Security Council resolution 690 (1991) [on establishment of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara]
Symbol: S/RES/690(1991)
Date: 1991-04-29
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/46 [65] WESTERN SAHARA QUESTION
S/46 [42] UN MISSION FOR THE REFERENDUM IN WESTERN SAHARA
Subjects: OAU|UN MISSION FOR THE REFERENDUM IN WESTERN SAHARA > ESTABLISHMENT.|PLEBISCITES|ELECTION VERIFICATION|WESTERN SAHARA|WESTERN SAHARA QUESTION|SELF-DETERMINATION OF PEOPLES|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: AUSTRIA
vote: yes
country: BELGIUM
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CÔTE D'IVOIRE
vote: yes
country: CUBA
vote: yes
country: ECUADOR
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: INDIA
vote: yes
country: ROMANIA
vote: yes
country: USSR
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: YEMEN
vote: yes
country: ZAIRE
vote: yes
country: ZIMBABWE
vote: yes

Resolution 690 (1991)
of 29 April 1991

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolution 621 (1988) of 20 September 1988,
by which it,
inter alia, requested the Secretary-General to transmit to it a
report on the holding of a referendum for self-determination of
the people of Western Sahara and on ways and means to
ensure the organization and supervision of such a referendum
by the United Nations in cooperation with the Organization of
African Unity,

Recalling also that, on 30 August 1988, the Kingdom of
Morocco and the Frente Popular para la Liberación de Saguia
el-Hamra y de Rio de Oro gave their agreement in principle to
the proposals of the Secretary-General of the United Nations
and the current Chairman of the Assembly of Heads of State
and Government of the Organization of African Unity in the
framework of their joint mission of good offices,

Recalling further its resolution 658 (1990) of 27 June 1990,
by which it approved the report of the Secretary-General of 18
June 1990,” which contains the full text of the settlement
proposals as accepted by the two parties on 30 August 1988, as
well as an outline of the plan provided by the Secretary-General in order to implement those proposals, and by which
it requested the Secretary-General to transmit to it a further
detailed report on his implementation plan, containing in
particular an estimate of the cost of the United Nations Mission
for the Referendum in Western Sahara,

Desirous of reaching a just and lasting solution of the
question of Western Sahara,

Having examined the report of the Secretary-General of 19
April 1991 on the situation concerning Western Sahara, 143

1. Approves the report of the Secretary-General, transmitted to the Council m accordance with resolution 658
(1990); 143

2. Expresses its full support for the efforts of the Secretary-General for the organization and the supervision, by the
United Nations in cooperation with the Organization of African
Unity, of a referendum for self-determination of the people of
Western Sahara, in accordance with the objectives mentioned
in bis report;

3. Calls upon the two parties to cooperate fully with the
Secretary-General in the implementation of his plan as
described in his report of 18 June 1990"? and amplified in his
report of 19 April 1991; 143

4. Decides to establish, under its authority, a United
Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara in
accordance with the report of 19 April 1991;

5. Also decides ‘hat the transitional period will begin no
later than sixteen weeks after the General Assembly approves
the budget for the Mission;

6. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Security
Council regularly informed of the implementation of his
settlement plan.

Adopted unanimously at the 2984th
meeting