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Notable resolutions

• 1947
  • Resolution 47/181: The partition of the British Mandate of Palestine.
• 1948
  • Resolution 194: Recommends the " right of return" for Palestinian refugees.
• 1962
  • Resolution 1761: Recommended sanctions against South Africa in response to the governments policy of apartheid.
• 1971
  • Resolution 2758: Expelled the Republic of China and replaced it with the People's Republic of China. It also recognized the PRC as the sole legal authority of China. (See China's seat in the United Nations)
• 1975
  • Resolution 3379United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 adopted on November 10, 1975 by a vote of 72 to 35 (with 32 abstentions), equated Zionism with racism. The resolution was revoked by Resolution 4686 on December 16, 1991, and is often referenced in debates o: ZionismZionism is a political movement among Jews (although supported by some non-Jews) which maintains that the Jewish people constitute a nation and are entitled to a national homeland. Formally founded in 1897, Zionism embraced a variety of opinions in its ea is a form of racism and racial discrimination; revoked by Resolution 4686.
• 1991
  • Resolution 4686United Nations General Assembly Resolution 4686 passed on December 16, 1991, revoked Resolution 3379 with a vote of 111 to 25 (with 13 abstentions). Israel made revocation of resolution 3379 a condition of Israel's participation in the Madrid Peace Confer: revoked Resolution 3379.

See also: List of UN Security Council ResolutionsUnited Nations Security Council Resolutions are voted on by the fifteen members of the UN Security Council. They are passed if nine or more members vote for the resolution, and they are not vetoed by any of the five permanent members: People's Republic of