United Nations Security Council Resolution 1457

UN Security Council
Resolution 1457
Date24 January 2003
Meeting no.4,691
CodeS/RES/1457 (Document)
SubjectThe situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Voting summary
  • 15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1457, adopted unanimously on 24 January 2003, after recalling resolutions 1291 (2000), 1304 (2000), 1323 (2000), 1332 (2000), 1341 (2001), 1355 (2001), 1376 (2001), 1417 (2002) and 1445 (2002) on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the council condemned the plundering of natural resources in the country and requested a six-month mandate for a panel investigating the issue.[1]

  1. ^ "Security Council condemns plunder of Democratic Republic of Congo's resources, requests new six-month mandate for investigative panel". United Nations. 24 January 2003.