Security Council resolution 1672 (2006) [on implementation of measures specified in paragraph 3 of resolution 1591(2005) with respect to Sudanese individuals]
Symbol: S/RES/1672(2006)
Date: 2006-04-25
Meeting record: S/PV.5423
Subjects: Elhassan, Gaffar Mohamed > (Sudan)|Hilal, Sheikh Musa > (Sudan)|Shant, Adam Yacub > (Sudan)|Badri, Gabril Abdul Kareem > (Sudan)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|SANCTIONS|SUDAN|TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS|DARFUR (SUDAN)|SUDAN|SUDANESE
Notes: Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2005-31 July 2006 - S/INF/61 - (SCOR, 61st year).
Summary: Decides that all States shall implement the measures specified in paragraph 3 of resolution 1591 (2005) with respect to the following individuals: Major General Gaffar Mohamed Elhassan (Commander of the Western Military Region for the Sudanese Armed Forces), Sheikh Musa Hilal (Paramount Chief of the Jalul Tribe in North Darfur), Adam Yacub Shant (Sudanese Liberation Army Commander), Gabril Abdul Kareem Badri (National Movement for Reform and Development Field Commander); decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

United Nations                                                                   S/RES/1672 (2006)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              25 April 2006




               Resolution 1672 (2006)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5423rd meeting, on
               25 April 2006

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous resolutions concerning the situation in Sudan, in
               particular resolutions 1665 (2006) of 29 March 2006, 1651 (2005) of 21 December
               2005, 1591 (2005) of 29 March 2005 and 1556 (2004) of 30 July 2004 and
               statements of its President concerning Sudan,
                    Stressing again its firm commitment to the cause of peace throughout Sudan,
               including through the African Union-led inter-Sudanese peace talks in Abuja,
               Nigeria (“Abuja Talks”), full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace
               Agreement of 9 January 2005 and an end to the violence and atrocities in Darfur,
                     Determining that the situation in Sudan continues to constitute a threat to
               international peace and security in the region,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                    1.   Decides that all States shall implement the measures specified in
               paragraph 3 of resolution 1591 (2005) with respect to the following individuals:
                  – Major General Gaffar Mohamed Elhassan (Commander of the Western
                    Military Region for the Sudanese Armed Forces)
                  – Sheikh Musa Hilal (Paramount Chief of the Jalul Tribe in North Darfur)
                  – Adam Yacub Shant (Sudanese Liberation Army Commander)
                  – Gabril Abdul Kareem Badri          (National   Movement     for   Reform     and
                    Development Field Commander)
                    2.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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Texto español (official Spanish version): Naciones Unidas                                                                S/RES/1672 (2006)
               Consejo de Seguridad                                          Distr. general
                                                                             25 de abril de 2006




               Resolución 1672 (2006)
               Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 5423a sesión,
               celebrada el 25 de abril de 2006

                    El Consejo de Seguridad,
                     Recordando sus resoluciones anteriores sobre la situación en el Sudán, en particular las resoluciones 1665 (2006), de 29 de marzo de 2006, 1651 (2005), de 21 de
               diciembre de 2005, 1591 (2005), de 29 de marzo de 2005, y 1556 (2004), de 30 de
               julio de 2004, así como las declaraciones de su Presidente relativas al Sudán,
                     Subrayando nuevamente su firme compromiso con la causa de la paz en todo
               el Sudán, incluso mediante las conversaciones de paz intersudanesas dirigidas por la
               Unión Africana en Abuja (Nigeria) (“conversaciones de Abuja”), el pleno cumplimiento del Acuerdo General de Paz de 9 de enero de 2005 y el fin de la violencia y
               las atrocidades en Darfur,
                   Habiendo determinado que la situación en el Sudán sigue constituyendo una
               amenaza a la paz y la seguridad internacionales en la región,
                    Actuando en virtud del Capítulo VII de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas,
                     1.    Decide que todos los Estados deberán adoptar las medidas estipuladas en
               el párrafo 3 de la resolución 1591 (2005) con respecto a las siguientes personas:
                  – General de División Gaffar Mohamed Elhassan (Comandante de la Región Militar Occidental de las Fuerzas Armadas del Sudán)
                  – Jeque Musa Hilal (Jefe Supremo de la Tribu Jalul de Darfur septentrional)
                  – Adam Yacub Shant (Comandante del Ejército de Liberación del Sudán)
                  – Gabril Abdul Kareem Badri (Comandante del Movimiento Nacional pro
                    Reforma y Desarrollo)
                    2.   Decide seguir ocupándose de la cuestión.




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Texte français (official French version): Nations Unies                                                                     S/RES/1672 (2006)
               Conseil de sécurité                                             Distr. générale
                                                                               25 avril 2006




               Résolution 1672 (2006)
               Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 5423e séance,
               le 25 avril 2006

                    Le Conseil de sécurité,
                     Rappelant ses résolutions antérieures sur la situation au Soudan, en particulier
               ses résolutions 1665 (2006) du 29 mars 2006, 1651 (2005) du 21 décembre 2005,
               1591 (2005) du 29 mars 2005 et 1556 (2004) du 30 juillet 2004, et les déclarations
               de son président concernant le Soudan,
                     Soulignant à nouveau sa ferme volonté de voir revenir la paix partout au
               Soudan, notamment grâce aux pourparlers de paix intersoudanais dirigés par
               l’Union africaine à Abuja (Nigéria) (« Pourparlers d’Abuja »), à l’application
               intégrale de l’Accord de paix global du 9 janvier 2005, et à la cessation des actes de
               violence et des atrocités au Darfour,
                    Considérant que la situation au Soudan demeure une menace pour la paix et la
               sécurité internationales dans la région,
                    Agissant en vertu du Chapitre VII de la Charte des Nations Unies,
                    1.     Décide que tous les États appliqueront les mesures énoncées au
               paragraphe 3 de la résolution 1591 (2005) en ce qui concerne les personnes
               suivantes :
                  – Général de division Gaffar Mohamed Elhassan (commandant de la région
                    militaire occidentale dans l’Armée soudanaise)
                  – Cheikh Musa Hilal (Chef suprême de la tribu Jalul au Darfour-Nord)
                  – Adam Yacub Shant (commandant de l’Armée de libération du Soudan)
                  – Gabril Abdul Kareem Badri (commandant des opérations du Mouvement
                    national pour la réforme et le développement);
                    2.    Décide de rester activement saisi de la question.




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Русский текст (official Russian version): Организация Объединенных Наций                                                         S/RES/1672 (2006)
            Совет Безопасности                                       Distr.: General
                                                                     25 April 2006




            Резолюция 1672 (2006),
            принятая Советом Безопасности на его 5423-м заседании 25 апреля
            2006 года
                   Совет Безопасности,
                 ссылаясь на свои предыдущие резолюции, касающиеся положения в Су-
            дане, в частности резолюции 1665 (2006) от 29 марта 2006 года, 1651 (2005) от
            21 декабря 2005 года, 1591 (2005) от 29 марта 2005 года и 1556 (2004) от
            30 июля 2004 года, и заявления своего Председателя по Судану,
                 вновь подчеркивая свою твердую приверженность делу мира на всей тер-
            ритории Судана, в том числе через посредство проводимых под эгидой Афри-
            канского союза межсуданских мирных переговоров в Абудже, Нигерия («Абуд-
            жийские переговоры»), полному осуществлению Всеобъемлющего мирного со-
            глашения от 9 января 2005 года и прекращению насилия и злодеяний в Дарфу-
            ре,
                 определяя, что положение в Судане продолжает создавать угрозу между-
            народному миру и безопасности в регионе,
                   действуя на основании главы VII Устава Организации Объединенных На-
            ций,
                1.   постановляет, что всем государствам следует принять меры, преду-
            смотренные в пункте 3 резолюции 1591 (2005), в отношении следующих лиц:
               – генерал-майор Гаффар Мохамед Эль-Хасан (командующий Западным во-
                 енным округом — Вооруженные силы Судана)
               – шейх Муса Хилал (верховный вождь племени Джалул в Северном Дарфу-
                 ре)
               – Адам Якуб Шант (командующий Освободительной армией Судана)
               – Габрил Абдул Карим Бадри (полевой командир, Национальное движение
                 за реформу и развитие)
                   2.   постановляет продолжать активно заниматься этим вопросом.




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中文文本 (official Chinese version): 联合国                                                               S/RES/1672 (2006)
        安全理事会                                           Distr.: General
                                                        25 April 2006




        第 1672(2006)号决议
        2006 年 4 月 25 日安全理事会第 5423 次会议通过

           安全理事会，

           回顾其以往关于苏丹局势的各项决议，尤其是 2006 年 3 月 29 日第 1665
        (2006)号、2005 年 12 月 21 日第 1651(2005)号、2005 年 3 月 29 日第 1591(2005)
        号和 2004 年 7 月 30 日第 1556(2004)号决议，以及关于苏丹的各项主席声明，

           再次强调安理会坚决致力于苏丹全国的和平事业，包括通过由非洲联盟牵头
        在尼日利亚阿布贾举行的苏丹人和平会谈(“阿布贾会谈”)，充分实施 2005 年 1
        月 9 日的《全面和平协定》，并制止在达尔富尔发生的暴力和暴行，

           认定苏丹局势继续对该区域的国际和平与安全构成威胁，

           根据《联合国宪章》第七章采取行动，

           1.   决定所有国家均应对下列人员实行第 1591(2005)号决议第 3 段规定的
        措施：

                -   Gaffar Mohamed Elhassan 少将（苏丹武装部队西部军区指挥官）

                -   Sheikh Musa Hilal（北达尔富尔贾卢尔部落最高酋长）

                -   Adam Yacub Shant（苏丹解放军指挥官）

                -   Gabril Abdul Kareem Badri（全国改良与发展运动战地指挥官）

           2.   决定继续积极处理此案。




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النص العربي (official Arabic version): ‫)‪S/RES/1672 (2006‬‬                                                                               ‫ﺍﻷﻣــﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤـﺪﺓ‬
‫‪Distr.: General‬‬
‫‪25 April 2006‬‬                                                                             ‫ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ‬



                                                                                ‫ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺭ ‪(٢٠٠٦) ١٦٧٢‬‬
                  ‫ﺍﻟــــﺬﻱ ﺍﲣــــﺬﻩ ﳎﻠــــﺲ ﺍﻷﻣــــﻦ ﰲ ﺟﻠــــﺴﺘﻪ ‪ ،٥٤٢٣‬ﺍﳌﻌﻘــــﻮﺩﺓ ﰲ ‪ ٢٥‬ﻧﻴــــﺴﺎﻥ‪/‬‬
                                                                                 ‫ﺃﺑﺮﻳﻞ ‪٢٠٠٦‬‬
                                                                                        ‫ﺇﻥ ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ‪،‬‬
                  ‫ﺇﺫ ﻳـﺸﲑ ﺇﱃ ﻗﺮﺍﺭﺍﺗــﻪ ﺍﻟــﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﺍﳌﺘﻌﻠﻘــﺔ ﺑﺎﳊﺎﻟـﺔ ﰲ ﺍﻟــﺴﻮﺩﺍﻥ‪ ،‬ﻭﲞﺎﺻــﺔ ﺍﻟﻘــﺮﺍﺭﺍﺕ ‪١٦٦٥‬‬
                  ‫)‪ (٢٠٠٦‬ﺍﳌــﺆﺭﺥ ‪ ٢٩‬ﺁﺫﺍﺭ‪/‬ﻣــﺎﺭﺱ ‪ ،٢٠٠٦‬ﻭ ‪ (٢٠٠٥) ١٦٥١‬ﺍﳌــﺆﺭﺥ ‪ ٢١‬ﻛــﺎﻧﻮﻥ ﺍﻷﻭﻝ‪/‬‬
                  ‫ﺩﻳــﺴﻤﱪ ‪ ،٢٠٠٥‬ﻭ ‪ (٢٠٠٥) ١٥٩١‬ﺍﳌــﺆﺭﺥ ‪ ٢٩‬ﺁﺫﺍﺭ‪/‬ﻣــﺎﺭﺱ ‪ ،٢٠٠٥‬ﻭ ‪(٢٠٠٤) ١٥٥٦‬‬
                                        ‫ﺍﳌﺆﺭﺥ ‪ ٣٠‬ﲤﻮﺯ‪/‬ﻳﻮﻟﻴﻪ ‪ ،٢٠٠٤‬ﻭﺇﱃ ﺑﻴﺎﻧﺎﺕ ﺭﺋﻴﺴﻪ ﺍﳌﺘﻌﻠﻘﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﻥ‪،‬‬
                  ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺆﻛﺪ ﻣﺮﺓ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﺍﻟﺘﺰﺍﻣﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺳـﺦ ﺑﻘـﻀﻴﺔ ﺍﻟـﺴﻼﻡ ﰲ ﲨﻴـﻊ ﺃﳓـﺎﺀ ﺍﻟـﺴﻮﺩﺍﻥ‪ ،‬ﲟـﺎ ﰲ‬
                  ‫ﺫﻟــﻚ ﻋــﻦ ﻃﺮﻳــﻖ ﳏﺎﺩﺛــﺎﺕ ﺍﻟــﺴﻼﻡ ﺑــﲔ ﺍﻷﻃــﺮﺍﻑ ﺍﻟــﺴﻮﺩﺍﻧﻴﺔ ﰲ ﺃﺑﻮﺟــﺎ ﺍﻟــﱵ ﻳﻘﻮﺩﻫــﺎ ﺍﻻﲢــﺎﺩ‬
                  ‫ﺍﻷﻓﺮﻳﻘــﻲ )”ﳏﺎﺩﺛــﺎﺕ ﺃﺑﻮﺟــﺎ“(‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻨﻔﻴــﺬ ﺍﻟﺘــﺎﻡ ﻻﺗﻔــﺎﻕ ﺍﻟــﺴﻼﻡ ﺍﻟــﺸﺎﻣﻞ ﺍﳌــﺆﺭﺥ ‪ ٩‬ﻛــﺎﻧﻮﻥ‬
                                   ‫ﺍﻟﺜﺎﱐ‪/‬ﻳﻨﺎﻳﺮ ‪ ،٢٠٠٥‬ﻭﻭﺿﻊ ﺣﺪ ﻷﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻒ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻈﺎﺋﻊ ﺍﳌﺮﺗﻜﺒﺔ ﰲ ﺩﺍﺭﻓﻮﺭ‪،‬‬
                  ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﻘﺮﺭ ﺃﻥ ﺍﳊﺎﻟﺔ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﻥ ﻣﺎ ﺯﺍﻟﺖ ﺗﺸﻜﻞ ﺧﻄﺮﺍ ﻳﻬﺪﺩ ﺍﻟـﺴﻼﻡ ﻭﺍﻷﻣـﻦ ﺍﻟـﺪﻭﻟﻴﲔ‬
                                                                                         ‫ﰲ ﺍﳌﻨﻄﻘﺔ‪،‬‬
                                                 ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺘﺼﺮﻑ ﲟﻮﺟﺐ ﺍﻟﻔﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻊ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻴﺜﺎﻕ ﺍﻷﻣﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤﺪﺓ‪،‬‬
                  ‫‪ - ١‬ﻳﻘــــﺮﺭ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻨﻔــــﺬ ﲨﻴــــﻊ ﺍﻟــــﺪﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﺘــــﺪﺍﺑﲑ ﺍﶈــــﺪﺩﺓ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻔﻘــــﺮﺓ ‪ ٣‬ﻣــــﻦ ﺍﻟﻘــــﺮﺍﺭ‬
                                                                         ‫‪ (٢٠٠٥) ١٥٩١‬ﺑﺸﺄﻥ ﺍﻷﻓﺮﺍﺩ ﺍﳌﺬﻛﻮﺭﻳﻦ ﺃﺩﻧﺎﻩ‪:‬‬
                   ‫‪ -‬ﺍﻟﻠﻮﺍﺀ ﺟﻌﻔﺮ ﳏﻤﺪ ﺍﳊﺴﻦ )ﻗﺎﺋﺪ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﺕ ﺍﳌﺴﻠﺤﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﻧﻴﺔ ﺑﺎﳌﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺴﻜﺮﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺑﻴﺔ(‬
                                              ‫‪ -‬ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ ﻫﻼﻝ )ﻧﺎﻇﺮ ﻗﺒﻴﻠﺔ ﺍﳉﻠﻮﻝ ﰲ ﴰﺎﻝ ﺩﺍﺭﻓﻮﺭ(‬
                                                       ‫‪ -‬ﺁﺩﻡ ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ ﺷﺎﻧﺖ )ﻗﺎﺋﺪ ﺟﻴﺶ ﲢﺮﻳﺮ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﻥ(‬
                            ‫‪ -‬ﺟﱪﻳﻞ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﱘ ﺑﺪﺭﻱ )ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺋﺪ ﺍﳌﻴﺪﺍﱐ ﻟﻠﺤﺮﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻮﻃﻨﻴﺔ ﻟﻺﺻﻼﺡ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻨﻤﻴﺔ(‬
                                                       ‫‪ - ٢‬ﻳﻘﺮﺭ ﺃﻥ ﻳ‪‬ﺒﻘﻲ ﺍﳌﺴﺄﻟﺔ ﻗﻴﺪ ﻧﻈﺮﻩ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﻠﻲ‪.‬‬

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Draft resolution (S/2006/255):
United Nations                                                                            S/2006/255
            Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                            24 April 2006

                                                                            Original: English




            Argentina, Denmark, France, Japan, Peru, Slovakia,
            United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
            and United States of America: draft resolution

                 The Security Council,
                  Recalling its previous resolutions concerning the situation in Sudan, in
            particular resolutions 1665 (2006) of 29 March 2006, 1651 (2005) of 21 December
            2005, 1591 (2005) of 29 March 2005 and 1556 (2004) of 30 July 2004 and
            statements of its President concerning Sudan,
                 Stressing again its firm commitment to the cause of peace throughout Sudan,
            including through the African Union-led inter-Sudanese peace talks in Abuja,
            Nigeria (“Abuja Talks”), full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace
            Agreement of 9 January 2005 and an end to the violence and atrocities in Darfur,
                  Determining that the situation in Sudan continues to constitute a threat to
            international peace and security in the region,
                 Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                 1.   Decides that all States shall implement the measures specified in
            paragraph 3 of resolution 1591 (2005) with respect to the following individuals:
                – Major General Gaffar Mohamed Elhassan (Commander of the Western
                  Military Region for the Sudanese Armed Forces)
                – Sheikh Musa Hilal (Paramount Chief of the Jalul Tribe in North Darfur)
                – Adam Yacub Shant (Sudanese Liberation Army Commander)
                – Gabril Abdul Kareem Badri          (National   Movement     for   Reform      and
                  Development Field Commander)
                 2.    Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                       S/PV.5423
               Security Council                                                                                                     Provisional
               Sixty-first year

               5423     rd meeting
               Tuesday, 25 April 2006, 1.20 p.m.
               New York




President:     Mr. Wang Guangya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (China)

Members:       Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Mayoral
               Congo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Ikouebe
               Denmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Faaborg-Andersen
               France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. De La Sablière
               Ghana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Christian
               Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mrs. Telalian
               Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Kitaoka
               Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. De Rivero
               Qatar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Al-Bader
               Russian Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            Mr. Dolgov
               Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Burian
               United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . . . . .                                Sir Emyr Jones Parry
               United Republic of Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 Mr. Mahiga
               United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                Mr. Bolton


Agenda

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S/PV.5423


     The meeting was called to order at 1.20 p.m.          humanitarian law, should not go unpunished. However,
                                                           we believe that the present round of peace negotiations
Adoption of the agenda                                     on Darfur in Abuja should be concluded by the
                                                           Sudanese parties signing all the peace agreements up to
     The agenda was adopted.
                                                           30 April 2006, as was determined by the African
                                                           Union. In our view, there is the feeling that the
Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan
                                                           adoption of this resolution might have a negative
      The President (spoke in Chinese): The Security       impact on the prospects for concluding a peace
Council will now begin its consideration of the item on    agreement within the time period and thus would not
its agenda. Members of the Council have before them        promote the efforts of the international community to
document S/2006/255, which contains the text of a          establish peace and stability in Darfur and in the Sudan
draft resolution submitted by Argentina, Denmark,          as a whole. We are convinced that, within the Sudanese
France, Japan, Peru, Slovakia, the United Kingdom of       context and also in broader terms, the implementation
Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United          of sanctions should be closely linked with the task of
States of America.                                         promoting the process of a political settlement of the
                                                           conflict and ensuring regional stability.
      It is my understanding that the Council is ready
to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution. Unless I         Mr. Al-Bader (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): In the
hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to    Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591
the vote now.                                              (2005) we did not get clear and consistent evidence
                                                           that would condemn those individuals in the way
     There being no objection, it is so decided.
                                                           required for imposing sanctions on them in accordance
     A vote was taken by show of hands.                    with the Committee’s measures and guidelines. We
                                                           have frequently stated that we are ready to take note of
In favour:
                                                           any piece of proof available, as we are committed to
      Argentina, Congo, Denmark, France, Ghana,
                                                           the relevant resolutions and guidelines applicable
      Greece, Japan, Peru, Slovakia, United Kingdom
                                                           within the Committee.
      of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United
      Republic of Tanzania, United States of America             We are of the view that it is our duty to leave any
                                                           such accusations to the prosecutor of the International
Against:
                                                           Criminal Court to deal with and not to influence any
     None
                                                           investigations being carried out or that may be carried
Abstaining:                                                out in this respect.
     China, Qatar, Russian Federation
                                                                 This is why our decision to abstain was based on
      The President (spoke in Chinese): The draft          resolutions 1591 (2005) and 1593 (2005), as well as on
resolution received 12 votes in favour, none against       the Committee’s procedures. We consider the
and three abstentions. The resolution has been adopted     Committee to be the technical and legal specialized
as resolution 1672 (2006).                                 body entrusted with producing recommendations to
                                                           impose sanctions.
      I shall now give the floor to those members who
wish to make a statement after the adoption of the               In addition, given the positive report of
resolution.                                                Mr. Salim, African Union Special Envoy for the Inter-Sudanese Peace Talks on Darfur, and given the positive
      Mr. Dolgov (Russian Federation) (spoke in
                                                           developments in the Abuja process, we thought that it
Russian): The Russian Federation did not feel it was
                                                           would not be suitable to adopt this kind of resolution at
possible to support the adoption of the resolution on
                                                           this particular juncture and that it would be preferable
applying sanctions to four Sudanese persons. In taking
                                                           to postpone the vote until after the end of the Abuja
this decision, we were guided by thoughts we have
                                                           process on 30 April 2006. It is for all of these reasons
frequently set out in the Security Council.
                                                           that Qatar abstained during the vote.
      There is no doubt that the          violation of
                                                                Mr. Bolton (United States): We believe that this
international  norms,  including           international
                                                           vote today constituted an important first step in the


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Security Council fulfilling its responsibilities under the    would have to assume responsibility for such an
several resolutions respecting Darfur that it has             eventuality.
adopted. This resolution demonstrates that the Security
                                                                    Like other members, China is very concerned
Council is serious in its effort to restore peace and
                                                              about the situation in Darfur. China also hopes that the
security in the region and that, far from interfering in
                                                              humanitarian crisis can be neutralized and the
the peace process in Abuja, it will strengthen that
                                                              humanitarian situation improved in the near future.
process. We regret that the vote today was not
                                                              China supports the pivotal role played by African
unanimous, but we do not think that that will deter the
                                                              Union Mission in Sudan in stabilizing the security
Security Council from continuing to fulfil its
                                                              situation in the Darfur region. We also endorse the idea
responsibilities.
                                                              that those responsible for serious violations of
     The President (spoke in Chinese): I shall now            international humanitarian law and international human
make a statement in my capacity as representative of          rights must be brought to justice.
China.
                                                                    The proper settlement of the Darfur problem will
      China has always been very careful about                not only affect the security and humanitarian situation
adoption of sanctions by the Security Council. Past           in the Darfur region, but also have an impact on the
practices and experiences reveal that, more often than        peace process between the north and south in the
not, sanctions cannot reach expected results. On the          Sudan, on the neighbouring countries of Chad and the
contrary, sanctions victimize civilian populations.           Central African Republic and on the subregion as a
Therefore, China abstained in the voting on resolutions       whole. On that critical issue, the Security Council
1556 (2004), 1564 (2004) and 1591 (2005). Just now,           should send a constructive message and avoid actions
China abstained in the voting on resolution 1672              that might give rise to misinterpretation or even affect
(2006).                                                       the peace process as a whole.
      More importantly, China believes that the timing              During discussions in the Security Council
for adopting such a resolution is not right. During the       sanctions Committee, the Chinese representative joined
course of consultations, many Council members,                other colleagues in requesting clarification of criteria
including African members, repeatedly expressed such          for the inclusion of individuals on the list of sanctions.
concern about the timing.                                     Regrettably, the sponsors and the panel of experts have
                                                              yet to provide supplementary material. Sanctions
      The African Union-led Abuja peace talks are
                                                              should be applied as an extremely careful step. Before
currently at a crucial juncture. The top priority of the
                                                              a number of specific details could be clarified and
work of the Security Council in this regard is to assist
                                                              convincing evidence established, certain members
the African Union in bringing the Abuja talks to a
                                                              requested the termination of discussions in the
conclusion before the end of the month and to urge the
                                                              sanctions Committee and submission of the matter to
parties to sign the package peace agreement. That is
                                                              the Council for action. Such an approach is at variance
the priority for the African Union. It is also an urgent
                                                              with the Council’s practice of many years’ standing;
task for the international community, including the
                                                              neither is it in accordance with the guidelines for the
Security Council.
                                                              work of the sanctions Committee. We therefore express
       Approximately one week remains before the              our reservations in that regard.
deadline. During this exceptionally important period,
                                                                    For those reasons, the Chinese delegation had no
the Security Council should focus on the overall
                                                              choice but to abstain on the vote on the draft
political situation and remain on high alert. If it takes
                                                              resolution.
any course of action, it should focus on promoting and
facilitating, rather than affecting and interfering in, the        I now resume my functions as President of the
peace talks. If, as a result of the Security Council’s        Security Council.
sanctions resolution, any party to the Abuja talks has
                                                                    The Security Council has thus concluded its
second thoughts about signing such a peace accord, the
                                                              consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council
conflict in the Darfur region will inevitably be
                                                              will remain seized of the matter.
prolonged or even intensify. The Security Council
                                                                   The meeting rose at 1.35 p.m.


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Voting Summary
Yes: 012 | No: 000 | Abstentions: 003 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
Y ARGENTINA
A CHINA
Y CONGO
Y DENMARK
Y FRANCE
Y GHANA
Y GREECE
Y JAPAN
Y PERU
A QATAR
A RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Y SLOVAKIA
Y UNITED KINGDOM
Y UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Y UNITED STATES