Security Council resolution 1430 (2002) [on adjustment of the mandate of the UN Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE)]
Symbol: S/RES/1430(2002)
Date: 2002-08-14
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/57 [152] ERITREA--ETHIOPIA
S/57 [153] UN MISSION IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA
Subjects: UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Ethiopia and Eritrea|Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission|UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea|Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the State of Eritrea (2000)|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|BOUNDARIES|DEMILITARIZED ZONES|ETHIOPIA|ERITREA|MINE CLEARANCE|FIELD OFFICES|LOGISTICS|STAFF SECURITY|FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT|AIRWAYS|PRISONERS OF WAR|DETAINED PERSONS|CONFIDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES|DISPLACED PERSONS|ECONOMIC COOPERATION
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BULGARIA
vote: yes
country: CAMEROON
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: COLOMBIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GUINEA
vote: yes
country: IRELAND
vote: yes
country: MAURITIUS
vote: yes
country: MEXICO
vote: yes
country: NORWAY
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SINGAPORE
vote: yes
country: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/1430 (2002)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General

                                                                              14 August 2002




               Resolution 1430 (2002)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 4600th meeting, on
               14 August 2002

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its relevant resolutions concerning the situation between Eritrea and
               Ethiopia, in particular resolution 1398 (2002) of 15 March 2002,
                    Further recalling the report of 27 February 2002 of the Security Council
               Mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken in the period 21-25 February 2002
               (S/2002/205),
                    Recalling the Delimitation Decision by the Boundary Commission of 13 April
               2002 (S/2002/423), subsequently embraced by the parties as final and binding in
               accordance with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed in Algiers on 12
               December 2000 (S/2000/1183),
                    Reaffirming its strong support for the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the
               preceding Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities (S/2000/601), signed in Algiers on
               18 June 2000 (hereafter referred to collectively as the “Algiers Agreements”),
                     Further reaffirming its strong support for the help in implementing the Algiers
               Agreements continuously provided by the Secretary-General and his Special
               Representative, including through their good offices, and for the role played by the
               United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) in the implementation of
               its mandate thereby contributing towards the completion of the peace process,
                     Reaffirming the need for both parties to fulfil their obligations under
               international law, including international humanitarian law, human rights law and
               refugee law, and to ensure the safety of all personnel of the United Nations, the
               International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other humanitarian
               organizations,
                    Further reaffirming its strong support for the African Union Liaison Mission in
               Ethiopia-Eritrea, and inviting the President ad interim of the Commission of the
               African Union to continue actively the role of the former Organization of African
               Unity in support of the peace process,
                    Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of 10 July 2002
               (S/2002/744),



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                    1.    Decides to adjust the mandate of UNMEE, in order to assist the
               Boundary Commission in the expeditious and orderly implementation of its
               Delimitation Decision, to include with immediate effect:
                    (a)   demining in key areas to support demarcation, and
                   (b) administrative and logistical support for the Field Offices of the
               Boundary Commission,
               in accordance with the recommendations provided by the Secretary-General in
               paragraphs 13, 14 and 17 of the above report, and resolution 1398 (2002), with the
               costs of civilian demining contractors and Field Office support to be funded as
               outlined in paragraphs 14 and 17 of the report;
                     2.   Endorses the technical steps for territorial transfers as a broad framework
               for the process as recommended by the Secretary-General in his report, and decides
               to review, as necessary, the implications for UNMEE in this regard, while strongly
               urging the parties to provide their full and prompt cooperation in the process with a
               view to ensuring an expeditious transition for the benefit of the affected populations;
                     3.   Calls on the parties to cooperate fully and expeditiously with UNMEE in
               the implementation of its mandate, as adjusted through this resolution, by abiding
               scrupulously by the letter and spirit of their agreements, and by resolving all
               outstanding issues in accordance with the Algiers Agreements;
                     4.  Encourages the parties to continue cooperating, fully and expeditiously,
               with UNMEE on providing the information and maps required by the Mission for
               the demining process;
                    5.    Calls on the parties to cooperate fully and promptly with the Boundary
               Commission, including by implementing without conditions its binding Demarcation
               Directions, by abiding promptly by all its Orders, including the two issued on 17
               July 2002 (S/2002/853), and by taking all steps necessary to ensure the personal
               security of the staff of the Commission when operating in territories under their
               control;
                     6.   Appeals to the parties to exercise restraint, and emphasizes that in
               accordance with article 14 of the Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities, the security
               arrangements are to remain in effect, and that, accordingly, arrangements for the
               separation of forces, as achieved by the Temporary Security Zone and through the
               contributions of UNMEE, will continue to be of key importance;
                     7.   Calls on the parties to refrain from unilateral troop or population
               movements, including establishment of any new settlements in areas near the border,
               until demarcation and orderly transfer of territorial control has been accomplished,
               in accordance with article 4.16 of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement;
                    8.   Demands that the parties allow UNMEE full freedom of movement and
               remove with immediate effect any and all restrictions on, and impediments to the
               work of, UNMEE and its staff in the discharge of its mandate;
                     9.    Expresses its disappointment that there has been no progress regarding
               the establishment of a direct high-altitude flight route for UNMEE between Asmara
               and Addis Ababa, given the importance to the demarcation process of a direct flight
               route, and renews its appeal to the parties to work with the Special Representative of




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the Secretary-General in a spirit of compromise to settle the issue for the mutual
benefit of all;
      10. Calls again on the parties to release and return without further delay all
remaining prisoners of war and civilian internees under the auspices of the
International Committee of the Red Cross in accordance with the Geneva
Conventions and the Algiers Agreements;
      11. Further calls on the parties to increase their efforts to take other
measures that will build confidence and promote reconciliation between the two
peoples for their mutual benefit, including in particular the areas listed in paragraph
14 of resolution 1398 (2002);
     12. Encourages the guarantors, facilitators and witnesses of the Algiers
Agreements and the Friends of UNMEE to intensify their contacts with the
authorities of both countries with the view to contribute to an expeditious
demarcation process;
      13. Strongly emphasizes the importance of an expeditious and orderly
demarcation process in order to further peace and normalize the relations between
the parties, to enable displaced persons to return home and in order for the parties to
move completely beyond the border issue and pave the way for reconstruction and
development as well as political and economic cooperation;
     14.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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