United Nations Security Council resolution 1518, adopted unanimously on 24 November 2003, after reaffirming previous resolutions on

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

, particularly

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(2003), the council established a committee to investigate financial

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s removed from the country by persons connected to

Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until Saddam Hussein statue destruction, his overthrow in 2003 during the 2003 invasion of Ira ...

. The Security Council recalled the decision to dissolve the committee established by Resolution 661 (1990) and for all states to implement obligations under Resolution 1483. It determined that the situation in Iraq, although improved, continued to constitute a threat to international peace and security. Acting under

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, the council established a committee of the Security Council to update lists from the previous committee concerning individuals or entities connected to Saddam Hussein with immediate effect. Iraqi assets located abroad would then be transferred to an account established by the

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. Finally, the

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of the new committee would be reviewed, and possibly expanded to include monitoring compliance with an

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against Iraq, other than

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s and

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destined for use by the Coalition Provisional Authority. The French, German,

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and

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n representatives had requested that the Committee monitor the arms embargo against Iraq, though this was not included in the final draft of the resolution. In its absence, the French representative requested that monitoring be conducted by the Security Council.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{UNSCR 2003 1518 2003 in Iraq 1518 November 2003 in Iraq Saddam Hussein Coalition Provisional Authority 1518

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