United Nations Security Council Resolution 1713

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1713, adopted unanimously on September 29, 2006, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Sudan, particularly resolutions 1556 (2004), 1591 (2005), 1651 (2005) and 1665 (2006), the Council extended the mandate of an expert panel monitoring sanctions against and violations of human rights in the Darfur region until September 29, 2007 and requested the Secretary-General to add another expert to the team.[1]

UN Security Council
Resolution 1713
Refugee camps at the border with Chad
Date29 September 2006
Meeting no.5,543
CodeS/RES/1713 (Document)
SubjectThe situation concerning Sudan
Voting summary
  • 15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members

The resolution was drafted by the United States.[2]

Observations

The Security Council stressed its commitment to peace in Sudan, the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the end of the violations in the Darfur region. All parties that had not signed the Darfur Peace Agreement were urged to so immediately. It deplored ongoing violence, impunity and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Darfur; all parties were called upon to end violence offensives.

The preamble of the resolution reiterated the need for respecting elements of the United Nations Charter, including those relating to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities. Council members stated that the situation continued to constitute a threat to international peace and security in the region.[3]

Acts

The resolution, enacted under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, extended the expert panel established in Resolution 1591 and extended by Resolution 1651 until September 29, 2006 and requested the Secretary-General to appoint a fifth member to the panel in order for it to better carry out its mission.[2] The panel was instructed to report on the implementation of the sanctions and observations on human rights in a mid-term briefing on March 29, 2007 and a final report 30 days before the end of its mandate.[4] All relevant United Nations bodies, the African Union and others were urged to co-operate with the expert panel and the Committee established in Resolution 1591.

See also

References
  1. "Security Council extends for one year work of expert panel monitoring arms embargo in Darfur, requests additional expert". United Nations. September 29, 2006.
  2. State Department, Bureau of International Organization Affairs (2007). United States Participation in the United Nations: A Report by the Secretary of State to the Congress for the Year 2007. Government Printing Office. p. 56.
  3. König, Doris; Stoll, Peter-Tobias; Röben, Volker (2007). International law today: new challenges and the need for reform?. Berlin: Springer. p. 78. ISBN 978-3-540-75204-2.
  4. "Darfur: Security Council lengthens mandate of panel of experts on arms embargo". United Nations News Centre. 29 September 2006.
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