United Nations Security Council Resolution 1621

UN Security Council
Resolution 1621
UN Security Council; Resolution 1621
	Protesters in the capital Kinshasa against the delay in holding elections
Date	6 September 2005
Meeting no.	5,255
Code	S/RES/1621 (Document)
Subject	The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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 1621, adopted unanimously on 6 September 2005, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including resolutions 1565 (2004) and 1592 (2005), the Council authorised the temporary increase in the strength of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) to assist with upcoming elections.

The additional personnel joined the then-largest United Nations peacekeeping operation, totalling 19,000 personnel.