UN Security Council Resolution 1653 | ||
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Date | 27 January 2006 | |
Meeting no. | 5,359 | |
Code | S/RES/1653 (Document) | |
Subject | The situation in the African Great Lakes region | |
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Result | Adopted | |
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1653, adopted unanimously on January 27, 2006, after recalling previous resolutions concerning the situations in the African Great Lakes region, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi, particularly resolutions 1625 (2005), 1631 (2005), 1649 (2005) and 1650 (2005), the Council addressed the stability of the Great Lakes region in Africa.[1]
Foreign ministers from more than 10 countries participated in the Security Council discussion prior to the vote.[2]