United Nations Security Council Resolution 1679

UN Security Council
Resolution 1679
Refugee camps near the Chad–Sudan border
Date16 May 2006
Meeting no.5,439
CodeS/RES/1679 (Document)
SubjectThe situation in Sudan
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 1679, adopted unanimously on May 16, 2006, after recalling resolutions 1556 (2004), 1564 (2004), 1574 (2004), 1590 (2005), 1591 (2005), 1593 (2005), 1663 (2005) and 1665 (2006) on the situation in Sudan, the Council endorsed a decision by the African Union Peace and Security Council to move ahead with a United Nations peacekeeping force in Darfur as soon as possible.[1]

After the adoption of Resolution 1679, China said it would not support any further resolutions against Sudan under Chapter VII authority, unless approval of the Sudanese government was obtained.[2]

  1. ^ "Security Council endorses African Union decision on need for concrete steps in transition to United Nations operation in Darfur". United Nations. May 16, 2006.
  2. ^ Black, David Ross; Williams, Paul (2010). The international politics of mass atrocities: the case of Darfur. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-415-55902-7.

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