To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the Security Council resolutions (a) which have been vetoed by the United States in the last 30 years and (b) regarding Israel and the Occupied Territories which were supported by Her Majesty's Government but vetoed by the United States; and if he will make a statement. [103856]
The information requested is as follows:
(a) UN Security Council Resolutions vetoed by the United States
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1989
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| 23 December | Invasion of Panama |
| 7 November | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 9 June | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 17 February | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 11 January | Shooting down of Libyan aircraft |
1988
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| 14 December | Israeli raid on Lebanon |
| 10 May | Israeli invasion of Southern Lebanon |
| 15 April | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 8 March | Sanctions against South Africa, acting under Ch. VII |
| 1 February | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 18 January | Israeli occupation of Lebanon |
1987
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| 9 April | Question of Namibia, acting under Ch. VII |
| 20 February | South Africa, acting under Ch. VII |
1986
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| 28 October | Nicaragua and ICJ judgment |
| 31 July | Nicaragua and ICJ judgment |
| 18 June | South African attacks on Angola |
| 23 May | South African raids into Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
| 21 April | US raid on Libya |
| 6 February | Israeli interception and detention of Libyan civilian aircraft |
| 30 January | Provocative acts in relation to Al-Aqsa Mosque |
| 17 January | Israeli occupation of Lebanon |
1985
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| 15 November | Question of Namibia, acting under Ch. VII |
| 13 September | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 26 July | Question of South Africa, acting under Ch. VII |
| 10 May | Economic sanctions against Nicaragua |
| 10 May | Economic sanctions against Nicaragua |
| 10 May | Economic sanctions against Nicaragua |
| 12 March | Israeli occupation of Lebanon |
1984
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| 6 September | Israeli occupation of Lebanon |
| 4 April | Mining of Nicaraguan ports |
1983
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| 27 October | US invasion of Grenada |
| 2 August | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
1982
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| 6 August | Israeli invasion of Lebanon |
| 26 June | Israeli invasion of Lebanon |
| 8 June | Israeli invasion of Lebanon |
| 4 June | Falklands Question |
| 20 April | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 2 April | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 2 April | Nicaragua: US military exercises with Honduras |
| 20 January | Israeli annexation of the Golan Heights, acting under Ch. VII |
1981
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| 31 August | South African incursion into Angola., acting under Ch. VII |
| 30 April | Question of Namibia, acting under Ch. VII |
| 30 April | Question of Namibia, acting under Ch. VII |
| 30 April | Question of Namibia, acting under Ch. VII |
| 30 April | Question of Namibia, acting under Ch. VII |
1980
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| 30 April | Question of exercise by Palestinian people of their inalienable rights |
1977
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| 31 October | Question of South Africa |
| 31 October | Question of South Africa, acting under Ch. VII |
| 31 October | Question of South Africa, acting under Ch. VII |
(a) UN Security Council Resolutions vetoed by the United States
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Information
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1976
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| 15 November | Application for membership for Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
| 19 October | Situation in Namibia, acting under Ch. VII |
| 29 June | Question of the exercise of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people |
| 23 June | Application for membership for Angola |
| 25 March | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 25 January | Middle East including Palestine question |
1975
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| 8 December | Situation in the Middle East |
| 30 September | Application for membership for Democratic Republic of Vietnam |
| 30 September | Application for membership for Republic of South Vietnam |
| 11 August | Application for membership for Democratic Republic of Vietnam |
| 11 August | Application for membership for Republic of South Vietnam |
| 6 June | Situation in Namibia, acting under Ch. VII |
1974
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| 30 October | Relationship between UN and South Africa |
1973
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| 26 July | Middle East |
| 22 May | Rhodesia |
| 21 March | Panama Canal |
1972
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| 10 September | Middle East |
1970
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| 17 March | Rhodesia, acting under Ch. VII |
(b) US vetoed Resolutions on Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories which were supported by the UK
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2002
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| 20 December | Killing by Israeli forces of UN employees in Occupied Palestinian Territories |
1997
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| 21 March | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 7 March | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
1995
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| 17 May | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
1990
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| 31 May | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 7 November | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 9 June | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 17 February | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
1988
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| 15 April | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 1 February | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
1986
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| 30 January | Provocative acts in relation to Al-Aqsa Mosque |
1983
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| 2 August | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
1982
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| 20 April | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 2 April | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
| 25 March | Occupied Palestinian Territories |
1975
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| 8 December | Situation in the Middle East |
1973
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| 26 July | Middle East |
1972
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| 10 September | Middle East |
The Government believes that the veto should be used with restraint, and in a manner consistent with the principles of the UN Charter.