Security Council resolution 985 (1995) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Liberia and establishment of the Security Council Committee on arms embargo against Liberia]
Symbol: S/RES/985(1995)
Date: 1995-04-13
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/50 [78] LIBERIA SITUATION
S/50 [79] UN OBSERVER MISSION IN LIBERIA
Subjects: UN Observer Mission in Liberia|UN. SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 985 (1995) CONCERNING LIBERIA > ESTABLISHMENT.|Liberia. Council of State|Economic Community of West African States|UN. SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 985 (1995) CONCERNING LIBERIA > RECOMMENDATIONS.|Economic Community of West African States. Chair|Economic Community of West African States. Cease-fire Monitoring Group|Akosombo Agreement (1994)|Accra Agreement (1994)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|NIGERIA|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|SPECIAL MISSIONS|CEASEFIRES|ARMS EMBARGO|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|LIBERIA|LIBERIA SITUATION|ESTABLISHMENT|NEIGHBOURING STATES|CONFERENCES|HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS|BUDGET CONTRIBUTIONS|TERMS OF REFERENCE|STAFF SECURITY
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: BOTSWANA
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CZECH REPUBLIC
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GERMANY
vote: yes
country: HONDURAS
vote: yes
country: INDONESIA
vote: yes
country: ITALY
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: OMAN
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: RWANDA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

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                                                               S/RES/985 (1995)
                                                               13 April 1995




                               RESOLUTION 985 (1995)

               Adopted by the Security Council at its 3517th meeting,
                                  on 13 April 1995


     The Security Council,

     Recalling its resolutions 813 (1993) of 26 March 1993, 856 (1993) of
10 August 1993, 866 (1993) of 22 September 1993, 911 (1994) of 21 April 1994,
950 (1994) of 21 October 1994 and 972 (1995) of 13 January 1995,

     Recalling also its resolution 788 (1992) of 19 November 1992, in which it
decided, under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, that all States
shall, for the purpose of establishing peace and stability in Liberia,
immediately implement a general and complete embargo on all deliveries of
weapons and military equipment to Liberia until the Security Council decides
otherwise, and in which it decided also that the embargo shall not apply to
weapons and military equipment destined for the sole use of the peace-keeping
forces of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Liberia,
subject to any review that may be required in conformity with the report of the
Secretary-General,

     Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General dated
24 February 1995 (S/1995/158) and 10 April 1995 (S/1995/279) on the United
Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL),

     Deeply concerned that the cease-fire in Liberia has broken down, precluding
the full deployment of UNOMIL and preventing UNOMIL from fully carrying out its
mandate,

     Noting with deep concern that in violation of resolution 788 (1992) arms
continue to be imported into Liberia, exacerbating the conflict,

     Welcoming the decision of ECOWAS to hold a summit of Heads of State in
May 1995,

     1.   Decides to extend the mandate of UNOMIL until 30 June 1995;


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     2.   Urges all Liberian parties to implement the Akosombo Agreement
(S/1994/1174) and the Accra Agreement (S/1995/7) by re-establishing an effective
cease-fire, promptly installing the Council of State, and taking concrete steps
towards the implementation of the other provisions of the Agreements;

     3.   Encourages the ECOWAS States to promote implementation of the Akosombo
and Accra Agreements, and to continue to do all in their power to facilitate a
political settlement in Liberia;

     4. Urges all States, and in particular all neighbouring States, to comply
fully with the embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military equipment to
Liberia imposed by resolution 788 (1992), and to that end decides to establish,
in accordance with rule 28 of its provisional rules of procedure, a Committee of
the Security Council, consisting of all the members of the Council, to undertake
the following tasks and to report on its work to the Council with its
observations and recommendations:

     (a) To seek from all States information regarding the action taken by them
concerning the effective implementation of the embargo imposed by paragraph 8 of
resolution 788 (1992);

     (b) To consider any information brought to its attention by States
concerning violations of the embargo, and in that context to make
recommendations to the Council on ways of increasing the effectiveness of the
embargo;

     (c) To recommend appropriate measures in response to violations of the
embargo imposed by paragraph 8 of resolution 788 (1992) and provide information
on a regular basis to the Secretary-General for general distribution to Member
States;

     5.   Expresses its appreciation to the Chairman of ECOWAS for his
initiative in organizing a regional summit on Liberia and to the Government of
Nigeria for agreeing to host it, and urges all parties to participate;

     6.   Demands once more that all factions in Liberia strictly respect the
status of personnel of the ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) and UNOMIL, and
those of organizations and personnel delivering humanitarian assistance
throughout Liberia and further demands that these factions facilitate such
deliveries and that they strictly abide by applicable rules of international
humanitarian law;

     7.   Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council by
15 June 1995 on the situation in Liberia, including whether there is an
effective cease-fire and whether UNOMIL can carry out its mandate, and on the
status of contributions of financial and logistical resources from the
international community in support of the troops participating in ECOMOG, and
notes that the Council will consider the future of UNOMIL in the light of the
Secretary-General’s report;

     8.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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