Resolution 500 (1982)
of 28 January 1982
The Security Council, Having considered the item on the agenda of its 2329th meeting, as contained in document SIAgenda/23291Rev. I , Taking into account that the lack of unanimity of its permanent members at the 2329th meeting has prevented it from exercising its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, Decides to call an emergency special session of the General Assembly to examine the question contained in document SIAgenda/2329/Rev. l.
Adopted at the 2330th meeting by 13 votes to none, with 2 abstentions (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nonhern Ireland, United States of America).
Decisions
At its 233Ist meeting, on 23 February 1982, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Lebanon and Israel to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled:
''The situation in the Middle East: "(a) Resolution 498 (1981 ); "(b) Special report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (SI14869);4 "(c) Letter dated 16 February 1982 from the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (SI14875)". 4
At the same meeting, the Council also decided, by a vote, that an invitation should be accorded to the representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in the debate and that that invitation would confer upon it the same rights of participation as those conferred on a Member State when it was invited to participate under rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure.
Adopted by /1 votes to I (United States of America), with 3 abstentions (France, Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).
At the same meeting, the Council further decided, at the request of the representative of Jordan,5 to extend an invitation to Mr. Clovis Maksoud under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure.
4 See Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty-seventh Year, Supplement for January, February and March 1982.
5 Document S/14883, incorporated in the record of the 2331st meeting.

At its 2332nd meeting, on 25 February 1982, the Council decided to invite the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the question.
Resolution 501 (1982)
of 25 February 1982
The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 427 (1978), 434 (1978), 444 (1979), 450 (1979), 459 (1979), 467 (1980), 474(1980), 483 (1980), 488 (1981), 490 (1981) and 498 (1981), Acting in accordance with its resolution 498 (1981), and in particular with paragraph 10 of that resolution in which it decided to review the situation as a whole, Having studied the special report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon,6 Taking note of the letter of the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the President of the Security Council,? Having reviewed the situation as a whole in the light of the report of the Secretary-General and of the letter of the Permanent Representative of Lebanon, Noting from the report of the Secretary-General that it is the strong recommendation of the Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, and also the wish of the Government of Lebanon, that the ceiling for troops of the Force should be increased, and that the Secretary-General fully supports the recommendation for an increase by one thousand of the troop strength of the Force, l. Reaffirms its resolution 425 (1978) which reads:
"The Security Council, ''Taking note of the letters from the Permanent Representative of Lebanon8 and from the Permanent Representative of Israel,9 "Having heard the statements of the Permanent Representatives of Lebanon and Israel, 10 ''Gravely concerned at the deterioration of the situation in the Middle East and its consequences to the maintenance of international peace, ''Convinced that the present situation impedes the achievement of a just peace in the Middle East, '' 1. Calls for strict respect for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized boundaries; "2. Calls upon Israel immediately to cease its military action against Lebanese territorial integrity and withdraw forthwith its forces from all Lebanese territory; "3. Decides, in the light of the request of the Government of Lebanon, to establish immediately under its authority a United Nations interim force for southern Lebanon for the purpose of confirming the withdrawal of
0 Official Records of the Security Council, Thirrv-seventh Year, Supplement for January, Februarv and March 1982, document Sii4Ro9.
7 Ibid., document S/14875. 8 Ibid., Thirty-third Year, Supplement for Januarv, Fehruar\' arul March 1978, documents S/12600 and S/12606. 9 Ibid., document S/12607. 10 Ibid .. Thirtv-third Year, 2071st meeting.

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