UN Security Council
2008

United Nations S/RES/1855 (2008) Security Council Distr.: General 19 December 2008 Resolution 1855 (2008) Adopted by the Security Council at its 6052nd meeting, on 19 December 2008 The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 955 (1994) of 8 November 1994, 1165 (1998) of 30 April 1998, 1329 (2000) of 30 November 2000, 1411 (2002) of 17 May 2002, 1431 (2002) of 14 August 2002, Recalling in particular that resolution 1503 (2003) of 28 August 2003 called upon the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (the International Tribunal) to take all possible measures to complete all trial activities at first instance by the end of 2008 and to complete all work in 2010, and that resolution 1534 (2004) of 26 March 2004 emphasized the importance of fully implementing the International Tribunal’s completion strategy, Taking note of the letter to the President of the Council from the Secretary-General dated 18 December 2008, attaching the letter to him from the President of the International Tribunal dated 10 December 2008 (S/2008/798), and having considered the proposals made by the President of the International Tribunal,