United Nations Security Council Resolution 1565
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| Date | 1 October 2004 |
| Meeting no. | 5,048 |
| Code | S/RES/1565 (Document) |
| Subject | The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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15 voted for None voted against None abstained |
| Result | Adopted |
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1565, adopted unanimously on 1 October 2004, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) until 31 March 2005 and authorised an additional deployment of 5,900 troops and police.
The increase in the size of MONUC was ordered following the Secretary-General Kofi Annan's call for additional troops, though the 5,900 additional personnel was lower than he had recommended. The adoption of Resolution 1565 marked the beginning of one of the largest and most rapid reconfigurations of a United Nations peacekeeping mission ever attempted.
The preamble of the resolution reflected the Council's concern at ongoing hostilities in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and widespread violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. It reaffirmed that all parties involved in the conflict were responsible for the safety of civilians in the region.
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Council extended MONUC's mandate and authorised an increase of 5,900 personnel, with deployments in North and South Kivu. MONUC's newly expanded mandate was to include:
MONUC was also called upon to support the transitional government and three joint commissions on security sector reform, legislation and the electoral process. Furthermore, MONUC was authorised to use "all necessary means" to enforce its mandate. Meanwhile, the governments of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda were asked not to allow their territory to be used to infringe upon the sovereignty of another. The Council urged full intergovernmenta co-operation and condemned all violations of human rights. It again reaffirmed the link between the illegal exploitation of natural resources and armed conflict, and welcomed the convening of an international conference on peace and security in the African Great Lakes region.
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