United Nations Security Council Resolution 18

UN 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 was adopted by the United Nations Security Council on February 13, 1947.

According to General Assembly Resolution 41, the Council established the Commission on Conventional Armaments, which focused on regulating and reducing global armaments and armed forces to strengthen international peace.

Resolution 18 passed with ten votes to none. The Soviet Union abstained.^[1]

References

^ United Nations Security Council. (1947). Armaments: Regulation and Reduction (Resolution No. 18). Retrieved from UN Official Documents.