United Nations Security Council Resolution 18

UN Security Council Resolution 18
Date	February 13 1947
Meeting no.	105
Code	S/RES/18 (Document)
Subject	Armaments: Regulation and reduction
Voting summary	10 voted for None voted against 1 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France United Kingdom United States Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Australia Belgium Brazil Colombia Poland Syria

United Nations Security Council Resolution 18, adopted on February 13, 1947, created a commission to try to give effect to United Nations General Assembly Resolution 41 which stated that regulation and reduction in world armaments and armed forces is an important measure for strengthening international peace.

The resolution was adopted 10 votes to none, with one abstention from the Soviet Union.

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1 to 100 (1946–1953)

References

• Text of Resolution at UN.org (PDF)