United Nations Security Council Resolution 1656 Explained

Number:	1656
Organ:	SC
Date:	31 January
Year:	2006
Meeting:	5,363
Code:	S/RES/1656
Document:	https://undocs.org/S/RES/1656(2006)
For:	15
Abstention:	0
Against:	0
Subject:	The situation in Georgia
Result:	Adopted

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1656, was adopted unanimously on January 31, 2006, after reaffirming all resolutions on Abkhazia and Georgia, particularly Resolution 1615 (2005). The Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) until March 31, 2006.^[1]

In his report on the situation, the Secretary-General Kofi Annan had recommended an extension until July 31, 2006, though this was not adopted by Council members,^[2] due to the insistence of Russia.^[3]

See also

• Georgian–Abkhazian conflict
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1601 to 1700 (2005–2006)
• United Nations resolutions on Abkhazia

External links

• • Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

Notes and References

1. News: Security Council extends UN mission in Georgia until 31 March. January 31, 2006. United Nations.
2. Web site: Annan. Kofi. Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia. United Nations. 13 January 2006.
3. Book: Weller. Marc . Nobbs. Katherine . Asymmetric Autonomy and the Settlement of Ethnic Conflicts. 2010. University of Pennsylvania Press. Philadelphia. 978-0-8122-4230-0. 222 .