United Nations Security Council Resolution 1555

United Nations Security Council resolution 1555, adopted unanimously on 29 July 2004, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including resolutions 1493 (2003) and 1533 (2004), the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) until 1 October 2004.[1]

UN Security Council Resolution 1555
Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date	29 July 2004
Meeting no.	5,014
Code	S/RES/1555 (Document)
Subject	The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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	Algeria  Angola  Benin  Brazil  Chile  Germany  Pakistan  Philippines  Romania  Spain

The Security Council reaffirmed its support for the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the peace process. It expressed concern at tensions and hostilities in the east of the country, particularly conflicts in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu.

Extending MONUC's mandate, the Council further requested the Secretary-General Kofi Annan to report before 16 August 2004 on the implementation of MONUC's mandate.[2]

See also

• Kivu conflict
• Ituri conflict
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1501 to 1600 (2003–2005)
• Second Congo War

References

1. "Security Council extends Democratic Republic of Congo mission until 1 October". United Nations. 29 July 2004.
2. Mehler, Andreas; Melber, Henning; Van Walraven, Klaas (2005). Africa yearbook. Leiden: BRILL. p. 220. ISBN 978-90-04-14462-0.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1555 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org