UN Security Council resolution 1708

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The UN Security Council resolution 1708 is a resolution on the situation in Ivory Coast that the United Nations Security Council adopted unanimously on September 14, 2006 at its 5524th session. The resolution is a measure under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations . The purpose of this resolution is to extend the mandate of the expert group until December 15, 2006, which was set up in February 2005 as part of a series of measures under UN Security Council resolution 1584 .

The Security Council relied on its previous resolutions on Ivory Coast, in particular Security Council resolutions 1572 , 1584 , 1633 and 1643 , as well as all relevant statements by its President.

The resolution instructed the group of experts to prepare a report on the implementation of various measures by December 1, 2006. This concerns the implementation of points 7, 9 and 11 of resolution 1572, i.e. compliance with the arms embargo and the request to other states to prevent the entry and transit of persons who pose a threat to peace and national reconciliation among the Ivorians as well as the freezing of funds and other assets belonging to or controlled by these persons. In addition, it concerns the implementation of points 4 and 6 of resolution 1643, which requires all UN member states to prevent the import of rough diamonds from the Ivory Coast, as well as the observation of obstacles to the operation of the United Nations in the Ivory Coast (ONUCI) and of the French troops belonging to ONUCI .

In its report, the group of experts should make recommendations in this regard to the Security Council.

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