United Nations Security Council Resolution 157

UN Security Council Resolution 157
Date	September 14 1960
Meeting no.	906
Code	S/4526 (Document)
Subject	The Congo Question
Voting summary	8 voted for 2 voted against 1 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France United Kingdom United States Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Argentina Ceylon Ecuador Italy Poland Tunisia

United Nations Security Council Resolution 157, adopted on September 14, 1960, after a discussion of the Congo Crisis lead to a lack of unanimity of its permanent members and thus prevented it from exercising its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, the Council decided to call an emergency special session of the General Assembly to make appropriate recommendations.

Resolution 157 was adopted with eight votes to two (People's Republic of Poland and the Soviet Union) and one abstention from France.

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 101 to 200 (1953 – 1965)
• Resolutions 143, 145, 146, 161 and 169
• The Congo Crisis

References

• Text of Resolution at UN.org (PDF)