UN Security Council resolution 1760

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The Resolution 1760 of the UN Security Council is a resolution on the situation in Liberia and West Africa , which the United Nations Security Council has adopted unanimously at its 5699th meeting on 20 June of 2007. The resolution called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to reinstate the committee of experts to monitor the trade in rough diamonds and tropical timber after reports were made that the former Liberian, incarcerated in the Netherlands and indicted before the UN tribunal President Charles Taylor still has adequate financial resources.

The resolution welcomed the progress made by the Liberian government with the support of the international community since January 2006 and recalled the decision of the UN Security Council not to renew the provisions of Section 10 of UN Resolution 1521 (2003) , which referred to logs and wood products from Liberia, however, emphasized the need for the Liberian government to swiftly implement the law on reforming the Liberian forest system that came into force on October 5, 2006.

The Security Council expressed his satisfaction with the admission of Liberia to the Kimberley Process to combat the trade in blood diamonds and expects the report by the established by resolution 1521 (2003) sanctions committee, called the 1521 Committee , as the Resolution 1753 (2007) provides . The panel stressed the importance of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) in improving security in Liberia and in establishing the authority of the Liberian government on the territory of the country, particularly in the border regions and areas important for rough diamond prospecting and logging .

In adopting the resolution, the Security Council took into account the report of the expert group of May 24, 2007 (UN document S / 2007/340, annex) and reviewed the measures in paragraphs 2 and 4 of resolution 1521 (2003) and paragraph 1 of the resolution 1532 (2003) and progress in implementing the process required by paragraph 5 of resolution 1521 (2003). The panel decided that despite the progress made, the situation in Liberia continues to pose a threat to security and stability in the region.

Using the Chapter VII of the UN Charter , the Security Council decided to set up a new three-member expert group that performs a follow-on mission in Liberia and neighboring countries, illegal to finance arms trafficking , violation of the Restrictions based on Resolution 1521 (2003) and to investigate the implementation of the decided measures and to report to the Security Council. In addition, the group of experts will investigate the effects of the measures, in particular on the assets of the former President Charles Taylor and the implementation of the Forest Act, which came into force on October 5, 2006, since resolution 1689 (2006) banned the trade in round timber and Wood products originating in Liberia have not been renewed. The resolution also stipulated that the expert group should monitor the Liberian government's compliance with the Kimberley Process , since resolution 1753 (2007) repealed the measures of resolution 1521 (2003) with regard to so-called blood diamonds . The group of experts was obliged to prepare a report by December 6, 2007 at the latest and with other relevant groups of experts, in particular with the group of experts established by resolution 1708 (2006) that is active in the Ivory Coast . The resolution called on all states and the Liberian government to cooperate with the expert group.

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