United Nations Security Council Resolution 361

United Nations Security Council Resolution 361, adopted unanimously on 30 August 1974, after recalling previous resolutions and noting the dire humanitarian conditions in on Cyprus as well as the actions of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the Council expressed their appreciation to the Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim for the part he played in bringing about talks between the leaders of the two communities and warmly welcomed this development.

UN Security Council Resolution 361
UN buffer zone in Nicosia
Date	30 August 1974
Meeting no.	1,795
Code	S/RES/361 (Document)
Subject	Cyprus
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France United Kingdom United States Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Australia Austria Byelorussian SSR Cameroon Costa Rica Indonesia Iraq Kenya Mauritania Peru
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The Council expressed its grave concern for the plight of the refugees and called upon all the parties to do everything in their power to alleviate human suffering and to ensure the respect of fundamental human rights. The resolution goes on to request the Secretary-General to submit a report on the situation and that he continue to provide emergency UN humanitarian assistance to all populations on the island. The resolution closes by asking all parties, as a demonstration of good faith, to take steps which may promote comprehensive and successful negotiations and reiterated a call for all parties to cooperate fully with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus.

See also

• Cyprus dispute
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 301 to 400 (1971–1976)
• Turkish invasion of Cyprus

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 361 at Wikisource