UN Security Council
2004

United Nations S/RES/1533 (2004) Security Council Distr.: General 12 March 2004 Resolution 1533 (2004) Adopted by the Security Council at its 4926th meeting, on 12 March 2004 The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions and the statements by its President concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Reiterating its concern regarding the presence of armed groups and militias in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly in North and South Kivu and in Ituri, which perpetuate a climate of insecurity in the whole region, Condemning the continuing illicit flow of weapons into the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and declaring its determination to closely monitor compliance with the arms embargo imposed by its resolution 1493 of 28 July 2003, Underscoring the right of the Congolese people to control their own natural resources, recalling in this regard the statement made by its President on 19 November 2003 (S/PRST/2003/21), which emphasizes the connection, in the context of the continuing conflict, between the illegal exploitation of natural resources and