S/RES/579(1985)
Security Council resolution 579 (1985) [on hostage-taking and abduction]
- Body
- Security Council
- Date
- 1985-12-18
- Meeting record
- S/PV.2637
- Agenda item(s)
- Letter dated 16 December 1985 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/17685).
Tally
Yes 15
Roll call
| Country | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia | Yes |
| Burkina Faso | Yes |
| China · permanent member | Yes |
| Denmark | Yes |
| Egypt | Yes |
| France · permanent member | Yes |
| India | Yes |
| Madagascar | Yes |
| Peru | Yes |
| Thailand | Yes |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Yes |
| Ukraine | Yes |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (as “USSR”) · permanent member | Yes |
| United Kingdom · permanent member | Yes |
| United States · permanent member | Yes |
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UN subject headings (verbatim)
- HOSTAGE-TAKING
Sources
Voting data: United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Security Council Voting Data (Version 7, October 2026), https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4055387, and General Assembly Voting Data (Version 6, October 2026), https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4060887. Vetoes: UN Peace & Security Data Hub, Security Council Data – Vetoes Since 1946 (DPPA-SCVETOES). © United Nations; used for non-commercial purposes with attribution.