United Nations Security Council Resolution 1549

UN Security Council
Resolution 1549
Date: 17 June 2004
Meeting no.: 4,991
Code: S/RES/1549 (Document)

Vote: For: 15 Abs.: 0 Against: 0
Subject: The situation in Liberia
Result: Adopted

Security Council composition in 2004:
permanent members:

 CHN  FRA  RUS  UK  USA

non-permanent members:
 ALG  ANG  BEN  BRA  CHI
 ESP  GER  PAK  PHI  ROU

Liberia

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1549, adopted unanimously on June 17, 2004, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in Liberia, particularly resolutions 1521 (2003) and 1532 (2004), the Council re-established an expert panel to oversee international sanctions against Liberia.[1]

Contents

Resolution

Observations

The Security Council noted previous reports from an expert panel and Secretary-General on the situation in Liberia, and an appeal from the Liberian transitional government to lift sanctions against timber and diamonds.

Acts

The expert panel was re-established for a period until December 21, 2004 to conduct a follow-up mission to Liberia and nearby countries to investigate the implementation and any violations of the sanctions, and to assess the humanitarian and socio-economic impact of the measures.[2] The panel was asked to provide two reports concerning those issues by September 30, 2004 and December 10, 2004. Furthermore, the Secretary-General Kofi Annan was requested to appoint up to five experts to serve on the panel.

The transitional government was asked to establish a suitable certificate of origin regime for diamonds and to establish its control over the timber producing areas. Finally, the international community was called upon to assist the transitional government in Liberia through economic recovery and reconstruction, and to co-operate with the expert panel and sanctions Committee.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Security Council re-establishes panel monitoring Liberia sanctions". United Nations. June 17, 2004. http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sc8126.doc.htm. 
  2. ^ Lewis, D. S. (2005). Annual Register: Annual Register: A Record of World Events (24th ed.). Gale Group. p. 242. ISBN 978-1886994485. 

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