Resolution 1725 (2006) / adopted by the Security Council at its 5579th meeting, on 6 December 2006

Security Council resolution 1725 (2006) [on authorization to Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and Member States of the African Union to establish the IGAD Peace Support Mission in Somalia (IGASOM)]

Decides to authorize IGAD and Member States of the African Union to establish a protection and training mission in Somalia, to be reviewed after an initial period of 6 months by the Security Council with a briefing by IGAD; endorses the specification in the IGAD Deployment Plan that those States that border Somalia would not deploy troops to Somalia; decides that the measures imposed by paragraph 5 of resolution 733 (1992) and further elaborated in paragraphs 1 and 2 of resolution 1425 (2002) shall not apply to supplies of weapons and military equipment and technical training and assistance intended solely for the support of or use by the force; encourages Member States to provide financial resources for IGASOM.

Adopted unanimously, 5579th meeting

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Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2006-31 July 2007 - S/INF/62 - (SCOR, 61st year).