United Nations Security Council Resolution 1760

Resolution 1760 of the UN Security Council is a resolution on the situation in Liberia and West Africa, adopted unanimously on 20 June 2007 at its 5699th meeting of the United Nations Security Council. With Resolution UN Secretary-General Ban Ki -moon was asked the expert committee to reinstate that will monitor the trade in rough diamonds and timber after it has been reports that the imprisoned border in the Netherlands and indicted by the UN tribunal former Liberian President Charles Taylor continues to have sufficient financial resources.

The resolution welcomed the progress made by the Liberian government has made since January 2006 with the support of the international community and called on the UN Security Council decision in memory, not to renew the provisions of section 10 of UN Resolution 1521 ( 2003), which referred to round timber and timber products from Liberia, but stressed the need for the Liberian government converts the compound into force on 5 October 2006 law on the reform of the Liberian forest being rapidly.

The Security Council expressed his satisfaction with the Liberia's admission to the Kimberley Process to combat the trade in blood diamonds and awaits the report by the by resolution 1521 (2003) established sanctions committee, called the 1521 Committee, as provided for in resolution 1753 (2007). The panel emphasized the importance of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL ) in improving security in Liberia and in the establishment of the authority of the Liberian government in the territory, especially in the border regions and the important for the prospecting of diamonds and timber production areas.

With the adoption of the resolution the Security Council considered the report of the expert group on 24 May 2007 ( UN document S/2007/340, annex ) and reviewed the measures of paragraphs 2 and 4 of resolution 1521 ( 2003 ) and paragraph 1 of resolution 1532 (2003) and the progress in the implementation of the information required by the by paragraph 5 of resolution 1521 ( 2003) process. Here, the panel ruled that, despite the progress made, representing the situation in Liberia continues to constitute a threat to the security and stability in the region.

Under application of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, the Security Council decided to establish a new three-member expert group which performs a follow-on mission to Liberia and neighboring countries, to finance illegal arms trafficking, violation of the restrictions pursuant to Resolution 1521 (2003) and the implementation of measures Decided to investigate and to report to the Security Council. In addition, the group of experts to examine the impact of the measures, and in particular the assets of former President Charles Taylor and monitor the implementation of the Forest Act, which came into force on 5 October 2006, as with Resolution 1689 (2006) the prohibition of trade in roundwood and wood products was not renewed originating in Liberia. The resolution also certain that the expert group compliance with the Kimberley Process by the Liberian government controlled since the measures in Resolution 1521 (2003) in relation to the so-called blood diamonds had been repealed with Resolution 1753 (2007). The Expert Group has been committed, shall prepare a report no later than December 6, 2007, and established with other relevant expert groups, in particular with the by Resolution 1708 (2006) Expert Group, which is engaged in the Ivory Coast. All States and the Liberian government were prompted by the resolution to cooperate with the expert group.