Resolution 512 (1982)
of 19 June 1982

The Security Council,

Deeply concerned at the sufferings of the Lebanese and
Palestinian civilian populations,

Referring to the humanitarian principles of the Geneva
Conventions of 19493 and to the obligations arising from
the regulations annexed to The Hague Convention of 1907, 34

Reaffirming its resolutions 508 (1982) and 509 (1982),

1. Calls upon all the parties to the conflict to respect
the rights of the civilian populations, to refrain from all acts
of violence against those populations and to take all appropriate measures to alleviate the suffering caused by the conflict, in particular, by facilitating the dispatch and distribution
of aid provided by United Nations agencies and by nongovernmental organizations, in particular, the International
Committee of the Red Cross;

2. Appeals to Member States to continue to provide the
most extensive humanitarian aid possible;

3. Stresses the particular humanitarian responsibilities
of the United Nations and its agencies, including the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
in the Near East, towards civilian populations and calls upon
all the parties to the conflict not to hamper the exercise of
those responsibilities and to assist in humanitarian efforts:

4. Takes note of the measures taken by the Secretary-General to co-ordinate the activities of the international
agencies in this field and requests him to make every effort
to ensure the implementation of and compliance with the
present resolution and to report on these efforts to the Security Council as soon as possible.

Adopted unanimously at the
2380th meeting.


34 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Hague Conventions
and Declarations of 1899 and 1907 (New York. Oxford University Press,
1915)
