United Nations Security Council Resolution 1671

UN Security Council
Resolution 1671
Date25 April 2006
Meeting no.5,421
CodeS/RES/1671 (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 1671, adopted unanimously on April 25, 2006, after recalling previous resolutions concerning the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly resolutions 1565 (2004), 1592 (2005), 1621 (2005) and 1635 (2005), the Council authorised the deployment of the European Union's EUFOR RD Congo force to assist the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) during the 2006 general elections.[1]

The first of the 1,450 EUFOR forces began arriving in July 2006.[2]

  1. ^ "Security Council authorises deployment of European Union force to support United Nations mission during Democratic Republic of Congo elections". United Nations. April 25, 2006.
  2. ^ Dobbins, James (2008). Europe's role in nation-building: from the Balkans to the Congo. Santa Monica: Rand Corporation. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-8330-4138-8.