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Selected Security Council Resolutions

• S/RES/1828 (31 July 2008) renewed UNAMID for one year.
• S/RES/1812 (30 April 2008) renewed the UNMIS mandate for one year until 30 April 2009.
• S/RES/1784 (31 October 2007) renewed the UNMIS mandate for six months until 30 April 2008.
• S/RES/1779 (28 September 2007) renewed the mandate of the sanctions Panel of Experts.
• S/RES/1778 (25 September 2007) authorised EU and UN deployments in Chad and the CAR.
• S/RES/1769 (31 July 2007) established the UN-AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).
• S/RES/1755 (30 April 2007) extended UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) until 31 October 2007.
• S/RES/1714 (6 October 2006) extended UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) until 30 April 2007.
• S/RES/1713 (29 September 2006) extended the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 29 September 2007.
• S/RES/1709 (22 September 2006) extended UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) until 8 October.
• S/RES/1706 (31 August 2006) set a mandate for UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) in Darfur.
• S/RES/1679 (16 May 2006) was adopted under Chapter VII, setting new deadlines for the assessment mission and threatening sanctions.

• S/RES/1672 (25 April 2006) imposed targeted travel bans and assets freeze.

• S/RES/1665 (29 March 2006) renewed the mandate of the Panel of Experts.

• S/RES/1663 (24 March 2006) renewed UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) and set a thirty-day deadline for transition options.

• S/RES/1651 (21 December 2005) renewed the Panel of Experts mandate until 29 March 2006.

• S/RES/1627 (23 September 2005) renewed UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) until 24 March 2006.

• S/RES/1593 (31 March 2005) referred the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court.

• S/RES/1591 (29 March 2005) and 1556 (30 July 2004) imposed sanctions in Darfur.
• S/RES/1590 (24 March 2005) established UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS).

• S/RES/1574 (19 November 2004) was adopted in Nairobi and expressed support for the Sudanese peace processes.

• S/RES/1564 (18 September 2004) established the International Commission of Inquiry.

• S/RES/1556 (30 July 2004) established an arms embargo in Darfur and requested monthly reports.

• S/RES/1070 (16 August 1996) placed further sanctions on Sudan.
• S/RES/1054 (26 April 1996) placed sanctions on Sudan.

Selected Presidential Statements

• S/PRST/2008/27 (16 July 2008) was a statement stating the Council’s determination to take action against those responsible for the 8 July attack against UNAMID troops.
• S/PRST/2008/24 (24 June 2008) was the statement on Abyei.
• S/PRST/2008/22 (16 June 2008) was the recent statement on the Chadian rebel offensive
• S/PRST/2008/21 (16 June 2008) was the recent statement on Sudan’s cooperation with the ICC.
• S/PRST/2008/15 (13 May 2008) condemned a JEM attack. However, it warned that “no retaliatory action should be taken against civilian populations, or that has an impact on stability in the region.”
• S/PRST/2008/1 (11 January 2008) condemned the recent attack against a UNAMID convoy.
• S/PRST/2007/41 (24 October 2007) was the recent statement on UNAMID and peace talks.
• S/PRST/2007/35 (2 October 2007) condemned the Haskanita attack.
• S/PRST/2007/15 (25 May 2007) welcomed the AU-UN report and called for it to be considered and taken forward immediately.
• S/PRST/2006/55 (19 December 2006) endorsed the phased approach to address the Darfur crisis.
• S/PRST/2006/53 (15 December 2006) expressed concern over the continuing tensions between Chad and the Sudan.
• S/PRST/2006/47 (22 November 2006) renewed UN Peace-Building Support Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA) until 31 December 2007.
• S/PRST/2006/21 (9 May 2006) welcomed the Peace Agreement.
• S/PRST/2006/19 (25 April 2006) expressed concern with the situation in Chad and the spillover from Darfur, and urged Chad and Sudan to improve bilateral relations.
• S/PRST/2006/17 (25 April 2006) reiterated support for the Abuja peace talks.
• S/PRST/2006/16 (11 April 2006) regretted Khartoum's denial of Egeland's entry; endorsed the Peace and Security Council (PSC)'s 30 April deadline for the Abuja peace talks; and called on the transition assessment mission to visit Darfur by 30 April.
• S/PRST/2006/5 (3 February 2006) mandated the Secretariat to start contingency planning.
• S/PRST/2005/67 (21 December 2005) expressed concern with the current situation, in particular the spillover effects in Chad.
• S/PRST/2005/48 (13 October 2005) expressed grave concern with upsurge in violence in Darfur.
• S/PRST/2004/18 (25 May 2004) expressed grave concern with deteriorating humanitarian and human rights situation in Darfur.

Selected Secretary-General's Reports

S/2008/485 (23 July 2008) was an UNMIS report.
S/2008/443 (7 July 2008) was a UNAMID report.
S/2008/400 (17 June 2008) was a UNAMID report.
S/2008/304 (9 May 2008) was a UNAMID report.
S/2008/267 (22 April 2008) was an UNMIS report.
S/2008/249 (14 April 2008) was a UNAMID report. 
S/2008/98 (14 February 2008) was a UNAMID report. 
S/2008/64 (31 January 2008) was an UNMIS report.
S/2007/653 (5 November 2007) was a report on UNAMID.
S/2007/624 (23 October 2007) noted the lack of progress with implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
S/2007/596 (8 October 2007) was a report on UNAMID.
S/2007/517 (30 August 2007) was a report on UN-AU Mission in Darfur's (UNAMID) deployment. 
S/2007/500 (20 August 2007) was a quarterly UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) report.
S/2007/462 (27 July 2007) was a monthly report on Darfur.
S/2007/307 (23 May 2007) and Rev. 1 (5 June 2007) and Add. 1 (5 July 2007) contained the AU-UN recommendations on the hybrid operation.
S/2007/213 (17 April 2007) was a quarterly report on Sudan.
S/2007/104 (23 February 2007) was a monthly report on Darfur.
S/2006/1041 (28 December 2006) was a monthly report on Darfur.
S/2006/870 (8 November 2006) was a monthly report on Darfur.
S/2006/764 (26 September 2006) was a monthly report on Darfur.
S/2006/728 (12 September 2006) was a quarterly report on Sudan.
S/2006/662 (17 August 2006) was a report on children and armed conflict in the Sudan.
S/2006/591 (28 July 2006) and Add. 1 (28 August 2006) made recommendations for UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)'s mandate in Darfur and for UN assistance to AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS). The report was complemented by an update, S/2006/645.
S/2006/478 (29 June 2006) was the LRA report.
S/2006/430 (21 June 2006) was a report on Darfur.
S/2006/306 (19 May 2006) was a report on Darfur.
S/2006/218 (5 April 2006) was a report on Darfur.
S/2006/160 (14 March 2006) was a report on Sudan.  
S/2006/148 (9 March 2006) was a report on Darfur.
S/2006/59 (30 January 2006) was a report on Darfur. 
S/2005/825 (23 December 2005) was a report on Darfur. 
S/2005/821 (21 December 2005) was a report on Sudan.
S/2005/719 (16 November 2005) was a report on Darfur. 
S/2005/650 (14 October 2005) was a monthly report of the Secretary-General.
S/2005/579 (12 September 2005) was a report on Sudan.
S/2005/411 (23 June 2005) assessed UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)'s deployment.
S/2005/378 (09 June 2005) reported on the Secretary-General's trip to Darfur.
S/2005/285 (3 May 2005) reported on UN Mission to Sudan (UNMIS)'s assistance to AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS).
S/2005/57 (31 January 2005) assessed risks in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Associaton (CPA) and proposed UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS).
S/2004/703 (30 August 2004) noted that the Sudanese government did not fulfil its obligations under Resolution 1556 (2004).

Selected Council Meetings

• S/PV.5956 (18 August 2008) was a briefing by Special Representative Ashraf Qazi.
• S/PV.5947 (31 July 2008) was the record of the adoption of resolution 1828.
• S/PV.5922 (24 June 2008) was a briefing by Eliasson and Salim.
• S/PV.5915 (18 June 2008) was a briefing on the Council mission to Africa.
• S/PV.5905 (5 June 2008) was a briefing by Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor of the ICC.
• S/PV.5892 (14 May 2008) was a Secretariat briefing on UNAMID and the humanitarian situation in Darfur.
• S/PV.5872 (22 April 2008) was a Secretariat briefing on UNAMID and the humanitarian situation in Darfur.
• S/PV.5832 (8 February 2008) were the briefings by Under Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guéhenno and UN Envoy Jan Eliasson.
• S/PV.5789 (5 December 2007) was the ICC prosecutor's recent briefing.
• S/PV.5784 (27 November 2007) contained the recent briefings by Guéhenno and Eliasson.
• S/PV.5749 (25 September 2007) was the record of the summit-level meeting on Africa.
• S/PV.5727 (31 July 2007) was the record of the adoption of resolution 1769.
• S/PV.5655 (4 April 2007) was a record of Under Secretary-General Holmes' briefing.
• S/PV.5528 (18 September 2006) was the briefing by Jan Pronk, the Secretary-General's Special Representative to Sudan.
• S/PV.5519 (31 August 2006) was the adoption of resolution 1706.
• S/PV.5528 (18 September 2006) was the briefing by Jan Pronk, the Secretary-General's Special Representative to Sudan.
• S/PV.5520 (11 September 2006) was the Council debate on Darfur.
• S/PV.5519 (31 August 2006) was the adoption of resolution 1706.
• S/PV.5462 (15 June 2006) was the briefing on the Council visiting mission to Sudan.
• S/PV.5439 (16 May 2006) was the record of the meeting in which resolution 1679 was adopted.

Selected Letters

• S/2008/559 (18 August 2008), 525 (5 August 2008) and 481 (21 July 2008) were letters from the Arab League, the Organisation of the Islamic Conference and the AU Peace and Security Council calling on the UN Security Council to suspend ICC proceedings.
• S/2008/465 (14 July 2008) contained an AU decision signalling concern with the impact of ICC proceedings over the situation in Darfur.
• S/2008/373 (10 June 2008) contained Bashir’s statement delivered during the Council mission.
• S/2008/332 (15 May 2008), 325 (11 May 2008), 308 (7 May 2008) and 305 (5 May 2008), 255 (14 April 2008), 222 (1 April 2008), 217 (28 March 2008), 216 (31 March 2008), 212 and Corr. 1 (28 March 2008), 207 (28 March 2008), and 193 (24 March 2008) were letters from Sudan and Chad with mutual complaints of violations of the Dakar Agreement.
• S/2008/20 (9 January 2008) and S/2008/21 (15 January 2008) were letters sent by Sudan and Chad on the recent border tensions.
• S/2007/730 (12 December 2007) was the Belgium letter on behalf of Security Council members in the EU, which called on the Government of Sudan to cooperate with the ICC.
• S/2007/584  (2 October 2007) transmitted the Panel of Experts' report.                    
• S/2007/363  (15 June 2007) and 212 (17 April 2007) were letters containing Sudan's agreement to the hybrid operation and the heavy support package.
• S/2007/347  (13 June 2007) contained the terms of reference for the June 2007 Council mission to Africa.
• S/2007/284  (15 May 2007) was a Sudanese letter following up on existing commitments to increase humanitarian access.
• S/2007/251  (1 May 2007) was a Libyan letter with the Tripoli consensus.
• S/2007/284  (15 May 2007) was a Sudanese letter following up on existing commitments to increase humanitarian access.
• S/2007/251  (1 May 2007) was a Libyan letter with the Tripoli consensus.
• S/2007/212  (17 April 2007) was a Council letter in response to Sudan's agreement to the heavy support package.
• S/2006/961 (6 December 2006) contained the 30 November AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) communiqué that endorsed the phased approach. 
• S/2006/934  (30 November 2006) contained the new modalities for UN Peace-Building Support Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA).
• S/2006/789  (5 October 2006) was a letter from Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir welcoming UN assistance to African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS).
• S/2006/779  (28 September 2006) was a letter from the Secretary-General to Sudanese President Al-Bashir detailing UN assistance to African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS).
• S/2006/685  (23 August 2006) was Sudan's request for the postponement of the 28 August Council meeting.
• S/2006/683  (22 August 2006) was a Sudanese letter requesting that the Council allow time for Khartoum to resolve the situation in Darfur.
• S/2006/665  (17 August 2006) contained the Sudanese Plan for Darfur.
• S/2006/637(11 August 2006) contained an agreement between Chad and Sudan on the renewal of commitments under the Tripoli Agreement.
• S/2006/256 (13 April 2006) contained the Government of Chad's request to formally include the situation on the Chad/Sudan border on the Council's agenda.
• S/2006/461  (29 June 2006) was the letter from the AU Chairman presenting the findings of the joint assessment mission.
• S/2006/408  (16 June 1006) was the Chadian letter requesting a Council meeting.
• S/2006/359  (1 June 2006) was a Sudanese letter detailing accusations against Chad.
• S/2006/250  (19 April 2006) transmitted report of the Panel of Experts on Sudan.
• S/2006/156  (13 March 2006) contained the Peace and Security Council (PSC) decision to renew African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) until 30 September and accept the transition "in principle".
• S/2006/65  (30 January 2006) transmitted report of the Panel of Experts on Sudan.
• S/2005/78 (8 February 2005) contained the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).

Other

• S/2008/460 (15 July 2008) was the report of the Security Council mission to Africa.
• High Commissioner for Human Rights’ report on the January-February military attacks against three towns in West Darfur (20 March 2008).
• S/2008/465 (14 July 2008) contained an AU decision signalling concern with the impact of ICC proceedings over the situation in Darfur.
• SC/9391 (9 July 2008) was a press statement condemning the 8 July attack against UNAMID troops.
• S/PV.5849 (11 March 2008) was the recent Mulet briefing.
• A/HRC/7/22 (3 March 2008) was a Sudan human rights report to the Human Rights Council.
• S/AC.51/2008/7 (5 February 2008) were the conclusions of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict regarding Sudan.
• S/2008/20 (9 January 2008) and S/2008/21 (15 January 2008) were letters sent by Sudan and Chad on the recent border tensions.
• Comments by the president of the Security Council on the ICC statement (7 December 2007) available at http://www.un.org/webcast/sc.html
• A/HRC/6/19 (28 November 2007) was the recent human rights report on Darfur.
• A/62/540 (8 November 2007) was an ACABQ report on UNAMID funding.
• S/2007/584 (2 October 2007) was the Panel of Experts’ report.
• A/HRC/6/7 (22 September 2007) contained the recent report to the Human Rights Council on Darfur.
• CCPR/C/SDN/CO/3/CRP.1 (26 July 2007) contained Human Rights Committee observations on Sudan.
• S/2007/421 and Corr. 1 (11 July 2007) and S/PV.5717 (16 July 2007) were respectively the report and the record of the Council meeting on its June visiting mission to Africa.
• S/2007/402 (2 July 2007) contained the AU Peace and Security Council communiqué establishing the hybrid operation.
• A/HRC/5/L.6  (15 June 2007) was the text of the Human Rights Council resolution renewing the mandate of its group of experts on Darfur and requesting an update by September and a final report by its following session
• A/HRC/5/6 (8 June 2007) was a report on the human rights situation in Darfur presented to the Human Rights Council.
• A/HRC/4/L.7/Rev.2 (30 March 2007) was a Human Rights Council resolution on Darfur.
• A/HRC/4/80 (9 March 2007) was a report of the Human Rights Council's high-level mission to Darfur.
• A/HRC/4/80 (7 March 2007) was a report of the Human Rights Council's high-level mission to Darfur.
• S-4/101 (13 December 2006) was the Human Rights Council decision on Darfur.
• S/2006/795 (2 October 2006) was a Panel of Experts' report. 
• S/2006/433 (22 June 2006) was the report from the 4 - 10 June Council Mission to Sudan and Chad.
• A/RES/60/1 (24 October 2005) was the World Summit Outcome.