United Nations Security Council Resolution 1708

Resolution 1708 of the UN Security Council is a resolution on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire, the Council unanimously adopted on 14 September 2006 at its 5524th meeting of the United Nations Security Council. The resolution is a measure under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. Subject of this resolution is the extension of the mandate of the Expert Group to 15 December 2006, which was used as part of a series of actions under the resolution 1584 of the UN Security Council in February 2005.

The Security Council relied on its previous resolutions on Côte d'Ivoire, in particular the Security Council Resolutions 1572, 1584, 1633 and 1643, as well as to all relevant statements of its President.

The resolution instructed the group of experts to prepare a report on the implementation of various measures by 1 December 2006. It is here in order to prevent the implementation of the points 7, 9 and 11 of resolution 1572, that is to ensure compliance with the arms embargo and calling on other states, entry and transit of such persons that pose a threat to the peace and national reconciliation of Ivorians, as well as the freezing of funds and other assets belonging to these people or are controlled by them. In addition, it comes to the implementation of points 4 and 6 of resolution 1643, which calls on all UN Member States to prevent the importation of rough diamonds from the Ivory Coast, as well as the observation of disabilities of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire ( UNOCI ) and belonging to UNOCI troops of France.

The expert group will submit recommendations thereon to the Security Council in its report.