UN Security Council resolution 1769

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The Resolution 1769 of the UN Security Council is a resolution that the United Nations Security Council has adopted unanimously at its 5727th meeting on July 31 of 2007. It was brought in by Great Britain and France and supported by Italy , Belgium , the Republic of the Congo , Slovakia and Peru . The subject of the resolution is the situation in Sudan / Darfur .

The resolution authorizes the deployment of the mixed UN / AU peacekeeping force UNAMID (hybrid deployment of the African Union and the United Nations in Darfur) with a troop strength of a maximum of 19,555 soldiers and 6,432 police officers. The mission will be the first in collaboration with the African Union and the largest peacekeeping mission in the world.

According to Chapter VII of the UN Charter , UNAMID members will be empowered to use force for self-defense and the protection of civilians and humanitarian operations. The resolution calls on UN member states to deploy troops within 30 days of adoption so that the deployment of peacekeeping forces can begin in October 2007. By December 31, 2007 at the latest, UNAMID should take over command and tasks of the existing AU mission AMIS .

The resolution also called on the parties to the Darfur conflict (rebels and the Sudanese government) to negotiate and ceasefire in order to create the peace that UNAMID is supposed to secure.

Originally, Resolution 1769 also stipulated that UNAMID could seize illegal weapons and that Sudan would be threatened with sanctions in the event of non-cooperation. On these points, however, the resolution was tempered under pressure from the Sudanese government and its allies; the UNAMID can only “search” for illegal weapons, and there is now no question of sanctions.

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  1. ↑ Reuters: UN approves up to 26,000 troops, police for Darfur

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