United Nations Security Council resolution 704, adopted without a vote on 9 August 1991, after examining the application of the
Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Internati ...
for membership in the United Nations, the Council recommended to the
General Assembly
A general assembly or general meeting is a meeting of all the members of an organization or shareholders of a company.
Specific examples of general assembly include:
Churches
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that the Marshall Islands be admitted.
On 17 September 1991, the General Assembly admitted the Republic of the Marshall Islands under Resolution 46/3.
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/3, ''Admission of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to Membership in the United Nations,'' adopted 17 September 1991.
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See also
* List of United Nations member states
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The criteria ...
* (1991–1993)
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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