United Nations Security Council Resolution 44

UN Security Council
Resolution 44
UN Security Council; Resolution 44
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Date	April 1 1948
Meeting no.	277
Code	S/714, II (Document)
Subject	The Palestine question
Voting summary	9 voted for; None voted against; 2 abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; Soviet Union; United Kingdom; United States;
Non-permanent members	Argentina; Belgium; Canada; Colombia; Syria; Ukrainian SSR;
	Lists of resolutions

United Nations Security Council Resolution 44 was adopted on 1 April 1948. The Council, having received Resolution 181 (II) of the General Assembly and the reports requested in Resolution 42, called on the Secretary-General to convene a special session of the General Assembly to discuss the future government of Palestine, in accordance with Article 20 of the Charter of the United Nations.^[1]

Resolution 44 passed with nine votes to none. The Soviet Union and the Ukrainian SSR abstained.^[2]

References

^ "Chapter IV — The General Assembly". Retrieved 31 July 2025.
^ United Nations Security Council. (1948). The Palestinian Question (Resolution No. 44). Retrieved from UN Official Documents.