United Nations Security Council Resolution 1996

UN Security Council
Resolution 1996
UN Security Council; Resolution 1996
	South Sudan
Date	8 July 2011
Meeting no.	6,576
Code	S/RES/1996 (Document)
Subject	The situation in South Sudan
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	Bosnia–Herzegovina; Brazil; Colombia; Germany; Gabon; India; Lebanon; Nigeria; Portugal; South Africa;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1996, adopted unanimously on July 8, 2011, after welcoming the independence of South Sudan from Sudan, the Council established the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) for an initial period of one year.^[1]