UN Security Council Resolutions Adopted in 2006

**United Nations Security Council Resolutions (2006)**

The United Nations Security Council adopted a total of 86 resolutions in 2006. Of these, 81 were adopted unanimously.

### Voting Procedure

UN Security Council Resolutions are decisions voted by the UN Security Council. A resolution is accepted if at least nine of the fifteen members vote in favor of it and none of the permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) vote against it, which is commonly referred to as a veto.

### Regional Focus

Most resolutions were adopted on problems in Africa (46 resolutions), with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Asia was also a significant focus, with 24 resolutions, eight of them concerning the situation in the Middle East. The five resolutions on European states concerned Bosnia-Herzegovina and Cyprus. Two resolutions dealt with Haiti, both from the Americas.

### Specific Resolutions

Some notable resolutions include:

* **Resolutions 1652-1659**
+ Resolution 1652: Situation in Côte d'Ivoire
+ Resolution 1653: Situation in the African Great Lakes region
+ Resolution 1654: Situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo
+ Resolution 1655: Situation in the Middle East
+ Resolution 1656: Situation in Georgia
+ Resolution 1657: Situation in Côte d'Ivoire
+ Resolution 1658: Situation in Haiti
+ Resolution 1659: Situation in Afghanistan
* **Resolutions 1660-1669**
+ Resolution 1660: International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Kibeho Refugee Camp between 1 October 1990 and 31 December 1994 (not fully specified in source snippet)

### General Content

Six resolutions had a general content, while three dealt with internal affairs of the United Nations.

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