United Nations Security Council Resolution 2209

UN Security Council
Resolution 2209
UN Security Council; Resolution 2209
Date	6 March 2015
Meeting no.	7401
Code	S/RES/2209 (Document)
Subject	The situation the Middle East
Voting summary	14[1] voted for; None voted against; 1 abstained; None absent;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; Russia; United Kingdom; United States;
Non-permanent members	Angola; Chad; Chile; Jordan; Lithuania; Malaysia; New Zealand; Nigeria; Spain; Venezuela;
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The United Nations Security Council Resolution 2209 condemns any use of chemicals as a weapon in the Syrian Civil War and threatens to use force if chemical weapons are used again in the conflict.[2] The resolution was passed with 14 in favor with one abstention from Venezuela.[1]

References

"Adopting Resolution 2209 (2015), Security Council Condemns Use of Chlorine Gas as Weapon in Syria". U.N. 6 March 2015.
"U.N. Security Council to vote on chlorine arms use in Syria". Reuters. 5 March 2015.

External links

Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

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[UN_Adoption-1] "Adopting Resolution 2209 (2015), Security Council Condemns Use of Chlorine Gas as Weapon in Syria". U.N. 6 March 2015.

[2] "U.N. Security Council to vote on chlorine arms use in Syria". Reuters. 5 March 2015.