UN Security Council Resolution 478
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UN Security Council Resolution 478 is a 1980 United Nations measure that condemned Israel’s enactment of a “basic law” declaring Jerusalem its capital and called on member states to withdraw their diplomatic missions from the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UN Security Council Resolution 478 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2500717 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: UN Security Council Resolution 478 Context triple: [East Jerusalem, UNSecurityCouncilResolutionsConcern, UN Security Council Resolution 478]
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A.
UN Security Council Resolution 497
UN Security Council Resolution 497 is a 1981 United Nations Security Council measure that unanimously declared Israel’s imposition of its laws and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan Heights null and void and without international legal effect.
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 748
UN Security Council Resolution 748 is a 1992 United Nations measure that imposed sanctions on Libya for failing to cooperate with investigations into the Lockerbie bombing.
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C.
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).
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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.
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E.
UN Security Council Resolution 827
UN Security Council Resolution 827 is the 1993 measure by which the UN created the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to prosecute serious violations of international humanitarian law committed during the Yugoslav Wars.
- 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 478 Target entity description: UN Security Council Resolution 478 is a 1980 United Nations measure that condemned Israel’s enactment of a “basic law” declaring Jerusalem its capital and called on member states to withdraw their diplomatic missions from the city.
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A.
UN Security Council Resolution 497
UN Security Council Resolution 497 is a 1981 United Nations Security Council measure that unanimously declared Israel’s imposition of its laws and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan Heights null and void and without international legal effect.
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 748
UN Security Council Resolution 748 is a 1992 United Nations measure that imposed sanctions on Libya for failing to cooperate with investigations into the Lockerbie bombing.
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C.
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).
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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.
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E.
UN Security Council Resolution 827
UN Security Council Resolution 827 is the 1993 measure by which the UN created the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to prosecute serious violations of international humanitarian law committed during the Yugoslav Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UN document
ⓘ
United Nations Security Council resolution ⓘ |
| abstainingState |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| abstentions | 1 ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1980-08-20 ⓘ |
| callsForAction |
non-recognition of Israel’s Basic Law on Jerusalem
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withdrawal of diplomatic missions from Jerusalem ⓘ |
| callsOn | all UN member states ⓘ |
| condemns |
Israel’s decision to change the character and status of Jerusalem
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Israel’s enactment of the Basic Law on Jerusalem ⓘ |
| countryConcerned | Israel ⓘ |
| declares |
Israel’s Basic Law on Jerusalem is a violation of international law
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Israel’s Basic Law on Jerusalem is null and void ⓘ Israel’s Basic Law on Jerusalem must be rescinded ⓘ |
| language |
Chinese
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English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949
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surface form:
Fourth Geneva Convention
Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Charter
|
| meetingNumber | 2245 ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict ⓘ |
| positionOnJerusalem | refuses recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital ⓘ |
| reaffirms |
UN Security Council Resolution 252
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UN Security Council Resolution 267 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 271 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 298 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 465 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 476 ⓘ applicability of the Fourth Geneva Convention to the territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem ⓘ |
| resolutionNumber | 478 ⓘ |
| sponsor |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
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surface form:
Bangladesh
Cuba ⓘ France ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Kuwait ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Niger ⓘ Norway ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Zambia ⓘ |
| statusOfJerusalem | occupied territory ⓘ |
| subject |
Arab–Israeli conflict
ⓘ
Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Jerusalem ⓘ |
| voteAgainst | 0 ⓘ |
| voteFor | 14 ⓘ |
| yearOfAdoption | 1980 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UN Security Council Resolution 478 Description of subject: UN Security Council Resolution 478 is a 1980 United Nations measure that condemned Israel’s enactment of a “basic law” declaring Jerusalem its capital and called on member states to withdraw their diplomatic missions from the city.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.