United Nations Security Council Resolution 1903

UN Security Council Resolution 1903
Location of Liberia
Date	17 December 2009
Meeting no.	6,246
Code	S/RES/1903 (Document)
Subject	The situation in Liberia
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	Austria Burkina Faso Costa Rica Croatia Japan Libya Mexico Turkey Uganda Vietnam
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1903, adopted unanimously on December 17, 2009, renewed a travel ban on persons deemed to be a threat to the peace in Liberia for 12 months, demanding the Government of Liberia to continue enforcing an asset freeze imposed upon those sanctioned individuals. The Council also readjusted the arms embargo on the country by allowing the Liberian government and UN peacekeepers in the country to receive certain military materiel for 12 months.

The resolution also extended the mandate of the Panel of Experts for an additional time until 20 December 2010, to monitor the implementation of measures set forward in Resolution 1903. It tasked the Panel to report back on the progress in the timber sector and to cooperate actively with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, noting it had terminated previous export bans on diamonds and timber from the country.

After the resolution was passed, Liberia's Deputy Information Minister Cletus Sieh said the action "demonstrates the Liberian Government's commitment to the rebuilding of peace and development in the country" and the determination to improve Liberia's international standing.

See also

• History of Liberia
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1901 to 2000 (2009–2011)
• United Nations Mission in Liberia

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1903 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org