Following an open debate on June 12, at which UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan joined with 20 countries, the European Union, and the Rio Group to voice their reservations about Resolution 1422, the Security Council renewed Resolution 1422 as Resolution 1487 by a vote of 12-0 with three abstentions (France, Germany, and Syria). Of the 30 countries that made statements, 29 expressed their support for the ICC; the U.S. was alone in its criticism of the Court.

Resolution 1487 prohibits the ICC from investigating or prosecuting any current or former official or personnel from a non-ICC country (like the U.S.) participating in a mission authorized or established by the UN. It expires on July 1, 2004, but many countries, including some of the Security Council members who voted for the resolution, have stated that its renewal will not be automatic and that this exemption will not be permanent.

• Text of Resolution 1487 (PDF)
• Statistics on U.S. involvement in UN peacekeeping
• UN webcast of the entire debate (Requires Real Player or Windows Media Player.)
• Summary of the debate
• Key excerpts from the debate (PDF)
• Full transcript of the debate, as transcribed by the UN (PDF)
• Chart of countries' positions on Resolution 1487, as compiled by the CICC. (PDF document)

Statements before the Security Council: 

Secretary-General Kofi Annan (PDF)

Non-Security Council Members (all spoke against renewing Resolution 1422):
Canada (PDF)
New Zealand
Jordan (PDF)
Switzerland (French, PDF)
Liechtenstein (PDF)
Greece (on behalf of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.) (PDF)
Iran (PDF)
Uruguay (PDF)
Malawi
Brazil (PDF)
Peru, on behalf of the Rio Group (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela).  (Spanish, PDF)
Trinidad and Tobago
Argentina (Spanish, PDF)
South Africa (PDF)
Nigeria
Democratic Republic of the Congo (French, Word document)
Netherlands (PDF)

Security Council Members:
Pakistan
Cameroon
United Kingdom
United States
France (abstained)
Germany (abstained)
Spain
Syria (abstained)
Bulgaria
Angola
Guinea
China
Russia

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