United Nations Security Council Resolution 1588

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1588, adopted unanimously on 17 March 2005, after recalling resolutions 1547 (2004), 1556 (2004), 1574 (2004) and 1585 (2005) on the situation in Sudan, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Advance Mission in Sudan (UNAMIS) for a period of one week.[1]

UN Security Council Resolution 1588
Darfur refugees at a camp in eastern Chad
Date	17 March 2005
Meeting no.	5,143
Code	S/RES/1588 (Document)
Subject	The situation concerning Sudan
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Algeria  Argentina  Benin  Brazil  Denmark  Greece  Japan  Philippines  Romania  Tanzania

The mandate was extended until 24 March 2005, to allow for further discussions by the Security Council on the issue. It was designed to prepare for the establishment of a peacekeeping operation in the region. Within a week, the United Nations Mission in Sudan would be established.

See also

• African Union Mission in Sudan
• African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
• International response to the War in Darfur
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1501 to 1600 (2003–2005)
• Timeline of the War in Darfur
• United Nations Mission in Sudan
• War in Darfur

References

1. "Security Council extends UN advance mission in Sudan until 24 March". United Nations. 17 March 2005.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1588 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org