UN Security Council Resolution 426

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United Nations Security Council resolution legal instrument

UN Security Council Resolution 426 is a 1978 measure that authorized and defined the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in response to conflict in southern Lebanon.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
United Nations Security Council Resolution 426	5
UN Security Council Resolution 426 canonical	4
S/RES/426(1978)	1
UNSCR 426	1

How this entity was disambiguated

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: UN Security Council Resolution 426
Context triple: [United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, establishedByResolution, UN Security Council Resolution 426]

A. UN Security Council Resolution 425
UN Security Council Resolution 425 is a 1978 measure that called for Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon and created the UN peacekeeping mission known as the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
B. UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
C. UN Security Council Resolution 686
UN Security Council Resolution 686 is a 1991 measure adopted at the end of the Gulf War that set out initial ceasefire terms and conditions for Iraq following its defeat by the U.S.-led coalition.
D. UN Security Council Resolution 677
UN Security Council Resolution 677 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf crisis that, among other things, addressed the protection of Kuwait’s population records following Iraq’s invasion.
E. UN Security Council Resolution 679
UN Security Council Resolution 679 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf Crisis that addressed the implementation and consequences of earlier authorizations to use force against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: UN Security Council Resolution 426
Target entity description: UN Security Council Resolution 426 is a 1978 measure that authorized and defined the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in response to conflict in southern Lebanon.

A. UN Security Council Resolution 425
UN Security Council Resolution 425 is a 1978 measure that called for Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon and created the UN peacekeeping mission known as the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
B. UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
C. UN Security Council Resolution 686
UN Security Council Resolution 686 is a 1991 measure adopted at the end of the Gulf War that set out initial ceasefire terms and conditions for Iraq following its defeat by the U.S.-led coalition.
D. UN Security Council Resolution 677
UN Security Council Resolution 677 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf crisis that, among other things, addressed the protection of Kuwait’s population records following Iraq’s invasion.
E. UN Security Council Resolution 679
UN Security Council Resolution 679 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf Crisis that addressed the implementation and consequences of earlier authorizations to use force against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations Security Council resolution ⓘ legal instrument ⓘ
abstainingMember	Czechoslovakia ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ
abstentions	2 ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations Security Council ⓘ
adoptionDate	1978-03-19 ⓘ
authorizedForce	United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ⓘ
callsUpon	Member States to support UNIFIL ⓘ parties to respect the territorial integrity of Lebanon ⓘ
chapterOfUNCharterInvoked	Chapter VI ⓘ
countryConcerned	Israel ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ
definesMandateOf	United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ⓘ
documentCode	S/RES/426(1978) ⓘ linked to: UN Security Council Resolution 426
establishes	operational guidelines for UNIFIL ⓘ
followedBy	UN Security Council Resolution 427 ⓘ
hasEffectOn	deployment of UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasisFor	UNIFIL mandate ⓘ
mandatesCreationOf	United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ⓘ
meetingNumber	2075 ⓘ
partOf	Arab–Israeli conflict documentation ⓘ
purpose	assist the Government of Lebanon in ensuring the return of its effective authority in the area ⓘ confirm withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon ⓘ restore international peace and security ⓘ
regionConcerned	Southern Lebanon ⓘ linked to: southern Lebanon
relatedTo	Israeli military intervention in Lebanon (1978) ⓘ linked to: South Lebanon conflict South Lebanon conflict ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 425 ⓘ
resolutionNumber	426 ⓘ
status	in force ⓘ
subject	Lebanon ⓘ Middle East conflict ⓘ United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ⓘ
topic	international security ⓘ peacekeeping operations ⓘ sovereignty of Lebanon ⓘ
typeOfMeasure	peacekeeping authorization ⓘ
voteResult	adopted ⓘ
votesAgainst	0 ⓘ
votesFor	12 ⓘ
yearOfAdoption	1978 ⓘ

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