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UN Security Council
Resolution 339
Date 23 October 1973
Meeting no. 1,748
Code S/RES/339 (Document)
Subject Cease-Fire between Egypt and Israel
Voting summary
14 voted for
None voted against
1 abstained
Result Approved
Security Council composition
Permanent members
  • Flag of the People's Republic of China China
  • Flag of France France
  • Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Flag of the United States United States
  • Flag of the Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
Non-permanent members
  • Flag of Australia Australia
  • Flag of Austria Austria
  • Flag of Guinea Guinea
  • Flag of India India
  • Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
  • Flag of Kenya Kenya
  • Flag of Panama Panama
  • Flag of Peru Peru
  • Flag of Sudan Sudan
  • Flag of SFR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia

United Nations Security Council Resolution 339 was adopted on 23 October 1973 in order to bring a ceasefire in the Yom Kippur War where Resolution 338 two days before had failed.

The resolution primarily reaffirmed the terms outlined in Resolution 338 (itself based on Resolution 242), returning the forces of both sides back to the position they held when the cease fire (338) came into effect, and a request from the United Nations Secretary-General to undertake measures toward the placement of observers to supervise the cease fire.

The resolution was adopted with 14 votes to none; the People's Republic of China did not participate in the voting.

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