United Nations Security Council Resolution 1698

UN Security Council Resolution 1698
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date	31 July 2006
Meeting no.	5,502
Code	S/RES/1698 (Document)
Subject	The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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	Argentina  Rep. of the Congo  Denmark  Ghana  Greece  Japan  Peru  Qatar  Slovakia  Tanzania
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1698, adopted unanimously on July 31, 2006, after recalling all previous resolutions concerning the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including resolutions 1493 (2003), 1533 (2004), 1552 (2004), 1565 (2004), 1592 (2005), 1596 (2005), 1616 (2005), 1649 (2005) and 1654 (2006), the Council renewed sanctions against the country until July 31, 2007.^[1]

The resolution was passed after the first general elections in 40 years.