United Nations Security Council Resolution 1596

UN Security Council
Resolution 1596
UN Security Council; Resolution 1596
	12 – South Kivu;; 13 – North Kivu;; 14 – Ituri
Date	18 April 2005
Meeting no.	5,163
Code	S/RES/1596 (Document)
Subject	The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Voting summary	15 voted for; None voted against; None abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; Russia; United Kingdom; United States;
Non-permanent members	Algeria; Argentina; Benin; Brazil; Denmark; Greece; Japan; Philippines; Romania; Tanzania;

United Nations Security Council resolution 1596, adopted unanimously on 18 April 2005, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including resolutions 1493 (2003), 1533 (2004), 1552 (2004), 1565 (2004) and 1592 (2005), the council expanded the arms embargo to include all recipients of weapons in the country, and imposed a travel ban and asset freeze on those violating the embargo.^[1]

The resolution was drafted by France.^[2]

^ "Security Council widens arms embargo on Democratic Republic of the Congo to include travel ban, assets freeze on violators". United Nations. 18 April 2005.
^ Hoge, Warren (19 April 2005). "Congo: U.N. Widens Weapons Ban". The New York Times.

[un-1] "Security Council widens arms embargo on Democratic Republic of the Congo to include travel ban, assets freeze on violators". United Nations. 18 April 2005.

[2] Hoge, Warren (19 April 2005). "Congo: U.N. Widens Weapons Ban". The New York Times.

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