UN Security Council resolution 1742

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The Resolution 1742 of the UN Security Council is a resolution on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo , which the United Nations Security Council has adopted unanimously at its 5630th meeting, on 15 February, 2007.

With the resolution, the Security Council extended the mandate of the Mission de l'Organisation des Nations Unies en République Démocratique du Congo (MONUC), which would have expired on February 15, 2007, for two months to April 15, 2007.

The Security Council based its decision on all relevant resolutions and on the letter of the permanent representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations (document S / 2007/17). He still considers the situation in the state to be a threat to international peace and security in the region.

Under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations , the Security Council extended the mandate of MONUC as set out in Resolutions 1565 (2004) , 1592 (2005) , 1596 (2005) , 1621 (2005) , 1635 (2005) and 1736 (2006) had been set.

At the same time, the Security Council requested the Secretary-General of the United Nations to report to the Security Council by March 15 at the latest on its consultations with the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to make suggestions on the further development of the MONUC mission.

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