S/INF/61 Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council 1 August 2005 – 31 July 2006 Security Council Official Records United Nations • New York, 2006 NOTE The present volume of Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council contains the resolutions adopted and the decisions taken by the Council on substantive questions during the period from 1 August 2005 to 31 July 2006, as well as decisions on some of the more important procedural matters. The resolutions and decisions are set out in parts I and II, under general headings indicating the questions under consideration. In each part, the questions are arranged according to the date on which they were first taken up by the Council during the period under review, and under each question the resolutions and decisions appear in chronological order. The resolutions are numbered in the order of their adoption. Each resolution is followed by the result of the vote. Decisions are usually taken without a vote. S/INF/61 ISSN 0257-1455 Contents Page Membership of the Security Council in 2005 and 2006 ................................................................................................................. vii Resolutions adopted and decisions taken by the Security Council from 1 August 2005 to 31 July 2006 .............................. 1 Part I. Questions considered by the Security Council under its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan.......................................................................................................................... 1 Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts .......................................................................................... 21 The situation concerning Western Sahara................................................................................................................................... 27 The situation concerning Iraq....................................................................................................................................................... 30 Communication concerning relations between Cameroon and Nigeria ................................................................................... 39 The situation in Guinea-Bissau.................................................................................................................................................... 40 The situation in Afghanistan ........................................................................................................................................................ 41 Items relating to the situation in the Middle East: A. The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question .............................................................................. 51 B. The situation in the Middle East......................................................................................................................................... 58 The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo............................................................................................. 79 The situation in Timor-Leste........................................................................................................................................................ 106 The situation in Burundi............................................................................................................................................................... 111 The situation in Côte d’Ivoire ...................................................................................................................................................... 117 The situation in Sierra Leone ....................................................................................................................................................... 137 Threats to international peace and security ................................................................................................................................. 143 Strengthening cooperation with troop-contributing countries: A. Meeting of the Security Council with the troop-contributing countries to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea pursuant to resolution 1353 (2001), annex II, sections A and B................................................................... 149 B. Meeting of the Security Council with the troop-contributing countries to the United Nations Mission in Liberia pursuant to resolution 1353 (2001), annex II, sections A and B ...................................................................................... 150 C. Meeting of the Security Council with the troop-contributing countries to the United Nations Mission in the Sudan pursuant to resolution 1353 (2001), annex II, sections A and B ...................................................................................... 151 D. Meeting of the Security Council with the troop-contributing countries to the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo pursuant to resolution 1353 (2001), annex II, sections A and B ................ 151 E. Meeting of the Security Council with the troop-contributing countries to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara pursuant to resolution 1353 (2001), annex II, sections A and B ................................. 152 F. Meeting of the Security Council with the troop-contributing countries to the United Nations Operation in Burundi pursuant to resolution 1353 (2001), annex II, sections A and B ...................................................................................... 152 G. Meeting of the Security Council with the troop-contributing countries to the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus pursuant to resolution 1353 (2001), annex II, sections A and B..................................................................... 153 H. Meeting of the Security Council with the troop-contributing countries to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force pursuant to resolution 1353 (2001), annex II, sections A and B ........................................................... 154 iii Contents Page I. Meeting of the Security Council with the troop-contributing countries to the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone pursuant to resolution 1353 (2001), annex II, sections A and B........................................................................... 154 J. Meeting of the Security Council with the troop-contributing countries to the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire pursuant to resolution 1353 (2001), annex II, sections A and B........................................................... 155 K. Meeting of the Security Council with the troop-contributing countries to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon pursuant to resolution 1353 (2001), annex II, sections A and B....................................................................... 155 L. Meeting of the Security Council with the troop-contributing countries to the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia pursuant to resolution 1353 (2001), annex II, sections A and B........................................................................ 156 M. Meeting of the Security Council with the troop-contributing countries to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti pursuant to resolution 1353 (2001), annex II, sections A and B......................................................................... 156 The situation between Eritrea and Ethiopia ................................................................................................................................ 157 The situation in Cyprus................................................................................................................................................................. 168 The situation in Liberia................................................................................................................................................................. 172 The role of civil society in conflict prevention and the pacific settlement of disputes............................................................. 182 Items relating to the situation in the former Yugoslavia: A. International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991.................................................. 183 B. Security Council resolutions 1160 (1998), 1199 (1998), 1203 (1998), 1239 (1999) and 1244 (1999)......................... 187 C. The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.......................................................................................................................... 191 The situation in Somalia............................................................................................................................................................... 197 Cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations in maintaining international peace and security ....... 207 The question concerning Haiti ..................................................................................................................................................... 209 Briefings by Chairmen of subsidiary bodies of the Security Council....................................................................................... 217 Women and peace and security ..................................................................................................................................................