United Nations Security Council Resolution 1425

UN Security Council
Resolution 1425
Botswanan soldier conducting arms raids in Somalia
Date22 July 2002
Meeting no.4,580
CodeS/RES/1425 (Document)
SubjectThe situation in Somalia
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 1425, adopted unanimously on 22 July 2002, after recalling resolutions on the situation in Somalia, particularly resolutions 733 (1992) and 1407 (2002), the council established a panel of experts to investigate violations of the arms embargo against the country.[1]

The security council president said that the adoption of the resolution was aimed at hindering arms flows into the country, particularly as a recent United Nations report found that weapons had entered Somalia from neighbouring countries and others including Iran, Latvia, Libya, Poland, the United Arab Emirates and United States.[2]

  1. ^ "Security Council recommends expert panel to study violations of Somalia arms embargo". United Nations. 22 July 2002.
  2. ^ "Factional fighting erupts in Somalia". BBC News. 23 July 2002.