United Nations Security Council Resolution 1640

UN Security Council Resolution 1640
Ethiopia (green) and Eritrea (orange)
Date	23 November 2005
Meeting no.	5,308
Code	S/RES/1640 (Document)
Subject	The situation between Eritrea and Ethiopia
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  Argentina  Benin  Brazil  Denmark  Greece  Japan  Philippines  Romania  Tanzania
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1640, adopted unanimously on 23 November 2005, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation between Eritrea and Ethiopia, particularly Resolution 1622 (2005), the Council demanded that Eritrea lift restrictions on the movement of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE).^[1]

The resolution was passed after the Security Council threatened sanctions on both countries if war broke out. Ethiopian troops briefly breached the demilitarised zone and Eritrea dismissed the resolution as a reflection of "the narrow interests of [the world's] major powers".^[2]