List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1501 to 1600

This is a list of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1501 to 1600 adopted between 26 August 2003 and 4 May 2005.

Resolution Date Vote Concerns
1501 26 August 2003 15–0–0 Authorises multinational force in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to assist the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
1502 26 August 2003 15–0–0 Protection of United Nations and humanitarian personnel in conflict zones
1503 28 August 2003 15–0–0 Splits prosecutorial duties for the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia
1504 4 September 2003 15–0–0 Appoints Carla Del Ponte as Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
1505 4 September 2003 15–0–0 Appoints Hassan Bubacar Jallow as Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
1506 12 September 2003 13–0–2 (abstentions: France, United States) Lifts sanctions against Libya
1507 12 September 2003 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
1508 19 September 2003 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
1509 19 September 2003 15–0–0 Establishes the United Nations Mission in Liberia
1510 13 October 2003 15–0–0 Expands and extends the mandate of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan
1511 16 October 2003 15–0–0 Authorises multinational force in Iraq to contribute towards security
1512 27 October 2003 15–0–0 Increases number of temporary judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
1513 28 October 2003 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
1514 13 November 2003 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission in Côte d'Ivoire
1515 19 November 2003 15–0–0 Endorses Road map for peace proposed by the Middle East Quartet in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
1516 20 November 2003 15–0–0 Condemns bombings in Istanbul, Turkey
1517 24 November 2003 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
1518 24 November 2003 15–0–0 Establishes Committee to track financial assets removed from Iraq by persons connected to Saddam Hussein
1519 16 December 2003 15–0–0 Establishes monitoring group investigating violations of arms embargo against Somalia
1520 22 December 2003 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
1521 22 December 2003 15–0–0 Renews international sanctions against Liberia; establishes Committee
1522 15 January 2004 15–0–0 Integration and restructuring of armed forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
1523 30 January 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
1524 30 January 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
1525 30 January 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
1526 30 January 2004 15–0–0 Tightens sanctions against Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, Osama bin Laden and other groups
1527 4 February 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission in Côte d'Ivoire
1528 27 February 2004 15–0–0 Establishes the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
1529 29 February 2004 15–0–0 Deploys international force to Haiti following a 2004 Haitian coup d'état
1530 11 March 2004 15–0–0 Condemns bombings in Madrid, Spain
1531 12 March 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
1532 12 March 2004 15–0–0 Freezes assets of Liberian President Charles Taylor and associates
1533 12 March 2004 15–0–0 Strengthens arms embargo against armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
1534 26 March 2004 15–0–0 Calls on the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia to complete trials by 2008
1535 26 March 2004 15–0–0 Restructures the Counter-Terrorism Committee
1536 26 March 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
1537 30 March 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
1538 21 April 2004 15–0–0 Inquiry into management of the Iraqi Oil-for-Food Programme
1539 22 April 2004 15–0–0 Condemns recruitment of child soldiers; calls for monitoring of their use
1540 28 April 2004 15–0–0 Calls on states to prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons
1541 29 April 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
1542 30 April 2004 15–0–0 Establishes the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
1543 14 May 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor
1544 19 May 2004 14–0–1 (abstention: United States) Calls upon Israel to cease demolishing Palestinian homes
1545 21 May 2004 15–0–0 Establishes the United Nations Operation in Burundi
1546 8 June 2004 15–0–0 Endorses the interim government in Iraq
1547 11 June 2004 15–0–0 Establishes the United Nations Advance Mission in the Sudan
1548 11 June 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
1549 17 June 2004 15–0–0 Re-establishes panel monitoring Liberia sanctions
1550 29 June 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
1551 9 July 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina
1552 27 July 2004 15–0–0 Extends arms embargo against the Democratic Republic of the Congo
1553 29 July 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
1554 29 July 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
1555 29 July 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo
1556 30 July 2004 13–0–2 (abstentions: China, Pakistan) Demands Sudan disarm Janjaweed militia in Darfur
1557 12 August 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq
1558 17 August 2004 15–0–0 Re-establishes group monitoring arms embargo against Somalia
1559 2 September 2004 9–0–6 (abstentions: Algeria, Brazil, China, Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia) Supports elections in Lebanon; calls for withdrawal of foreign forces
1560 14 September 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
1561 17 September 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia
1562 17 September 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
1563 17 September 2004 15–0–0 Extends authorisation of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan
1564 18 September 2004 11–0–4 (abstentions: Algeria, China, Pakistan, Russia) Threatens sanctions against Sudan; establishes inquiry investigating human rights violations in Darfur
1565 1 October 2004 15–0–0 Extends and strengthens the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo
1566 8 October 2004 15–0–0 International co-operation against terrorism
1567 14 October 2004 15–0–0 Nominations for judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
1568 22 October 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
1569 26 October 2004 15–0–0 Decides to hold two-day meeting on the War in Darfur in Nairobi, Kenya
1570 28 October 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
1571 4 November 2004 Adopted without vote Election and vacancy at the International Court of Justice
1572 15 November 2004 15–0–0 Imposes sanctions on Côte d'Ivoire
1573 16 November 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor
1574 19 November 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Advance Mission in the Sudan; Comprehensive Peace Agreement
1575 22 November 2004 15–0–0 Conclusion of the Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina; role of EUFOR Althea
1576 29 November 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
1577 1 December 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Operation in Burundi
1578 15 December 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
1579 21 December 2004 15–0–0 Renews sanctions against Liberia; re-establishes expert panel monitoring sanctions
1580 22 December 2004 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau
1581 18 January 2005 15–0–0 Extends terms of office of temporary judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
1582 28 January 2005 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
1583 28 January 2005 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon; condemns violence along the Blue Line
1584 1 February 2005 15–0–0 Strengthens arms embargo against Côte d'Ivoire
1585 10 March 2005 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Advance Mission in the Sudan
1586 14 March 2005 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
1587 15 March 2005 15–0–0 Re-establishes panel monitoring arms embargo against Somalia
1588 17 March 2005 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Advance Mission in the Sudan
1589 24 March 2005 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
1590 24 March 2005 15–0–0 Establishes the United Nations Mission in Sudan
1591 27 March 2005 12–0–3 (abstentions: Algeria, China, Russia) Imposes sanctions against parties "impeding peace process" in Darfur
1592 30 March 2005 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
1593 31 March 2005 11–0-4 (abstentions: Algeria, Brazil, China, United States) Refers War in Darfur to the International Criminal Court
1594 4 April 2005 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
1595 7 April 2005 15–0–0 Establishes international investigation concerning the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri
1596 18 April 2005 15–0–0 Widens arms embargo against the Democratic Republic of the Congo
1597 20 April 2005 15–0–0 Enables temporary judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to be re-elected
1598 28 April 2005 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
1599 28 April 2005 15–0–0 Establishes the United Nations Office in East Timor
1600 4 May 2005 15–0–0 Extends mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire

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