Russian Ambassador Sergey Lavrov speaks after the Security Council unanimously approved a U.S.-backed resolution for help in postwar Iraq at United Nations headquarters in New York Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003. The adoption is a victory for the United States which sought approval for its occupation of the country. Until minutes before the vote, the support of key council members, Russia, Germany and France was in doubt. All had opposed the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. [AP]

French Ambassador to the United NationsJean-Marc de La Sabliere(L) and German Ambassador Gunter Pleuger(R) raise their hands as they vote in favor of the Iraq resolution in the Security Council chambers in New York, Oct.16, 2003. After a telephone conference with his French and Russian counterparts, German Chancellor Schroeder said they would vote for the resolution for the sake of unity in the UN Security Council because it showed some progress  [Reuters]

US President George W. Bush thanked the UN Security Council for unanimous approval of the US resolution on Iraq.  [AP]

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