United Nations Security Council Resolution 1484

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1484, adopted unanimously on 30 May 2003, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Council authorised Operation Artemis in Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province, amid the deteriorating security situation in the area.[1]

UN Security Council
Resolution 1484

Location of Bunia in Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Date

30 May 2003

Meeting no.

4,764

Code

S/RES/1484 (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

Non-permanent members

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As part of the Ituri Conflict Lendu and Hema militias were battling for control of the town after Ugandan troops withdrew after the signing of a peace agreement, and Congolese police fled.[2] During discussions regarding the deployment of an international force, Council diplomats were mindful of a repetition of the Rwandan genocide in 1994.[3] A French-led force was later agreed to.[4]

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