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The UN Security Council condemns all violations of its embargo against South Africa

Date
23 Jul 1970
Updated
30 Sep 2019
The UN Security Council condemns all violations of its embargo against South Africa

In 1963, the Security Council called upon states to stop the sale of arms to South Africa, and repeated the call in 1970 and again in 1972. It was however only in 1977 that the arms embargo became mandatory, and other sanctions were still not in place.  On 23 July 1970, the United Nations (UN) Security Council condemned all violations of its embargo against South Africa. After five meetings on the issue, Resolution 281 (1970) was subsequently passed calling on all states to strengthen the arms embargo against South Africa. The resolution was adopted by twelve votes to none against, with France, Great Britain and the United States abstaining.

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  1. 01South African History Online, ‘South Africa and the United Nations, 1946-1990’, [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za(Accessed: 20 June 2013)
  2. 02O’Malley, P. ‘1970’, from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, [online], available at www.nelsonmandela.org.za(Accessed: 20 June 2013)

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2013, July 12). The UN Security Council condemns all violations of its embargo against South Africa. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096049

South African History Online (2013) 'The UN Security Council condemns all violations of its embargo against South Africa', South African History Online, 12 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096049 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).

South African History Online, The UN Security Council condemns all violations of its embargo against South Africa [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096049, (accessed 9 August 2026).

"The UN Security Council condemns all violations of its embargo against South Africa." South African History Online, 12 July 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096049. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "The UN Security Council condemns all violations of its embargo against South Africa." South African History Online. July 12, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096049.

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