UN Security Council
2000

United Nations S/RES/1299 (2000) Security Council Distr.: General 19 May 2000 Resolution 1299 (2000) Adopted by the Security Council at its 4145th meeting on 19 May 2000 The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions and the statements of its President on the situation in Sierra Leone, Having considered the letter of the Secretary-General to its President of 17 May (S/2000/446), and awaiting his next report, Convinced that the deterioration in security conditions on the ground necessitates the rapid reinforcement of the military component of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) to provide the mission with additional resources to fulfil its mandate, 1. Decides that the military component of UNAMSIL shall be expanded to a maximum of 13,000 military personnel, including the 260 military observers already deployed; 2. Expresses its appreciation to all States who, in order to expedite the rapid reinforcement of UNAMSIL, have accelerated the deployment of their troops to UNAMSIL, made available additional personnel, and offered logistical, technical and other forms of military assistance, and calls upon all those in a position to do so