United Nations Security Council Resolution 1478

UN Security Council
Resolution 1478
UN Security Council; Resolution 1478
	Liberian forest
Date	6 May 2003
Meeting no.	4,751
Code	S/RES/1478 (Document)
Subject	The situation in Liberia
Voting summary	15 voted for; None voted against; None abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; Russia; United Kingdom; United States;
Non-permanent members	Angola; Bulgaria; Chile; Cameroon; Germany; Guinea; Mexico; Pakistan; Spain; Syria;

United Nations Security Council resolution 1478, adopted unanimously on 6 May 2003, after recalling resolutions 1132 (1997), 1171 (1998), 1306 (2000), 1343 (2001), 1385 (2001), 1395 (2002), 1400 (2002), 1408 (2002), 1458 (2003), 1467 (2003) and others on the situation in Liberia, the Council extended sanctions against the Liberian government for an additional period of twelve months until 7 May 2004 and imposed a ban on imports of its timber for ten months.^[1]

Liberian President Charles Taylor had previously announced he would import weapons in defiance of Security Council resolutions.^[2]

^ "Security Council extends sanctions against Liberia until 7 May 2004". United Nations. 6 May 2003.
^ Kamara, Thomas S. (2003). "Liberia: Civil War and Regional Conflict" (PDF). United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: 1–20. ISSN 1020-8429.

[un-1] "Security Council extends sanctions against Liberia until 7 May 2004". United Nations. 6 May 2003.

[2] Kamara, Thomas S. (2003). "Liberia: Civil War and Regional Conflict" (PDF). United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: 1–20. ISSN 1020-8429.

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