United Nations Security Council Resolution 1653

UN Security Council
Resolution 1653
Colonial-era map of the Great Lakes region
Date27 January 2006
Meeting no.5,359
CodeS/RES/1653 (Document)
SubjectThe situation in the African Great Lakes region
Voting summary
  • 15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
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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]

  1. ^ "Security Council stresses need for disarmament, demobilization of armed groups in Africa's Great Lakes region". United Nations. January 27, 2006.
  2. ^ "UN condemns Great Lakes militias". BBC News. 28 January 2006.

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