Security Council resolution 747 (1992) [on observation of the elections in Angola by the UN and on the enlargement of the UN Angola Verification Mission II]
Symbol: S/RES/747(1992)
Date: 1992-03-24
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/47 [83] ANGOLA SITUATION
S/47 [67] UN ANGOLA VERIFICATION MISSION
Subjects: UN Angola Verification Mission II|UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Angola|Acordos de Paz para Angola (1991)|ELECTION VERIFICATION|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|ARMED FORCES|ELECTIONS|ANGOLA|ANGOLA SITUATION|BUDGET CONTRIBUTIONS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: AUSTRIA
vote: yes
country: BELGIUM
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CAPE VERDE
vote: yes
country: ECUADOR
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: HUNGARY
vote: yes
country: INDIA
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: MOROCCO
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: VENEZUELA
vote: yes
country: ZIMBABWE
vote: yes

Resolution 747 (1992)
of 24 March 1992

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolution 696 (1991) of 30 May 1991 by which
it decided to entrust a new mandate to the United Nations
Angola Verification Mission II as proposed by the Secretary-General in line with the Peace Accords for Angola,

Welcoming the continuing efforts of the Secretary-General
to implement fully the mandate entrusted to the Mission,

Noting with satisfaction the efforts made so far by the
Government of the People’s Republic of Angola and the
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola to
maintain the cease-fire and expressing concern over the delays
and gaps in the completion of some major tasks arising from
the Accords,

Stressing again the importance it attaches to the fulfilment
by the parties in good faith of all obligations contained in the
Accords,

Welcoming the appointment by the Secretary-General of a
Special Representative for Angola who will be in charge of all
current and projected activities of the United Nations in
connection with the Accords and will also be the Chief of the
Mission,

Taking into account the report of the Secretary-General of
31 October 1991 on the United Nations Angola Verification
Mission II, 275

Having considered the further report of the Secretary-General of 3 and 20 March 1992 on the United Nations Angola
Verification Mission II, 276

1. Approves the further report of the Secretary-General
of 3 and 20 March 1992 on the United Nations Angola
Verification Mission II? and the recommendations contained
therein concerning the operational plan for United Nations
observation of the elections and the enlargement of the
Mission;

2. Calls upon the Angolan parties to cooperate fully with
the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Angola
and with the Mission, including in the discharge of its expanded
mandate;

3. Underlines the necessity recalled in paragraph 18 of
the report of the Secretary-General for the United Nations
electoral mission to have the explicit agreement of the two
parties to the Peace Accords for Angola;

4. Decides to enlarge the mandate of the Mission to
include the mission provided for in paragraph 22 of the report
of the Secretary-General for the remainder of its existing
mandate period;

5. Urges the Angolan parties to comply scrupulously with
the provisions of the Accords and with the agreed deadlines;
and to this end, to proceed without delay with the demobilization of their troops, formation of a unified national armed
force, effective operation of joint police monitoring units,
extension of the central administration and other major tasks;

6. Calls upon the Angolan authorities and parties to
finalize political, legal, organizational and budgetary preparations for free and fair multi-party elections to be held in
September 1992 and to make available as soon as possible all
available resources for the electoral process;

7. Encourages all States to contribute voluntarily and
requests the United Nations programmes and specialized
agencies to provide the assistance and support necessary to
prepare for free and fair multi-party elections in Angola;

8. Urges the parties to establish as soon as possible a
precise timetable for the electoral process in Angola so that
elections can take place at the date fixed and requests the
Secretary-General to extend his cooperation to this end;

9. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Security
Council informed of developments and to submit a further
report to the Council within three months of the adoption of
the present resolution.

Adopted unanimously at the 3062nd
meeting.