidance of force
The United Kingdom's United Nations ambassador Sir Anthony Parsons submits a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council, the resolution, which condemned the hostilities and demanded immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Islands
Submits a British draft resolution after the invasion.
The United Kingdom's United Nations ambassador Sir Anthony Parsons submits a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council, the resolution, which condemned the hostilities and demanded immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Islands
UN Security Council passes Resolution 502 by 10 votes to 1 (with 4 abstentions) demanding immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Islands - Argentina refuses to comply
The United Nations resolution is adopted by the council United Nations Security Council Resolution 502, which passes with ten votes in support, one against (Panama) and four abstentions (China, the Soviet Union, Poland and Spain)
UN Security Council Resolution 505 instructs de Cuellar to seek negotiated settlement
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