United Nations
Security Council Resolution 1647, adopted unanimously on 20 December 2005, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situations in
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
and West Africa, the Council extended sanctions including an
arms embargo
An arms embargo is a restriction or a set of sanctions that applies either solely to weaponry or also to "dual-use technology." An arms embargo may serve one or more purposes:
* to signal disapproval of the behavior of a certain actor
* to maintain ...
, bans on the sale of diamonds and timber and restrictions on travel for certain officials.
Resolution
Observations
The Security Council began by welcoming the successful conduct of
elections in Liberia, which it viewed as an important step towards the peace and stability of the country. It welcomed the commitment of
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to rebuild Liberia to benefit the people.
Meanwhile, the Council concluded that "insufficient progress" had been made with respect to meeting the conditions of resolutions
1521
1521 ( MDXXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 1521st year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 521st year of the 2nd millennium, the 21st year ...
(2003) and
1532
Year 1532 ( MDXXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–June
* January 22 – São Vicente is established as the first permanent Portuguese settleme ...
(2004), which imposed sanctions on Liberia.
Acts
Acting under
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military an ...
, the Council extended the arms embargo and travel restrictions for a period of twelve months, and restrictions on the sale of diamonds and timber for a period of six months.
The measures would be reviewed at the request of the
Liberian government.
The resolution welcomed the determination of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to meet the criteria required and encouraged the new government of the country to engage in
forestry reform and management of diamond resources. Furthermore, it welcomed assistance provided to the Liberian government by the
United Nations Mission in Liberia.
An expert panel monitoring the implementation of sanctions against the country had its
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 ...
extended until 21 June 2006.
See also
*
List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1601 to 1700 (2005–2006)
*
Second Liberian Civil War
The Second Liberian Civil War was a conflict in the West African nation of Liberia lasted from 1999 to 2003. It was preceded by the First Liberian Civil War, which ended in 1996.
President Charles Taylor came to power in 1997 after victory in t ...
References
External links
*
Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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December 2005 events