Security Council resolution 1228 (1999) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)]
[Extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)]
Symbol: S/RES/1228(1999)
Date: 1999-02-11
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/54 [45] UN MISSION FOR THE REFERENDUM IN WESTERN SAHARA
S/54 [44] WESTERN SAHARA QUESTION
Subjects: UN. Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara|UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara|UN High Commissioner for Refugees|PLEBISCITES|VOTER REGISTRATION|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|REPATRIATION|WESTERN SAHARA|WESTERN SAHARAN REFUGEES|WESTERN SAHARA QUESTION|CONSULTATIONS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: BAHRAIN
vote: yes
country: BRAZIL
vote: yes
country: CANADA
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GABON
vote: yes
country: GAMBIA
vote: yes
country: MALAYSIA
vote: yes
country: NAMIBIA
vote: yes
country: NETHERLANDS
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SLOVENIA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

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                                                               GENERAL

                                                               S/RES/1228 (1999)
                                                               11 February 1999




                               RESOLUTION 1228 (1999)

               Adopted by the Security Council at its 3976th meeting,
                                 on 11 February 1999


     The Security Council,

     Recalling all its previous resolutions on the question of the Western
Sahara, and reaffirming in particular resolution 1204 (1998) of 30 October 1998
and resolution 1215 (1998) of 17 December 1998,

     Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 28 January 1999
(S/1999/88) and the observations and recommendations contained therein,

     1.   Decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the
Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 March 1999 to allow for
consultations in the hope and expectation of agreement on the protocols on
identification, appeals and repatriation planning activities, as well as on the
essential issue of the implementation calendar, without undermining the
integrity of the Secretary-General’s proposed package or calling into question
its main elements, for the prompt resumption of voter identification and
initiation of the appeals process;

     2.   Requests both parties to take concrete action to enable the Office of
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to carry out the necessary
preparatory work for the repatriation of Saharan refugees eligible to vote, and
their immediate families, according to the Settlement Plan;

     3.   Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council by
22 March 1999 on the implementation of this resolution;

     4.   Supports the intention of the Secretary-General to ask his Personal
Envoy to reassess the viability of the mandate of MINURSO should the prospects
for putting the package of measures into effect remain elusive at the time of
submission of the Secretary-General’s next report;

     5.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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