United Nations Security Council Resolution 1343
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1343, adopted unanimously on 7 March 2001, after recalling resolutions on Sierra Leone and the region, including resolutions 1132 (1997), 1171 (1998) and 1306 (2000), the Council demanded that Liberia end its support for rebels in Sierra Leone and threatened the imposition of wide-ranging sanctions unless the country complied with the Security Council.[1]
UN Security Council Resolution 1343 | ||||
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Date | 7 March 2001 | |||
Meeting no. | 4,287 | |||
Code | S/RES/1343 (Document) | |||
Subject | The situation in Sierra Leone | |||
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Result | Adopted | |||
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) urged the United Nations to delay the coming into force of the restrictions against Liberia.[2] The sanctions came into effect in May 2001, after the Liberian government maintained contacts with rebels in Sierra Leone in violation of Security Council demands.[3]