United Nations Security Council Resolution 85, adopted on July 31, 1950, was the

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resolution which authorised the

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under General Douglas MacArthur to support the Korean

civilian Civilians under international humanitarian law are "persons who are not members of the armed forces" and they are not " combatants if they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war". It is slightly different from a non-combatant ...

population, and requested that specialized agencies, appropriate subsidiary bodies of the UN and appropriate non-governmental organizations support the UN Command in doing so. It was adopted at the 479th meeting after

United Nations Security Council Resolution 84 The United Nations Security Council Resolution 84 was adopted on July 7, 1950. Having determined that the invasion of South Korea by forces from North Korea constituted a breach of the peace, the Council recommended that the members of the Unite ...

was passed creating the unified command under General MacArthur. The resolution was adopted with nine votes; the

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abstained. The

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was not present when voting took place. With their non-presence the Soviet Union protested against the non-recognition of the new regime of the

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{UNSCR 1950 0085 Korean War 0085 0085 1950 in North Korea 1950 in South Korea 1950 in Korea July 1950 events

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