United Nations Security Council Resolution 1532
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
1532, adopted unanimously on March 12, 2004, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in Liberia
and West Africa
, including Resolution 1521
(2003), the Council froze the assets of former president Charles Taylor, his family and other associates.
Charles Taylor, who was exiled from the country, was accused of using misappropriated funds to interfere in Liberian affairs.
s that undermined the country's transition to democracy
. It stressed the need to return the misappropriated funds and assets to Liberia by the international community
and expressed concern that Charles Taylor and associates still had control over them.
, the Council the assets of Charles Taylor, his wife and his son Charles McArther Emmanuel in addition to associates and members of the regime were frozen, aside from humanitarian exceptions. Other sanctioned individuals were to be determined by the Committee established in Resolution 1521. The Committee was asked to identify and update assets or resources controlled by Charles Taylor his close associates and to post such information on its website. The measures would be reviewed by December 22, 2004.
Finally, the resolution expressed the Council's intention to consider whether or how to make the frozen funds available to benefit the Liberian people, once the new Liberian government had established transparent accounting and auditing mechanisms. Taylor's funds within Liberia were frozen in mid-October 2004.
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1532, adopted unanimously on March 12, 2004, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in Liberia
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
and West Africa
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
, including Resolution 1521
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1521
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1521, adopted unanimously on December 22, 2003, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in Liberia and West Africa, the Council established a monitoring body to oversee international sanctions against Liberia...
(2003), the Council froze the assets of former president Charles Taylor, his family and other associates.
Charles Taylor, who was exiled from the country, was accused of using misappropriated funds to interfere in Liberian affairs.
Observations
The Security Council was concerned at the actions and policies of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, particularly the depletion and removal of the country's natural resourceNatural resource
Natural resources occur naturally within environments that exist relatively undisturbed by mankind, in a natural form. A natural resource is often characterized by amounts of biodiversity and geodiversity existent in various ecosystems....
s that undermined the country's transition to democracy
Democracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
. It stressed the need to return the misappropriated funds and assets to Liberia by the international community
International community
The international community is a term used in international relations to refer to all peoples, cultures and governments of the world or to a group of them. The term is used to imply the existence of common duties and obligations between them...
and expressed concern that Charles Taylor and associates still had control over them.
Acts
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations CharterChapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military and nonmilitary action to "restore international peace...
, the Council the assets of Charles Taylor, his wife and his son Charles McArther Emmanuel in addition to associates and members of the regime were frozen, aside from humanitarian exceptions. Other sanctioned individuals were to be determined by the Committee established in Resolution 1521. The Committee was asked to identify and update assets or resources controlled by Charles Taylor his close associates and to post such information on its website. The measures would be reviewed by December 22, 2004.
Finally, the resolution expressed the Council's intention to consider whether or how to make the frozen funds available to benefit the Liberian people, once the new Liberian government had established transparent accounting and auditing mechanisms. Taylor's funds within Liberia were frozen in mid-October 2004.
See also
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1501 to 1600 (2003 – 2005)
- Second Liberian Civil WarSecond Liberian Civil WarThe Second Liberian Civil War began in 1999 when a rebel group backed by the government of neighbouring Guinea, the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy , emerged in northern Liberia. In early 2003, a second rebel group, the Movement for Democracy in Liberia, emerged in the south, and...