UN Security Council
1999

UNITED NATIONS S Security Council Distr. GENERAL S/RES/1258 (1999) 6 August 1999 RESOLUTION 1258 (1999) Adopted by the Security Council at its 4032nd meeting, on 6 August 1999 The Security Council, Reaffirming its resolution 1234 (1999) of 9 April 1999 and recalling the statements of its President of 31 August 1998 (S/PRST/1998/26), 11 December 1998 (S/PRST/1998/36), and 24 June 1999 (S/PRST/1999/17), Bearing in mind the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and the primary responsibility of the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security, Reaffirming the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and all States in the region, Determined to resolve with all parties concerned the grave humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in particular and in the region as a whole and to provide for the safe and free return of all refugees and displaced persons to their homes, Recognizing that the current situation in the Democratic Republic of the