United Nations Security Council Resolution 1703

UN Security Council
Resolution 1703
Date: 18 August 2006
Meeting no.: 5,514
Code: S/RES/1703 (Document)

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

Security Council composition in 2006:
permanent members:

 CHN  FRA  RUS  UK  USA

non-permanent members:
 ARG  CGO  DEN  GHA  GRE
 JPN  PER  QAT  SVK  TAN

UNOTIL truck in Dili

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1703, adopted unanimously on August 18, 2006, after reaffirming previous resolutions on East Timor (Timor-Leste), particularly resolutions 1599 (2005), 1677 (2006) and 1690 (2006), the Council renewed the mandate of the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) until August 25, 2006.[1]

The technical resolution was adopted to allow more time for discussions on a new peacekeeping mission, which would later become known as the United Nations Integrated Mission in East Timor, adopted in Resolution 1704 (2006).

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