United Nations Security Council Resolution 1790 was adopted unanimously by the
United Nations Security Council on December 18, 2007, extending the mandate of the
multinational force in Iraq until December 31, 2008. The mandate had been established in 2004 by Security Council resolution
1546
Year 1546 ( MDXLVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–June
* May 19 – The Siege of Kawagoe Castle ends in defeat for the Uesugi clan, in their att ...
and previously extended by resolutions
1637
Events
January–March
* January 5 – Pierre Corneille's tragicomedy ''Le Cid'' is first performed, in Paris, France.
* January 16 – The siege of Nagpur ends in what is now the Maharashtra state of India, as Kok Shah, the ...
and
1723
Events
January–March
* January 25 – British pirate Edward Low intercepts the Portuguese ship ''Nostra Signiora de Victoria''. After the Portuguese captain throws his treasure of 11,000 gold coins into the sea rather than s ...
.
The resolution was requested by the
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who said that this would be the last extension, pending formal talks that would allow the UN mandate to be replaced in 2008 by a new pact between the
United States and
Iraq regarding the long-term presence of U.S. forces. However, the Iraqi parliament was not consulted regarding the extension of the mandate, despite having passed a binding resolution in June 2007 affirming that any extensions would require the parliament's approval. This led to a hearing before the
United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs discussing the renewal.
This was the last UN resolution authorizing the multinational force in Iraq. The
U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement is widely seen as a successor to the mandate.
References
External links
Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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2007 in Iraq
December 2007 events in Iraq
Multinational force involved in the Iraq War