United Nations Security Council Resolution 1667

UN Security Council
Resolution 1667
UN Security Council; Resolution 1667
	Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who was inaugurated as President in 2006
Date	31 March 2006
Meeting no.	5,406
Code	S/RES/1667 (Document)
Subject	The situation in Liberia
Voting summary	15 voted for; None voted against; None abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; Russia; United Kingdom; United States;
Non-permanent members	Argentina; Rep. of the Congo; Denmark; Ghana; Greece; Japan; Peru; Qatar; Slovakia; Tanzania;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1667, adopted unanimously on March 31, 2006, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situations in Liberia and the subregion, particularly resolutions 1626 (2005) and 1638 (2005), the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until September 30, 2006.^[1]

Resolution[edit]

The Security Council recognised the important role that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and African Union (AU) were playing in the Liberian process in addition to that of the international community. It welcomed the inauguration of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as President of Liberia and the installation of a newly elected government, and acknowledged the existence of remaining challenges in the country.

Meanwhile, Council members welcomed the transfer of former President Charles Taylor to the Special Court for Sierra Leone.^[2]

Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Council extended UNMIL's mandate and the temporary increase in its personnel size.^[3] It reaffirmed its intention to authorise the Secretary-General Kofi Annan to redeploy troops between UNMIL and the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) on a temporary basis in accordance with Resolution 1609 (2005). In this context, a review would take place of UNOCI's tasks and troop level with a decision on its possible reinforcement.

Finally, the Secretary-General was asked to present his plans regarding the drawdown of UNMIL to the Security Council.

^ "Security Council extends UN Mission in Liberia until 30 September". United Nations. March 31, 2006.
^ "Security Council Renews UN Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia". China Radio International. 1 April 2006. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.
^ State Department, Bureau of International Organization Affairs (2007). United States Participation in the United Nations: A Report by the Secretary of State to the Congress for the Year 2007. Government Printing Office. p. 30.