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Security Council Resolution 1238 (1999) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (Minurso)]

S/RES/1238(1999)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 44The situation concerning Western Sahara, published in 1999.

What else is in this group?

38 documents · 1997–2010
Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2010).
  • 2010S/RES/1920(2010)Security Council resolution 1920 (2010) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)]Compare with earlier document
  • 2009S/RES/1871(2009)Security Council resolution 1871 (2009) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)]Compare with earlier document
  • 2008S/RES/1813(2008)Security Council resolution 1813 (2008) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)]Compare with earlier document
  • 2007S/RES/1783(2007)Security Council resolution 1783 (2007) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)]Compare with earlier document
  • 2007S/RES/1754(2007)Security Council resolution 1754 (2007) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)]Compare with earlier document

This group bundles related documents that are not individually ordered.

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What subjects does this mandate have?

9 topics
Appellate ProcedureConfidence-Building MeasuresFinancial ImplicationsPlebiscitesStaffingVoter RegistrationWestern SaharaWestern Sahara QuestionWestern Saharan Refugees

What does this mandate say?

6 operative paragraphs
1
Decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 14 September 1999 in order to resume the identification process, start the appeals process and conclude all outstanding agreements needed to implement the Settlement Plan, and reaffirms the rights of the applicants, with an expectation that the appeals process will not be turned into a second round of identification;
2
Supports the proposed increase in staff of the Identification Commission from 25 to 30 members, and the proposed increase also in the necessary support activities, in order to strengthen the Commission and enable it to continue working with full authority and independence, in accordance with its mandate as authorized by the Security Council, and to accomplish its tasks expeditiously;
3
Requests the Secretary-General to report every 45 days on significant developments in the implementation of the Settlement Plan, in particular on the following issues which will form, inter alia, the basis of its consideration of a further extension of the mandate of MINURSO; full and unequivocal cooperation of the parties during the resumption of voter identification and during the start of the appeals process; agreement by the Government of Morocco on the modalities of implementing paragraph 42 of the Status of Forces Agreement; agreement of the parties on the protocol relating to refugees; and confirmation that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is fully operational in the region;
4
Requests also the UNHCR to provide the Security Council with recommendations for confidence-building measures and timelines for their implementation;
5
Requests further the Secretary-General to submit to the Council a revised timetable and financial implications for the holding of the referendum for the self-determination of the people of the Western Sahara in accordance with the Settlement Plan and the agreements with the parties for its implementation;
6
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
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