United Nations Security Council Resolution 1704

UN Security Council
Resolution 1704
UN Security Council; Resolution 1704
	UNMIT police
Date	25 August 2006
Meeting no.	5,516
Code	S/RES/1704 (Document)
Subject	The situation in East Timor
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;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1704, adopted unanimously on August 25, 2006, after reaffirming previous resolutions on East Timor (Timor-Leste), particularly resolutions 1599 (2005), 1677 (2006), 1690 (2006) and 1703 (2006), the Council established the United Nations Integrated Mission in East Timor (UNMIT) for an initial period of six months.^[1]

The passage of the resolution saw UNMIT replace the United Nations Office in East Timor (UNOTIL), the fifth mission in seven years.^[2]

^ "Security Council establishes new, expanded UN mission in Timor-Leste for initial period of six months". United Nations. August 25, 2006.
^ Hinton, Mercedes S.; Newburn, Tim (2009). Policing developing democracies. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-415-42848-4.