United Nations Security Council Resolution 1907

UN Security Council Resolution 1907
Date:	23 December 2009
Meeting no.:	6,254
Code:	S/RES/1907 (Document)
Vote:	For: 13 Abs.: 1 Against: 1
Subject:	Peace and security in Africa
Result:	Adopted
Security Council composition in 2009:
permanent members:
CHN FRA RUS UK USA
non-permanent members:
AUT BUR CRC CRO JPN
LBY MEX TUR UGA VIE
Eritrea

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1907, adopted on December 23, 2009, imposed an arms embargo on Eritrea, travel bans on its leaders, and froze the assets of some of the country's political and military officials as punishment for aiding anti-government rebels in Somalia and refusing to withdraw troops from its disputed border with Djibouti, following a conflict in 2008. The African Union and other organisations had been calling on the Security Council to sanction Eritrea for several months.

The resolution was tabled by Uganda, and Burkina Faso led the proceeding. It was adopted by 13 votes in favor, with Libya voting against and one abstention from China. Both countries said that sanctions were not an effective method for reconciliation.

Eritrean Ambassador Araya Desta condemned the resolution, calling it "shameful" and a "fabrication of lies" by the U.S. and "Ethiopian regime", and stated it would not affect the country. He also denied Eritrean support of Somali militants, stating that "Somalis are our brothers". At the same time, ambassadors from Somalia and Djibouti strongly supported the outcome.

The African Union, an ardent supporter of the Somali government, had called on the Security Council to impose the sanctions. Eritrea withdrew from the African Union in protest.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1901 to 2000 (2009 – 2011)
• Somali Civil War

External links

• Text of Resolution at UN.org (PDF)