United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1508
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1508
United Nations resolution adopted in 2003
United Nations Security Council resolution 1508, adopted unanimously on 19 September 2003, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in Sierra Leone, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) for six months until 31 March 2004.[1]
The resolution stated that stability in Sierra Leone would depend on the situation in neighbouring Liberia.[2] On the same day, the Security Council adopted Resolution 1509 (2003) establishing the United Nations Mission in Liberia.