UN Security Council Resolution 1478 | ||
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Date | 6 May 2003 | |
Meeting no. | 4,751 | |
Code | S/RES/1478 (Document) | |
Subject | The situation in Liberia | |
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Result | Adopted | |
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1478, adopted unanimously on 6 May 2003, after recalling resolutions 1132 (1997), 1171 (1998), 1306 (2000), 1343 (2001), 1385 (2001), 1395 (2002), 1400 (2002), 1408 (2002), 1458 (2003), 1467 (2003) and others on the situation in Liberia, the Council extended sanctions against the Liberian government for an additional period of twelve months until 7 May 2004 and imposed a ban on imports of its timber for ten months.[1]
Liberian President Charles Taylor had previously announced he would import weapons in defiance of Security Council resolutions.[2]