United Nations Security Council Resolution 1595

UN Security Council
Resolution 1595
UN Security Council; Resolution 1595
	Site of Rafic Hariri's assassination
Date	7 April 2005
Meeting no.	5,160
Code	S/RES/1595 (Document)
Subject	The situation in the Middle East
Voting summary	15 voted for; None voted against; None abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; Russia; United Kingdom; United States;
Non-permanent members	Algeria; Argentina; Benin; Brazil; Denmark; Greece; Japan; Philippines; Romania; Tanzania;
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1595, adopted unanimously on 7 April 2005, after recalling its support for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Lebanon, the council established a commission to assist Lebanese authorities in their investigation of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in Beirut on 14 February 2005.

The resolution effectively established the United Nations' first-ever murder investigation.