The United Nations Security Council resolution 1517 was adopted unanimously on 24 November 2003, after reaffirming all
resolutions on the situation in
Cyprus, particularly
Resolution 1251 (1999), the council extended the mandate of the
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for an additional six months until 15 June 2004.
The security council noted the call within the Secretary-General
Kofi Annan's report for the authorities in Cyprus and
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...
to urgently address the humanitarian situation concerning missing persons. It also welcomed efforts to sensitise United Nations peacekeeping personnel towards the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and other diseases.
Extending UNFICYP's
mandate
Mandate most often refers to:
* League of Nations mandates, quasi-colonial territories established under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, 28 June 1919
* Mandate (politics), the power granted by an electorate
Mandate may also ...
, the resolution requested the secretary-general to report to the council by 1 June 2004 on the implementation of the current resolution. It expressed concern at violations by the
Turkish Cypriot side at
Strovilia and called for an end to restrictions imposed on 30 June 2000 on UNFICYP operations and to restore the military status quo.
See also
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Annan Plan
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Cyprus dispute
The Cyprus problem, also known as the Cyprus dispute, Cyprus issue, Cyprus question or Cyprus conflict, is an ongoing dispute between Greek Cypriots in the south and Turkish Cypriots in the north. Initially, with the Modern history of Cyprus#In ...
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List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1501 to 1600 (2003–2005)
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United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
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Turkish invasion of Cyprus
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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