United Nations Security Council Resolution 1638

UN Security Council Resolution 1638
News on the trial of Charles Taylor in Monrovia
Date	11 November 2005
Meeting no.	5,304
Code	S/RES/1638 (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	Algeria  Argentina  Benin  Brazil  Denmark  Greece  Japan  Philippines  Romania  Tanzania
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1638, adopted unanimously on 11 November 2005, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in Liberia, Sierra Leone and West Africa, the Council included the apprehension, detention and transfer to the Special Court for Sierra Leone of former Liberian President Charles Taylor in the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).^[1]

Russian ambassador Andrey Denisov said the resolution would send a "strong signal" to Charles Taylor that he was to be arrested and stand trial.^[2]