United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 was a resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on September 2, 2004[1]. It called upon Lebanon to establish its sovereignty over all of its land and called upon “foreign forces” (generally interpreted as referring but not limited to Syria) to withdraw from Lebanon and to cease intervening in the internal politics of Lebanon. The resolution also called on all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias to disband and declared support for a “free and fair electoral process”. Nine countries voted in favor: Angola, Benin, Chile, France, Germany, Romania, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Six countries abstained: Algeria, Brazil, the People’s Republic of China, Pakistan, the Philippines and Russia. The resolution was sponsored by France and the United States.
