Security Council resolution 1497 (2003) [on establishment of the Multinational Force in Liberia]
Symbol: S/RES/1497(2003)
Date: 2003-08-01
Meeting record: S/PV.4803
Subjects: Multinational Force in Liberia|Stabilization Force|UN Mission in Sierra Leone|Economic Community of West African States|UN. Special Representative for Liberia|Joint Verification Team (Liberia)|Joint Monitoring Committee (Liberia)|Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy|African Union|Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998)|Algiers Declaration (1999)|Lomé Declaration (2000)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|CEASEFIRES|INTERNAL SECURITY|LIBERIA|LIBERIA SITUATION|DISARMAMENT|MILITARY DEMOBILIZATION|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|LOGISTICS|RAPID DEPLOYMENT FORCES|TROOP-CONTRIBUTING STATES|BOUNDARIES|REGIONAL CONFLICTS|FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT|RELIEF PERSONNEL|INTERIM GOVERNMENTS
Notes: Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2003-31 July 2004 - S/INF/59 - (SCOR, 58th year).
Summary: Authorizes Member States to establish a Multinational Force in Liberia to support the implementation of the 17 June 2003 ceasefire agreement; declares its readiness to establish such a follow-on UN stabilization force to support the transitional government and to assist in the implementation of a comprehensive peace agreement for Liberia and requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Council recommendations for the size, structure, and mandate of this force, preferably by 15 Aug. 2003, and subsequent deployment of the UN force no later than 1 Oct. 2003; authorizes UNAMSIL to extend the necessary logistical support, for a limited period of up to 30 days, to the forward ECOWAS elements of the Multinational Force, without prejudicing UNAMSIL's operational capability with respect to its mandate in Sierra Leone; decides that current or former officials or personnel from a contributing State shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of that contributing State for all alleged acts or omissions arising out of or related to the Multinational Force or UN stabilization force in Liberia; decides that the measures imposed by paragraphs 5 (a) and 5 (b) of resolution 1343 (2001) shall not apply to supplies of arms and related materiel and technical training and assistance intended solely for support of and use by the Multinational Force; demands that all States in the region refrain from any action that might contribute to instability in Liberia or on the borders between Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Côte d'Ivoire.

United Nations                                                                    S/RES/1497 (2003)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               1 August 2003




               Resolution 1497 (2003)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 4803rd meeting, on
               1 August 2003

                    The Security Council,
                    Deeply concerned over the conflict in Liberia and its effects on the
               humanitarian situation, including the tragic loss of countless innocent lives, in that
               country, and its destabilizing effect on the region,
                    Stressing the need to create a secure environment that enables respect for
               human rights, including the well-being and rehabilitation of children, protects the
               well-being of civilians, and supports the mission of humanitarian workers,
                    Reminding the parties of their obligations under the Liberian ceasefire
               agreement, signed in Accra, 17 June 2003,
                     Recalling that paragraph 4 of resolution 1343 (2001) demanded that all States
               take action to prevent armed groups and individuals and groups from using their
               territory to prepare and commit attacks on neighbouring countries and refrain from
               any action that might contribute to further destabilization on the borders between
               Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone,
                     Commending the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in
               particular its Chairman, President Kufuor of Ghana, for its leadership role in
               facilitating the achievement of the aforementioned ceasefire agreement, and
               recognizing the critically important role it has played and necessarily will continue
               to play in the Liberia peace process, consistent with Chapter VIII of the Charter of
               the United Nations,
                     Commending also Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo for his efforts to
               bring peace to Liberia,
                    Recalling further the 30 June 2003 request of the Secretary-General to the
               Security Council to authorize the deployment of a Multinational Force to Liberia,
                    Determining that the situation in Liberia constitutes a threat to international
               peace and security, to stability in the West Africa subregion, and to the peace
               process for Liberia,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,



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                     1.    Authorizes Member States to establish a Multinational Force in Liberia to
               support the implementation of the 17 June 2003 ceasefire agreement, including
               establishing conditions for initial stages of disarmament, demobilization and
               reintegration activities, to help establish and maintain security in the period after the
               departure of the current President and the installation of a successor authority,
               taking into account the agreements to be reached by the Liberian parties, and to
               secure the environment for the delivery of humanitarian assistance, and to prepare
               for the introduction of a longer-term United Nations stabilization force to relieve the
               Multinational Force;
                     2.    Declares its readiness to establish such a follow-on United Nations
               stabilization force to support the transitional government and to assist in the
               implementation of a comprehensive peace agreement for Liberia and requests the
               Secretary-General to submit to the Council recommendations for the size, structure,
               and mandate of this force, preferably by 15 August 2003, and subsequent
               deployment of the United Nations force no later than 1 October 2003;
                     3.    Authorizes UNAMSIL to extend the necessary logistical support, for a
               limited period of up to 30 days, to the forward ECOWAS elements of the
               Multinational Force, without prejudicing UNAMSIL’s operational capability with
               respect to its mandate in Sierra Leone;
                    4.    Requests the Secretary-General, pending a decision by the Security
               Council on the establishment of a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Liberia,
               to take the necessary steps, including the necessary logistical support to the
               ECOWAS elements of the Multinational Force, and pre-positioning critical logistical
               and personnel requirements to facilitate the rapid deployment of the envisaged
               operation;
                    5.     Authorizes the Member States participating in the Multinational Force in
               Liberia to take all necessary measures to fulfil its mandate;
                    6.    Calls upon Member States to contribute personnel, equipment, and other
               resources to the Multinational Force; and stresses that the expenses of the
               Multinational Force will be borne by the participating Member States and other
               voluntary contributions;
                     7.   Decides that current or former officials or personnel from a contributing
               State, which is not a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court,
               shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of that contributing State for all alleged
               acts or omissions arising out of or related to the Multinational Force or United
               Nations stabilization force in Liberia, unless such exclusive jurisdiction has been
               expressly waived by that contributing State;
                     8.   Decides that the measures imposed by paragraphs 5 (a) and 5 (b) of
               resolution 1343 (2001) shall not apply to supplies of arms and related materiel and
               technical training and assistance intended solely for support of and use by the
               Multinational Force;
                     9.   Demands that all States in the region refrain from any action that might
               contribute to instability in Liberia or on the borders between Liberia, Guinea, Sierra
               Leone and Côte d’Ivoire;




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     10. Calls on the Liberian parties to cooperate with the Joint Verification
Team and Joint Monitoring Commission as established under the 17 June 2003
ceasefire agreement;
      11. Further calls on all Liberian parties and Member States to cooperate
fully with the Multinational Force in Liberia in the execution of its mandate and to
respect the security and freedom of movement of the Multinational Force, as well as
to ensure the safe and unimpeded access of international humanitarian personnel to
populations in need in Liberia;
      12. Stresses the urgent need for all Liberian parties who are signatories to the
17 June ceasefire agreement, in particular the LURD and MODEL leadership,
immediately and scrupulously to uphold the 17 June ceasefire agreement, to cease
using violent means and to agree as soon as possible to an all-inclusive political
framework for a transitional government until such a time when free and fair
elections can be held and notes that critical to this endeavour is the fulfilment of the
commitment to depart from Liberia made by President Charles Taylor;
     13. Urges the LURD and MODEL to refrain from any attempt to seize power
by force, bearing in mind the position of the African Union on unconstitutional
changes of government as stated in the 1999 Algiers Decision and the 2000 Lomé
Declaration;
      14. Decides to review the implementation of this resolution within 30 days of
adoption to consider the report and recommendations of the Secretary-General
called for in paragraph 2 and consider further steps that might be necessary;
     15. Requests that the Secretary-General through his Special Representative to
report to the Council periodically on the situation in Liberia in relation to the
implementation of this resolution, including information on implementation by the
Multinational Force of its mandate;
     16.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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               Consejo de Seguridad                                            Distr. general
                                                                               1° de agosto de 2003




               Resolución 1497 (2003)
               Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 4803ª sesión,
               celebrada el 1° de agosto de 2003

                    El Consejo de Seguridad,
                     Profundamente preocupado por el conflicto de Liberia y por su repercusión en
               la situación humanitaria, incluida la trágica pérdida de incontables vidas inocentes,
               en ese país, y por sus efectos desestabilizadores para la región,
                     Destacando la necesidad de establecer un entorno seguro que haga posible
               el respeto de los derechos humanos, incluido el bienestar y la rehabilitación de los
               niños, proteja el bienestar de los civiles y apoye la misión del personal humanitario,
                    Recordando a las partes sus obligaciones contraídas en virtud del acuerdo de
               cesación del fuego de Liberia, firmado en Accra el 17 de junio de 2003,
                    Recordando que en el párrafo 4 de la resolución 1343 (2001) se exige que todos los Estados tomen las medidas necesarias para impedir que grupos armados, así
               como individuos y grupos, utilicen sus territorios para preparar y perpetrar ataques
               contra países vecinos, y que se abstengan de toda acción que pudiere desestabilizar
               aún más la situación en las fronteras entre Guinea, Liberia y Sierra Leona,
                     Encomiando a la Comunidad Económica de los Estados de África Occidental
               (CEDEAO), en particular a su Presidente, el Sr. Kufuor, Presidente de Ghana, por el
               liderazgo ejercido para facilitar el logro del mencionado acuerdo de cesación del
               fuego, y reconociendo la importancia fundamental del papel que ha desempeñado y
               necesariamente seguirá desempeñando en el proceso de paz de Liberia, de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el Capítulo VIII de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas,
                    Encomiando también al Presidente de Nigeria, Sr. Olusegun Obasanjo, por los
               esfuerzos realizados para llevar la paz a Liberia,
                    Recordando además que el 30 de junio de 2003 el Secretario General pidió al
               Consejo de Seguridad que autorizara el despliegue de una fuerza multinacional en
               Liberia,
                     Determinando que la situación en Liberia constituye una amenaza para la paz
               y la seguridad internacionales, para la estabilidad de la subregión del África occidental y para el proceso de paz de Liberia,




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                    Actuando de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el Capítulo VII de la Carta de las
               Naciones Unidas,
                     1.    Autoriza a los Estados Miembros a que establezcan una fuerza multinacional en Liberia para respaldar la aplicación del acuerdo de cesación del fuego de
               17 de junio de 2003, y en especial a que creen las condiciones necesarias para las fases iniciales de las actividades de desarme, desmovilización y reintegración, a fin de
               ayudar a establecer y mantener la seguridad en el período posterior a la partida del
               actual Presidente y la instauración de una nueva autoridad, teniendo en cuenta
               los acuerdos que alcancen las partes liberianas, y de asegurar un entorno propicio
               para la prestación de asistencia humanitaria, y prepararse para la introducción de
               una fuerza de estabilización de las Naciones Unidas a más largo plazo que reemplace a la fuerza multinacional;
                     2.    Declara que está dispuesto a establecer esa fuerza de estabilización de relevo de las Naciones Unidas para respaldar al gobierno de transición y ayudar en la
               aplicación de un acuerdo general de paz para Liberia y pide al Secretario General que
               presente al Consejo recomendaciones sobre la cantidad de efectivos, la estructura y el
               mandato de esa fuerza, preferiblemente antes del 15 de agosto de 2003, y sobre el despliegue posterior de la fuerza de las Naciones Unidas a más tardar el 1° de octubre
               de 2003;
                     3.    Autoriza a la Misión de las Naciones Unidas en Sierra Leona
               (UNAMSIL) a que preste el apoyo logístico necesario, por un período limitado de
               30 días como máximo, a los elementos avanzados de la CEDEAO de la fuerza multinacional, sin perjuicio de la capacidad operacional de la UNAMSIL con respecto a
               su mandato en Sierra Leona;
                     4.   Pide al Secretario General que, a la espera de una decisión del Consejo
               de Seguridad sobre el establecimiento de una operación de mantenimiento de la paz
               de las Naciones Unidas en Liberia, tome todas las medidas necesarias, incluido el
               apoyo logístico necesario a los elementos de la CEDEAO de la fuerza multinacional,
               y el emplazamiento previo en lugares apropiados de los elementos logísticos y de
               personal esenciales para facilitar el rápido despliegue de la operación prevista;
                     5.   Autoriza a los Estados Miembros que participen en la fuerza multinacional en Liberia a tomar todas las medidas necesarias para cumplir su mandato;
                     6.    Pide a los Estados Miembros que aporten personal, equipo y otros recursos a la fuerza multinacional; y subraya que los gastos de la fuerza multinacional serán sufragados por los Estados Miembros participantes y mediante otras contribuciones voluntarias;
                     7.    Decide que los ex funcionarios u oficiales, o los que están actualmente en
               servicio, de un Estado aportante que no sea una parte del Estatuto de Roma de la
               Corte Penal Internacional, quedarán sujetos a la jurisdicción exclusiva de ese Estado
               aportante en relación con todos los presuntos actos u omisiones dimanantes de
               la fuerza multinacional o de la fuerza de estabilización de las Naciones Unidas en
               Liberia, o relacionados con ellas, a menos que ese Estado aportante haya renunciado
               expresamente a dicha jurisdicción exclusiva;




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                     8.    Decide que las medidas dispuestas en los apartados a) y b) del párrafo 5
               de la resolución 1343 (2001) no se aplicarán a los suministros de armas y materiales
               conexos ni a la asistencia y capacitación técnicas destinados a prestar apoyo a la
               fuerza multinacional, o a su uso exclusivo por ésta;
                    9.   Pide que todos los Estados de la región se abstengan de cualquier acción
               que pudiera contribuir a la inestabilidad en Liberia o en las fronteras entre Liberia,
               Guinea, Sierra Leona y Côte d’Ivoire;
                    10. Pide a las partes liberianas que cooperen con el Equipo de Verificación
               Mixto y la Comisión de Supervisión Conjunta establecidos en virtud del acuerdo de
               cesación del fuego de 17 de junio de 2003;
                     11. Pide además a todas las partes liberianas y a los Estados Miembros que
               cooperen plenamente con la fuerza multinacional en Liberia en la ejecución de su
               mandato y respeten la seguridad y la libertad de movimiento de la fuerza multinacional, y que aseguren el acceso libre de obstáculos y seguro del personal de asistencia humanitaria internacional a las poblaciones necesitadas de Liberia;
                     12. Subraya la urgente necesidad de que todas las partes liberianas signatarias del acuerdo de cesación del fuego de 17 de junio, en particular los líderes de
               LURD y MODEL, respeten de inmediato y escrupulosamente el acuerdo de cesación
               del fuego de 17 de junio, cesen de utilizar medios violentos y acuerden lo antes posible un marco político general para un gobierno de transición hasta que se puedan
               celebrar elecciones libres y limpias, y observa que a los fines de la realización de
               este objetivo es fundamental que se cumpla el compromiso de partir de Liberia asumido por el Presidente Charles Taylor;
                    13. Exhorta a LURD y MODEL a que se abstengan de todo intento de asumir
               el poder por la fuerza, teniendo presente la posición de la Unión Africana sobre los
               cambios anticonstitucionales de gobierno, declarada en la Decisión de Argelia de
               1999 y en la Declaración de Lomé de 2000;
                    14. Decide examinar la cuestión de la aplicación de la presente resolución
               dentro de los treinta días siguientes a su aprobación para estudiar el informe y las
               recomendaciones del Secretario General que se piden en el párrafo 2 y considerar
               nuevas medidas que podrían requerirse;
                     15. Pide que el Secretario General, por conducto de su Representante Especial, informe periódicamente al Consejo sobre la situación en Liberia en relación
               con la aplicación de la presente resolución, incluida la información sobre el cumplimiento de su mandato por la fuerza multinacional;
                    16.   Decide seguir ocupándose activamente de la cuestión.




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Texte français (official French version): Nations Unies                                                                      S/RES/1497 (2003)
               Conseil de sécurité                                              Distr. générale
                                                                                1er août 2003




               Résolution 1497 (2003)
               Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 4803e séance,
               le 1er août 2003

                    Le Conseil de sécurité,
                     Profondément préoccupé par le conflit au Libéria, ses incidences sur la
               situation humanitaire, notamment les innombrables et tragiques pertes en vies
               innocentes dans ce pays, et son effet déstabilisateur sur la région,
                     Soulignant qu’il importe d’instaurer un climat de sécurité permettant de faire
               respecter les droits de l’homme, et notamment d’assurer le bien-être et la réinsertion
               des enfants, de protéger les civils et de soutenir les travailleurs humanitaires dans
               l’accomplissement de leur mission,
                    Rappelant aux parties les obligations qui leur incombent en vertu de l’accord
               de cessez-le-feu libérien signé à Accra le 17 juin 2003,
                     Rappelant qu’au paragraphe 4 de la résolution 1343 (2001), il est exigé de tous
               les États qu’ils prennent des mesures pour empêcher des individus et des groupes
               armés d’utiliser leur territoire pour préparer et perpétrer des attaques dans des pays
               voisins et s’abstiennent de toute action qui pourrait contribuer à déstabiliser
               davantage la situation aux frontières entre la Guinée, le Libéria et la Sierra Leone,
                    Saluant le rôle de premier plan joué par la Communauté économique des États
               d’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO), notamment par son président, le Président Kufuor
               du Ghana, pour faciliter l’adoption de l’accord susmentionné et conscient du rôle
               crucial que la communauté a joué et continuera nécessairement de jouer dans le
               processus de paix au Libéria, conformément au Chapitre VIII de la Charte des
               Nations Unies,
                    Félicitant le Président du Nigéria, Olusegun Obasanjo, des efforts qu’il a
               déployés pour rétablir la paix au Libéria,
                   Rappelant en outre que, le 30 juin 2003, le Secrétaire général a demandé au
               Conseil de sécurité d’autoriser le déploiement d’une force multinationale au Libéria,
                    Considérant que la situation au Libéria constitue une menace à la paix et à la
               sécurité internationales, à la stabilité dans la sous-région de l’Afrique de l’Ouest et
               au processus de paix au Libéria,
                    Agissant en vertu du Chapitre VII de la Charte des Nations Unies,


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                   1.    Autorise les États Membres à mettre en place une force multinationale au
              Libéria, afin d’appuyer la mise en oeuvre de l’accord de cessez-le-feu du 17 juin
              2003, notamment en créant un cadre propice aux phases initiales du désarmement et
              aux activités de démobilisation et de réinsertion, de contribuer à l’instauration et au
              maintien de la sécurité durant la période qui suivra le départ du Président en
              exercice et l’établissement de l’autorité qui lui succédera, compte tenu des accords
              auxquels devraient aboutir les parties libériennes, et de réunir les conditions
              nécessaires à l’acheminement de l’aide humanitaire et de préparer la mise en place
              d’une force de stabilisation de l’ONU à plus long terme destinée à relever la Force
              multinationale;
                   2.    Se déclare prêt à créer cette force de stabilisation, en vue d’appuyer le
              gouvernement provisoire et de faciliter la mise en oeuvre d’un accord de paix global
              pour le Libéria et prie le Secrétaire général de soumettre au Conseil des
              recommandations relatives à la taille, à la structure et au mandat de ladite force, de
              préférence d’ici au 15 août 2003, et à son déploiement ultérieur, le 1er octobre 2003
              au plus tard;
                    3.   Autorise la MINUSIL à offrir, pour une période maximale de 30 jours,
              aux éléments de la Force multinationale mis à disposition par la CEDEAO, l’appui
              logistique dont ils auront besoin, sans que ses capacités opérationnelles en Sierra
              Leone n’en pâtissent;
                    4.    Prie le Secrétaire général, en attendant la décision du Conseil de sécurité
              sur la création d’une opération de maintien de la paix des Nations Unies au Libéria,
              de prendre les dispositions qui s’imposent, notamment de fournir l’appui logistique
              nécessaire aux éléments de la Force multinationale mis à disposition par la
              Communauté économique des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest et prévoir la mise en
              place préalable des moyens logistiques et des effectifs requis pour faciliter le
              déploiement rapide de l’opération envisagée;
                   5.    Autorise les États Membres participant à la Force multinationale au
              Libéria à prendre toutes les mesures nécessaires pour lui permettre de s’acquitter de
              son mandat;
                    6.   Demande aux États Membres de contribuer, sous forme de personnel,
              d’équipements et d’autres ressources, à la Force multinationale; et souligne que les
              coûts inhérents à la Force multinationale seront financés par les contributions des
              États Membres participants et par d’autres contributions volontaires;
                    7.    Décide que les responsables ou les personnels en activité ou les anciens
              responsables ou personnels d’un État contributeur qui n’est pas partie au Statut de
              Rome de la Cour pénale internationale sont soumis à la compétence exclusive dudit
              État pour toute allégation d’actes ou d’omissions découlant de la Force
              multinationale ou de la force de stabilisation des Nations Unies au Libéria ou s’y
              rattachant, à moins d’une dérogation formelle de l’État contributeur;
                    8.   Décide que les mesures imposées au titre des alinéas a) et b) du
              paragraphe 5 de la résolution 1343 (2001) ne s’appliquent pas à la fourniture
              d’armements et de matériels connexes destinés uniquement au soutien et à l’usage
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                9.    Exige de tous les États de la région qu’ils s’abstiennent de toute action
           susceptible de contribuer à l’instabilité au Libéria ou aux frontières entre le Libéria,
           la Guinée, la Sierra Leone et la Côte d’Ivoire;
                 10. Demande aux parties libériennes de coopérer avec l’Équipe mixte de
           vérification et la Commission mixte de suivi, créées en vertu de l’accord de cessezle-feu du 17 juin 2003;
                11. Demande en outre à toutes les parties libériennes et aux États Membres
           de collaborer pleinement avec la Force multinationale pour lui permettre de
           s’acquitter de son mandat, de veiller à sa sécurité et à sa liberté de mouvement et de
           garantir la sécurité et la liberté d’accès du personnel humanitaire international aux
           populations dans le besoin du Libéria;
                 12. Souligne que toutes les parties libériennes qui sont signataires de l’accord
           de cessez-le-feu du 17 juin, en particulier les dirigeants du mouvement Libériens
           unis pour la réconciliation et la démocratie (LURD) et du Movement for Democracy
           in Liberia (MODEL), doivent appliquer immédiatement et scrupuleusement l’accord
           de cessez-le-feu du 17 juin, cesser d’avoir recours à la violence et s’accorder le plus
           rapidement possible sur un cadre politique ouvert à tous en prévision d’un
           gouvernement de transition jusqu’à ce que des élections libres et régulières puissent
           se tenir, et note qu’il est crucial à cet effet que le Président Charles Taylor respecte
           son engagement de quitter le Libéria;
                 13. Demande instamment au LURD et au MODEL de ne pas tenter de
           prendre le pouvoir par la force et de garder présente à l’esprit la position de l’Union
           africaine sur les changements anticonstitutionnels de gouvernement affirmée dans la
           Décision d’Alger de 1999 et la Déclaration de Lomé de 2000;
                14. Décide d’examiner la suite donnée à la présente résolution dans les
           30 jours qui suivent son adoption, d’examiner le rapport et les recommandations
           soumis par le Secrétaire général en application du paragraphe 2 et d’envisager
           d’adopter de nouvelles mesures, le cas échéant;
                 15. Prie le Secrétaire général, par l’intermédiaire de son Représentant
           spécial, de lui rendre compte périodiquement de la situation au Libéria dans le cadre
           de l’application de la présente résolution, et notamment de l’informer de l’exécution
           du mandat de la Force multinationale;
                16.   Décide de rester activement saisi de la question.




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               Совет Безопасности                                      Distr.: General
                                                                       1 August 2003




               Резолюция 1497 (2003),
               принятая Советом Безопасности на его 4803-м заседании
               1 августа 2003 года

                   Совет Безопасности,
                    будучи глубоко обеспокоен конфликтом в Либерии и его последствиями
               для гуманитарной ситуации в этой стране, включая трагическую гибель бес-
               численного множества ни в чем не повинных людей, и его дестабилизирующим
               воздействием на положение в регионе,
                    подчеркивая необходимость создать безопасную обстановку, которая
               обеспечивает возможность уважения прав человека, включая благополучие и
               реабилитацию детей, защиту благополучия гражданских лиц и поддержку мис-
               сии, которую выполняют гуманитарные сотрудники,
                    напоминая сторонам об их обязательствах по Соглашению о прекращении
               огня в Либерии, подписанному в Аккре 17 июня 2003 года,
                    ссылаясь на то, что в пункте 4 резолюции 1343 (2001) содержится требо-
               вание ко всем государствам принять меры для предотвращения использования
               их территории вооруженными группами и лицами и группами для подготовки и
               совершения нападений на соседние страны и воздерживаться от любых дейст-
               вий, которые могли бы способствовать дальнейшей дестабилизации ситуации
               на границах между Гвинеей, Либерией и Сьерра-Леоне,
                    выражая признательность Экономическому сообществу западноафри-
               канских государств (ЭКОВАС), в частности его Председателю, президенту Га-
               ны Куфуору, за его ведущую роль в содействии достижению вышеуказанного
               соглашения о прекращении огня и признавая исключительно важную роль, ко-
               торую оно играло и неизбежно будет играть и впредь в рамках либерийского
               мирного процесса в соответствии с главой VIII Устава Организации Объеди-
               ненных Наций,
                    высоко оценивая также усилия президента Нигерии Олусегуна Обасанд-
               жо, направленные на установление мира в Либерии,
                    ссылаясь далее на просьбу Генерального секретаря, с которой он обратил-
               ся к Совету Безопасности 30 июня 2003 года, о санкционировании размещения
               многонациональных сил в Либерии,


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                   определяя, что ситуация в Либерии представляет собой угрозу междуна-
               родному миру и безопасности, стабильности в субрегионе Западной Африки и
               мирному процессу для Либерии,
                      действуя на основании главы VII Устава Организации Объединенных На-
               ций,
                    1.   уполномочивает государства-члены создать многонациональные си-
               лы в Либерии для оказания поддержки осуществлению соглашения о прекра-
               щении огня от 17 июня 2003 года, включая создание условий для первоначаль-
               ных этапов деятельности по разоружению, демобилизации и реинтеграции,
               оказания помощи в обеспечении и поддержании безопасности в период после
               ухода нынешнего президента и формирования преемственных органов власти с
               учетом соглашений, которые будут достигнуты либерийскими сторонами,
               обеспечения условий для доставки гуманитарной помощи и проведения подго-
               товительной работы для введения на более длительный срок сил Организации
               Объединенных Наций по стабилизации для замены многонациональных сил;
                    2.   заявляет о своей готовности создать такие последующие силы Ор-
               ганизации Объединенных Наций по стабилизации для поддержки переходного
               правительства и оказания помощи в осуществлении всеобъемлющего соглаше-
               ния об установлении мира в Либерии и просит Генерального секретаря пред-
               ставить Совету рекомендации относительно численности, структуры и мандата
               этих сил предпочтительно к 15 августа 2003 года и последующего размещения
               сил Организации Объединенных Наций не позднее 1 октября 2003 года;
                    3.  уполномочивает МООНСЛ оказывать в течение ограниченного пе-
               риода времени, не превышающего 30 дней, необходимую материально-
               техническую поддержку передовым элементам ЭКОВАС в составе многона-
               циональных сил без ущерба для оперативных возможностей МООНСЛ по вы-
               полнению ее мандата в Сьерра-Леоне;
                    4.  просит Генерального секретаря до принятия Советом Безопасности
               решения об учреждении операции Организации Объединенных Наций по под-
               держанию мира в Либерии предпринять необходимые шаги, включая оказание
               необходимой материально-технической поддержки элементам ЭКОВАС в со-
               ставе многонациональных сил и предварительное размещение самых необхо-
               димых материально-технических средств и персонала для содействия опера-
               тивному развертыванию предусматриваемой операции;
                    5.  уполномочивает государства-члены, участвующие в многонацио-
               нальных силах в Либерии, принимать все необходимые меры для выполнения
               их мандата;
                    6.  призывает государства-члены предоставлять многонациональным
               силам персонал, технику и другие ресурсы и подчеркивает, что расходы на со-
               держание многонациональных сил будут покрываться участвующими государ-
               ствами-членами и за счет других добровольных взносов;
                    7.   постановляет, что нынешние или бывшие должностные лица или
               персонал предоставляющего государства, которое не является участником Рим-
               ского статута Международного уголовного суда, подпадают под исключитель-
               ную юрисдикцию этого предоставляющего государства применительно ко всем
               предположительным действиям или бездействию, обусловленным или связан-



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ным с деятельностью многонациональных сил или сил Организации Объеди-
ненных Наций по стабилизации в Либерии, если только это предоставляющее
государство ясно выраженным образом не отказалось от такой исключительной
юрисдикции;
     8.  постановляет, что меры, введенные в действие пунктами 5(a) и 5(b)
резолюции 1343 (2001), не применяются по отношению к поставкам вооруже-
ний и связанных с ними материальных средств и технической подготовке и
технической помощи, предназначенным исключительно для поддержки много-
национальных сил и использования ими;
     9.   требует, чтобы все государства региона воздерживались от любых
действий, которые могли бы привести к дестабилизации положения в Либерии
или на границах между Либерией, Гвинеей, Сьерра-Леоне и Кот-д’Ивуаром;
     10. призывает либерийские стороны сотрудничать с Совместной груп-
пой по проверке и Совместной комиссией по контролю, как установлено в со-
ответствии с соглашением о прекращении огня от 17 июня 2003 года;
     11. призывает далее все либерийские стороны и государства-члены все-
сторонним образом сотрудничать с многонациональными силами в Либерии в
деле выполнения ими своего мандата и уважать безопасность и свободу пере-
движения многонациональных сил, а также обеспечивать безопасный и бес-
препятственный доступ международного гуманитарного персонала к нуждаю-
щимся группам населения в Либерии;
     12. подчеркивает настоятельную необходимость того, чтобы все либе-
рийские стороны, подписавшие соглашение о прекращении огня от 17 июня, в
частности руководство ЛУРД и ДДЛ, незамедлительно и неукоснительно со-
блюдали соглашение о прекращении огня от 17 июня, прекратили использовать
насильственные средства и как можно скорее согласились со всеохватывающи-
ми политическими рамками для переходного правительства на период до того,
как станет возможным проведение свободных и справедливых выборов, и от-
мечает, что для этих усилий критически важно выполнение президентом
Чарльзом Тейлором обязательства покинуть Либерию;
    13. настоятельно призывает ЛУРД и ДДЛ воздерживаться от любых
попыток захвата власти силой, учитывая позицию Африканского союза в от-
ношении неконституционных смен правительства, изложенную в Алжирском
решении 1999 года и Ломейской декларации 2000 года;
     14. постановляет провести обзор осуществления настоящей резолюции
в 30-дневный срок после ее принятия для рассмотрения доклада и рекоменда-
ций Генерального секретаря, запрошенных в пункте 2, и рассмотрения вопроса
о дальнейших шагах, которые могли бы потребоваться;
     15. просит Генерального секретаря периодически информировать Совет
через его Специального представителя о ситуации в Либерии в связи с осуще-
ствлением настоящей резолюции, включая представление информации о вы-
полнении многонациональными силами их мандата;
    16.   постановляет продолжать активно заниматься этим вопросом.




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                                             1 August 2003




        第 1497（2003）号决议
        安全理事会 2003 年 8 月 1 日第 4803 次会议通过

             安全理事会，

             深为关切利比里亚冲突及其对该国人道主义状况的影响，包括无数无辜者不
        幸丧生，及其对该区域稳定的破坏性影响，

             强调必须创造一个安全的环境，使人权、包括儿童的福祉和复原能够得到尊
        重，平民的福祉得到保护，人道主义工作者的工作得到支持，

             提醒各方根据 2003 年 6 月 17 日在阿克拉签署的利比里亚停火协定承担的义
        务，

             回顾第 1343（2001）号决议第 4 段要求各国采取行动，阻止武装人员和集团
        利用其领土进行准备和袭击邻国，不要采取可能使几内亚、利比里亚和塞拉利昂
        间边界局势进一步动荡的任何行动，

             赞扬西非国家经济共同体(西非经共体)，特别是其主席加纳总统库福尔，在
        促进达成上述停火协定方面起了领导作用，并确认它遵照《联合国宪章》第八章，
        在利比里亚和平进程中已经发挥和必将继续发挥至关重要的作用，

             又赞扬尼日利亚总统奥卢塞贡·奥巴桑乔致力给利比里亚带来和平，

             还回顾 2003 年 6 月 30 日秘书长请安全理事会授权在利比里亚部署一支多国
        部队，

             确定利比里亚局势对国际和平与安全、西非分区域的稳定和利比里亚的和平
        进程构成威胁，

             根据《联合国宪章》第七章采取行动，

             1.   授权会员国在利比里亚设立一支多国部队，以支持执行 2003 年 6 月 17
        日的停火协定，包括为解除武装、复员和重返社会活动的最初阶段创造条件，在



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               现任总统离开、继任当局就职后，考虑到将由利比里亚各当事方达成的协定，协
               助建立和维持安全，确保提供人道主义援助的环境，并为部署较长期的联合国稳
               定部队以接替多国部队作准备；

                    2.   宣布准备设立这支后继联合国稳定部队，以支助过渡政府并协助执行利
               比里亚全面和平协定，并请秘书长最好在 2003 年 8 月 15 日之前就这支部队的规
               模、结构和任务向安理会提出建议，随后至迟于 2003 年 10 月 1 日部署这支联合
               国部队；

                    3.   授权联塞特派团在最多 30 天的有限时期内向多国部队中的西非经共体
               先头人员提供必要的后勤支助，但不损害联塞特派团在塞拉利昂境内执行任务的
               能力；

                    4.   请秘书长在安全理事会就联合国在利比里亚设立维持和平行动事宜作
               出决定之前，采取必要步骤，包括向多国部队中的西非经共体人员提供必要的后
               勤支助，并预先布置所需的关键后勤装备和人员，以便迅速部署所设想的行动；

                    5.   授权参加驻利比里亚多国部队的会员国采取一切必要措施完成任务；

                    6.   吁请会员国向多国部队提供人员、装备和其他资源，并强调多国部队的
               费用将由参加的会员国和其他自愿捐助承担；

                    7.   决定不是国际刑事法院《罗马规约》缔约方的一个参与国的现任或前任
               官员或人员，如被指控因驻利比里亚多国部队或联合国稳定部队而产生或与其有
               关的行为或不行为，应受该参与国的专属管辖，除非该参与国明确放弃此种专属
               管辖权；

                    8.   决定第 1343(2001)号决议第 5(a)和 5(b)段规定的措施不适用于专供支
               助多国部队和供多国部队使用的军火和有关物资以及技术培训和援助；

                    9.   要求该区域所有国家不采取任何可能助长利比里亚境内或利比里亚、几
               内亚、塞拉利昂和科特迪瓦之间边界不稳定的行动；

                    10. 吁请利比里亚各方同根据 2003 年 6 月 17 日停火协定设立的联合核查小
               组和联合监测委员会合作；

                    11. 还吁请利比里亚所有各方和各会员国对驻利比里亚多国部队执行任务
               给予充分合作，尊重多国部队的安全和行动自由，并确保国际人道主义人员安全、
               无阻地接触利比里亚境内需要援助的居民；

                    12. 强调签署 6 月 17 日停火协定的利比里亚各方，特别是利比里亚人和解
               与民主团结会和利比里亚民主运动领导人，迫切需要立即严格认真地维护 6 月 17
               日停火协定，停止采用暴力手段，在能够举行自由、公平的选举之前尽快为过渡




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政府商定一个包容各方的政治框架，并指出这项努力的关键条件是，查尔斯·泰
勒总统履行所作的承诺，离开利比里亚；

  13. 敦促利比里亚人和解与民主团结会和利比里亚民主运动，铭记非洲联盟
在 1999 年《阿尔及尔决定》和 2000 年《洛美宣言》中就采用违宪手段改变政府
所表示的立场，不要试图用武力夺取政权；

  14. 决定在本决议通过后 30 天内审查其执行情况，以审议第 2 段要求秘书
长提出的报告和建议，并审议可能有必要采取的进一步措施；

  15. 请秘书长通过其特别代表定期结合本决议的执行情况向安理会报告利
比里亚的局势，包括说明多国部队的任务执行情况；
  16. 决定继续积极处理此案。




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النص العربي (official Arabic version): ‫)‪S/RES/1497 (2003‬‬                                                                    ‫اﻷﻣــﻢ اﳌﺘﺤـﺪة‬
‫‪Distr.: General‬‬
‫‪1 August 2003‬‬                                                                   ‫ﳎﻠﺲ اﻷﻣﻦ‬



                                                                          ‫اﻟﻘﺮار ‪(٢٠٠٣) ١٤٩٧‬‬
                     ‫اﻟﺬي اﲣﺬه ﳎﻠﺲ اﻷﻣﻦ ﰲ ﺟﻠﺴﺘﻪ ‪ ٤٨٠٣‬اﳌﻌﻘﻮدة ﰲ ‪ ١‬آب‪/‬أﻏﺴﻄﺲ ‪٢٠٠٣‬‬
                                                                              ‫إن ﳎﻠﺲ اﻷﻣﻦ‪،‬‬
              ‫إذ ﻳﺴﺎوره ﻗﻠﻖ ﺑﺎﻟﻎ إزاء اﻟﺼﺮاع اﻟﺪاﺋﺮ ﰲ ﻟﻴﱪﻳﺎ وآﺛـﺎره ﻋﻠـﻰ اﳊﺎﻟـﺔ اﻹﻧﺴـﺎﻧﻴﺔ‪ ،‬وﻣـﻦ‬
              ‫ﺑﻴﻨﻬﺎ اﳋﺴﺎﺋﺮ اﻟﺒﺸﺮﻳﺔ اﳌﻔﺠﻌﺔ ﰲ ذﻟﻚ اﻟﺒﻠﺪ ﺣﻴـﺚ ﻳﺴـﻘﻂ ﺿﺤﺎﻳـﺎ أﺑﺮﻳـﺎء ﻻ ﺣﺼـﺮ ﳍـﻢ‪ ،‬وإزاء‬
                                                                       ‫أﺛﺮه اﳌﺰﻋﺰع ﻟﻼﺳﺘﻘﺮار ﰲ اﳌﻨﻄﻘﺔ‪،‬‬
              ‫وإذ ﻳﺆﻛﺪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺿـﺮورة ‪‬ﻴﺌـﺔ ﺑﻴﺌـﺔ آﻣﻨـﺔ ﻣﺆاﺗﻴـﺔ ﻻﺣـﺘﺮام ﺣﻘـﻮق اﻹﻧﺴـﺎن‪ ،‬ﳑـﺎ ﻳﺸـﻤﻞ‬
              ‫ﻛﻔﺎﻟﺔ رﻓﺎه اﻷﻃﻔﺎل وﺗﺄﻫﻴﻠﻬﻢ‪ ،‬وﲪﺎﻳـﺔ رﻓـﺎه اﳌﺪﻧﻴـﲔ‪ ،‬ودﻋـﻢ ﻣﻬﻤـﺔ اﻟﻌـﺎﻣﻠﲔ ﰲ ﳎـﺎل اﻟﺸـﺆون‬
                                                                                           ‫اﻹﻧﺴﺎﻧﻴﺔ‪،‬‬
              ‫وإذ ﻳﺬﻛﱢـﺮ اﻷﻃـﺮاف ﲟـﺎ ﻋﻠﻴـﻬﺎ ﻣـﻦ اﻟﺘﺰاﻣـﺎت ﲟﻮﺟـﺐ اﺗﻔـﺎق وﻗـــﻒ إﻃــﻼق اﻟﻨــﺎر ﰲ‬
                                                   ‫ﻟﻴﱪﻳﺎ‪ ،‬اﳌﻮﻗﹼﻊ ﰲ أﻛﺮا‪ ،‬ﰲ ‪ ١٧‬ﺣﺰﻳﺮان‪/‬ﻳﻮﻧﻴﻪ ‪،٢٠٠٣‬‬
              ‫وإذ ﻳﺸـﲑ إﱃ اﻟﻔﻘـﺮة ‪ ٤‬ﻣـﻦ اﻟﻘـﺮار ‪ (٢٠٠١) ١٣٤٣‬اﻟـﱵ ﺗﻄـﺎﻟﺐ ﺑـــﺄن ﺗﺘﺨــﺬ ﲨﻴــﻊ‬
              ‫دول اﳌﻨﻄﻘـﺔ إﺟـﺮاءات ﳌﻨـﻊ اﻷﻓـــﺮاد اﳌﺴــﻠﺤﲔ واﳉﻤﺎﻋــﺎت اﳌﺴــﻠﺤﺔ ﻣــﻦ اﺳــﺘﺨﺪام أراﺿﻴــﻬﺎ‬
              ‫ﻹﻋـﺪاد وﺷـﻦ ﻫﺠﻤـﺎت ﻋﻠـﻰ اﻟﺒﻠـﺪان ا‪‬ـﺎورة‪ ،‬وأن ﲤﺘﻨـﻊ ﻋـﻦ أي ﻋﻤـﻞ ﻣـــﻦ ﺷــﺄﻧﻪ أن ﻳﺴــﻬﻢ‬
                                   ‫ﺑﺼﻮرة إﺿﺎﻓﻴﺔ ﰲ زﻋﺰﻋﺔ اﻟﻮﺿﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ اﳊﺪود ﺑﲔ ﺳﲑاﻟﻴﻮن وﻏﻴﻨﻴﺎ وﻟﻴﱪﻳﺎ‪،‬‬
              ‫وإذ ﻳﺸـﻴﺪ ﺑﺎﳉﻤﺎﻋـﺔ اﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎدﻳـﺔ ﻟـﺪول ﻏـﺮب أﻓﺮﻳﻘﻴـﺎ‪ ،‬وﻋﻠـﻰ رأﺳـــﻬﺎ اﻟﺮﺋﻴــﺲ اﻟﻐــﺎﱐ‬
              ‫ﻛﻮﻓﻮر‪ ،‬ﻟﺪورﻫﺎ اﻟﻘﻴﺎدي ﰲ ﺗﻴﺴﲑ ﺗﻄﺒﻴـﻖ اﺗﻔـﺎق وﻗـﻒ إﻃـﻼق اﻟﻨـﺎر آﻧـﻒ اﻟﺬﻛـﺮ‪ ،‬وإذ ﻳـﺪرك‬
              ‫اﻷﳘﻴﺔ اﳊﻴﻮﻳﺔ ﻟﻠﺪور اﻟﺬي أدّﺗﻪ واﻟﺬي ﺳـﺘﻮاﺻﻞ ﺑـﺎﻟﻀﺮورة أداءه ﰲ ﻋﻤﻠﻴـﺔ اﻟﺴـﻼم ﰲ ﻟﻴﱪﻳـﺎ‪،‬‬
                                                            ‫ﲤﺸﻴﺎ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻣﻦ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻴﺜﺎق اﻷﻣﻢ اﳌﺘﺤﺪة‪،‬‬
              ‫وإذ ﻳﺸﻴﺪ أﻳﻀﺎ ﺑﺮﺋﻴﺲ ﻧﻴﺠﲑﻳﺎ‪ ،‬أوﻟﻮﺳﻴﻐﻮن أوﺑﺎﺳﺎﳒﻮ‪ ،‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺒﺬﻟﻪ ﻣـﻦ ﺟـﻬﻮد ﻣـﻦ‬
                                                                      ‫أﺟﻞ إﺣﻼل اﻟﺴﻼم ﰲ ﻟﻴﱪﻳﺎ‪،‬‬

                                                                                                          ‫)‪03-44946 (A‬‬
                                                                                             ‫*‪*0344946‬‬

                                                                                                     ‫)‪S/RES/1497 (2003‬‬


           ‫وإذ ﻳﺸــﲑ ﻛﺬﻟــﻚ إﱃ اﻟﻄﻠــﺐ اﻟــﺬي ﺗﻘــﺪم ﺑــﻪ اﻷﻣــﲔ اﻟﻌــﺎم إﱃ ﳎﻠــﺲ اﻷﻣـــﻦ‪ ،‬ﰲ‬
                          ‫‪ ٣٠‬ﺣﺰﻳﺮان‪/‬ﻳﻮﻧﻴﻪ ‪ ،٢٠٠٣‬ﻛﻲ ﻳﺄذن ﺑﻨﺸﺮ اﻟﻘﻮة اﳌﺘﻌﺪدة اﳉﻨﺴﻴﺎت ﰲ ﻟﻴﱪﻳﺎ‪،‬‬
           ‫وإذ ﻳﻘـﺮر أن اﳊﺎﻟـﺔ ﰲ ﻟﻴﱪﻳـﺎ ﺗﺸـﻜﱢﻞ ‪‬ﺪﻳـﺪا ﻟﻠﺴـﻠﻢ واﻷﻣـﻦ اﻟﺪوﻟﻴـــﲔ وﻟﻼﺳــﺘﻘﺮار ﰲ‬
                                          ‫ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﻏﺮب أﻓﺮﻳﻘﻴﺎ دون اﻹﻗﻠﻴﻤﻴﺔ‪ ،‬وﻟﻌﻤﻠﻴﺔ اﻟﺴﻼم ﰲ ﻟﻴﱪﻳﺎ‪،‬‬
                                     ‫وإذ ﻳﺘﺼﺮف وﻓﻘﺎ ﻟﻠﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻊ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻴﺜﺎق اﻷﻣﻢ اﳌﺘﺤﺪة‪،‬‬
           ‫‪ - ١‬ﻳـﺄذن ﻟﻠـﺪول اﻷﻋﻀـﺎء ﺑﺈﻧﺸـﺎء ﻗـﻮة ﻣﺘﻌـﺪدة اﳉﻨﺴـﻴﺎت ﰲ ﻟﻴﱪﻳـﺎ ﻟﺪﻋـﻢ ﺗﻨﻔﻴـــﺬ‬
           ‫اﺗﻔﺎق وﻗﻒ إﻃﻼق اﻟﻨﺎر اﳌﺆرخ ‪ ١٧‬ﺣﺰﻳﺮان‪/‬ﻳﻮﻧﻴﻪ ‪ ،٢٠٠٣‬ﻣﺎ ﻳﺸﻤﻞ ‪‬ﻴﺌﺔ اﻟﻈﺮوف ﻟﻠﻤﺮاﺣـﻞ‬
           ‫اﻷوﻟﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ أﻧﺸﻄﺔ ﻧﺰع اﻟﺴﻼح واﻟﺘﺴﺮﻳﺢ وإﻋﺎدة اﻹدﻣـﺎج‪ ،‬وﻟﻠﻤﺴـﺎﻋﺪة ﻋﻠـﻰ ﻛﻔﺎﻟـﺔ اﺳـﺘﺘﺒﺎب‬
           ‫اﻷﻣـﻦ ﰲ ﻓـﺘﺮة ﻣـﺎ ﺑﻌـﺪ رﺣﻴـﻞ اﻟﺮﺋﻴـﺲ اﳊـــﺎﱄ وﺗﻨﺼﻴــﺐ اﻟﺴــﻠﻄﺔ اﻟــﱵ ﺳــﺘﺨﻠﻔﻪ‪ ،‬ﻣــﻊ ﻣﺮاﻋــﺎة‬
           ‫اﻻﺗﻔﺎﻗﺎت اﻟﱵ ﺗﻮﺻﻠﺖ إﻟﻴﻬﺎ اﻷﻃﺮاف اﻟﻠﻴﱪﻳﺔ‪ ،‬وﺗﺄﻣﲔ اﻷوﺿﺎع ﻣﻦ أﺟـﻞ ﺗﻮﺻﻴـﻞ اﳌﺴـﺎﻋﺪات‬
           ‫اﻹﻧﺴﺎﻧﻴﺔ‪ ،‬واﻹﻋﺪاد ﻹﻧﺸﺎء ﻗﻮة ﲢﻘﻴﻖ اﺳﺘﻘﺮار ﺗﺎﺑﻌـﺔ ﻟﻸﻣـﻢ اﳌﺘﺤـﺪة ﲤﺘـﺪ وﻻﻳﺘـﻬﺎ ﻟﻔـﺘﺮة أﻃـﻮل‬
                                                      ‫وﲣﻔﻒ اﻟﻌﺐء ﻋﻦ ﻛﺎﻫﻞ اﻟﻘﻮة اﳌﺘﻌﺪدة اﳉﻨﺴﻴﺎت؛‬
           ‫‪ - ٢‬ﻳﻌﻠـﻦ اﺳـﺘﻌﺪاده ﻹﻧﺸـﺎء ﺗﻠـﻚ اﻟﻘـﻮة اﻟﺘﺎﺑﻌـﺔ ﻟﻸﻣـﻢ اﳌﺘﺤـﺪة ﻣـﻦ أﺟـﻞ ﻣﻮاﺻﻠــﺔ‬
           ‫ﲢﻘﻴـﻖ اﻻﺳـﺘﻘﺮار‪ ،‬وﺗﻘـﺪﱘ اﻟﺪﻋـﻢ إﱃ اﳊﻜﻮﻣـﺔ اﻻﻧﺘﻘﺎﻟﻴـﺔ‪ ،‬واﳌﺴـﺎﻋﺪة ﻋﻠـﻰ ﺗﻨﻔﻴـﺬ اﺗﻔـﺎق ﺳــﻼم‬
           ‫ﺷـﺎﻣﻞ ﰲ ﻟﻴﱪﻳـﺎ‪ ،‬وﻳﻄﻠـﺐ إﱃ اﻷﻣـﲔ اﻟﻌـﺎم ﺗﻘـﺪﱘ ﺗﻮﺻﻴـﺎت إﱃ ا‪‬ﻠـﺲ ﺑﺸـﺄن ﺣﺠـــﻢ وﻫﻴﻜــﻞ‬
           ‫ووﻻﻳﺔ ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﻘﻮة‪ ،‬ﰲ ﻣﻮﻋــﺪ أﻗﺼـﺎه ‪ ١٥‬آب‪/‬أﻏﺴـﻄﺲ ‪ ،٢٠٠٣‬وﺑﺸـﺄن ﻣـﺎ ﻳﻌﻘـﺐ ذﻟـﻚ ﻣـﻦ‬
                                        ‫ﻧﺸﺮ اﻟﻘﻮة ﰲ ﻣﻮﻋﺪ ﻻ ﻳﺘﺠﺎوز ‪ ١‬ﺗﺸﺮﻳﻦ اﻷول‪/‬أﻛﺘﻮﺑﺮ ‪٢٠٠٣‬؛‬
           ‫‪ - ٣‬ﻳـﺄذن ﻟﻘـﻮة اﻷﻣـﻢ اﳌﺘﺤـﺪة ﰲ ﺳـﲑاﻟﻴﻮن ﺑـﺄن ﺗﻘـﺪم‪ ،‬ﻟﻔــﺘﺮة ﳏــﺪودة ﺗﺼــﻞ إﱃ‬
           ‫‪ ٣٠‬ﻳﻮﻣﺎ‪ ،‬اﻟﺪﻋﻢ اﻟﺘﻌﺒﻮي اﻟﻀﺮوري ﻟﻌﻨﺎﺻﺮ اﳉﻤﺎﻋﺔ اﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎدﻳﺔ ﻟـﺪول ﻏـﺮب أﻓﺮﻳﻘﻴـﺎ اﻟﻄﻠﻴﻌﻴـﺔ‬
           ‫ﰲ اﻟﻘﻮة اﳌﺘﻌﺪدة اﳉﻨﺴﻴﺎت‪ ،‬دون اﳌﺴﺎس ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺪرة اﻟﺘﺸـﻐﻴﻠﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺒﻌﺜـﺔ ﻓﻴﻤـﺎ ﻳﺘﻌﻠـﻖ ﺑﺘﻨﻔﻴـﺬ وﻻﻳﺘـﻬﺎ‬
                                                                                         ‫ﰲ ﺳﲑاﻟﻴﻮن؛‬
           ‫‪ - ٤‬ﻳﻄﻠﺐ إﱃ اﻷﻣﲔ اﻟﻌﺎم اﻟﻘﻴـﺎم‪ ،‬رﻳﺜﻤـﺎ ﻳﺼـﺪر ﳎﻠـﺲ اﻷﻣـﻦ ﻗﺮارا ﺑﺸـﺄن إﻧﺸـﺎء‬
           ‫ﻋﻤﻠﻴﺔ ﺣﻔﻆ ﺳﻼم ﺗﺎﺑﻌﺔ ﻟﻸﻣﻢ اﳌﺘﺤﺪة ﰲ ﻟﻴﱪﻳﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑﺎﲣﺎذ اﳋﻄﻮات اﻟﻀﺮورﻳـﺔ‪ ،‬ﳑـﺎ ﻳﺸـﻤﻞ ﺗﻘـﺪﱘ‬
           ‫اﻟﺪﻋﻢ اﻟﺘﻌﺒﻮي اﻟـﻼزم إﱃ اﻟﻌﻨـﺎﺻﺮ اﻟﺘﺎﺑﻌـﺔ ﻟﻠﺠﻤﺎﻋـﺔ اﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎدﻳـﺔ ﻟـﺪول ﻏـﺮب أﻓﺮﻳﻘﻴـﺎ ﰲ اﻟﻘـﻮة‬
           ‫اﳌﺘﻌـﺪدة اﳉﻨﺴـﻴﺎت‪ ،‬واﻟﻘﻴـﺎم ﻣﺴـﺒﻘﺎ ﺑﺈﻳﺼـﺎل ﻣـﺎ ﻳﻠـﺰم ﻟﺴـﺪ اﻻﺣﺘﻴﺎﺟـﺎت ﻣـــﻦ اﻷﻓــﺮاد واﻟﺪﻋــﻢ‬
                                                        ‫اﻟﺘﻌﺒﻮي‪ ،‬ﻟﺘﺴﻬﻴﻞ اﻟﺘﻨﻔﻴﺬ اﻟﺴﺮﻳﻊ ﻟﻠﻌﻤﻠﻴﺔ اﳌﺮﺗﻘﺒﺔ؛‬
           ‫‪ - ٥‬ﻳﺄذن ﻟﻠﺪول اﻷﻋﻀــﺎء اﳌﺸـﺎرﻛﺔ ﰲ اﻟﻘـﻮة اﳌﺘﻌـﺪدة اﳉﻨﺴـﻴﺎت ﰲ ﻟﻴﱪﻳـﺎ ﺑﺎﲣـﺎذ‬
                                                              ‫ﲨﻴﻊ اﻟﺘﺪاﺑﲑ اﻟﻼزﻣﺔ ﻟﺘﻨﻔﻴﺬ وﻻﻳﺔ اﻟﻘﻮة؛‬


‫‪03-44946‬‬                                                                                                            ‫‪2‬‬

‫)‪S/RES/1497 (2003‬‬


               ‫‪ - ٦‬ﻳﻄﻠـﺐ إﱃ اﻟـﺪول اﻷﻋﻀـﺎء اﻹﺳـــﻬﺎم ﰲ اﻟﻘــﻮة اﳌﺘﻌــﺪدة اﳉﻨﺴــﻴﺎت ﺑــﺎﻷﻓﺮاد‬
               ‫واﳌﻌﺪات وﻏﲑ ذﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ اﳌﻮارد؛ وﻳﺆﻛـﺪ أن ﻧﻔﻘـﺎت اﻟﻘـﻮة اﳌﺘﻌـﺪدة اﳉﻨﺴـﻴﺎت ﺳـﻮف ﺗﻐﻄﻴـﻬﺎ‬
                                                            ‫اﻟﺪول اﻷﻋﻀﺎء اﳌﺸﺎرﻛﺔ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ واﻟﺘﱪﻋﺎت اﻷﺧﺮى؛‬
               ‫‪ - ٧‬ﻳﻘـﺮر أﻻ ﳜﻀـﻊ أي ﻣﺴـﺆول أو ﻣﻮﻇـﻒ ﺣـــﺎﱄ أو ﺳــﺎﺑﻖ ﻳﻨﺘﻤــﻲ ﻟﺪوﻟــﺔ ﻣــﻦ‬
               ‫اﻟﺪول اﳌﺴﺎﳘﺔ‪ ،‬ﻻ ﺗﻜﻮن ﻃﺮﻓﺎ ﰲ ﻧﻈﺎم روﻣﺎ اﻷﺳﺎﺳﻲ ﻟﻠﻤﺤﻜﻤﺔ اﳉﻨﺎﺋﻴـﺔ اﻟﺪوﻟﻴـﺔ‪ ،‬إﻻ ﻟﻠﻮﻻﻳـﺔ‬
               ‫اﻟﻘﻀﺎﺋﻴﺔ ﻟﺘﻠﻚ اﻟﺪوﻟﺔ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻳﺘﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﺄي ﺗﺼﺮف أو إﳘﺎل ‪‬ﻳﺪ‪‬ﻋﻰ وﻗﻮﻋـﻪ وﻳﻜـﻮن ﻧﺎﲨـﺎ ﻋـﻦ ﻋﻤـﻞ‬
               ‫اﻟﻘﻮة اﳌﺘﻌﺪدة اﳉﻨﺴﻴﺎت أو ﻗﻮة اﻷﻣﻢ اﳌﺘﺤﺪة ﻟﺘﺤﻘﻴﻖ اﻻﺳﺘﻘﺮار ﰲ ﻟﻴﱪﻳﺎ أو ﻣﺘﺼﻼ ﺑﻪ‪ ،‬وذﻟـﻚ‬
                                                 ‫ﻣﺎ ﱂ ﺗﺘﻨﺎزل اﻟﺪوﻟﺔ اﳌﺴﺎﳘﺔ ﺻﺮاﺣﺔ ﻋﻦ ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﻮﻻﻳﺔ اﳋﺎﻟﺼﺔ؛‬
               ‫‪ - ٨‬ﻳﻘـﺮر أﻻ ﺗﺴـﺮي اﻟﺘﺪاﺑـــﲑ اﳌﻔﺮوﺿــﺔ ﲟﻮﺟــﺐ اﻟﻔﻘﺮﺗــﲔ ‪) ٥‬أ( و ‪) ٥‬ب( ﻣــﻦ‬
               ‫اﻟﻘـﺮار ‪ (٢٠٠١) ١٣٤٣‬ﻋﻠـﻰ إﻣـﺪادات اﻷﺳـﻠﺤﺔ واﻷﻋﺘـﺪة اﳌﺘﺼﻠـﺔ ‪‬ـﺎ اﳌﺨﺼﺼـﺔ ﻻﺳــﺘﺨﺪام‬
               ‫اﻟﻘﻮة اﳌﺘﻌﺪدة اﳉﻨﺴﻴﺎت وﺣﺪﻫﺎ وﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺘﺪرﻳﺐ اﻟﺘﻘﲏ واﳌﺴﺎﻋﺪة اﻟﺘﻘﻨﻴﺔ اﻟﻠﺬﻳﻦ ﻳﻘﺘﺼﺮ اﻟﻐـﺮض‬
                                                                            ‫ﻣﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ دﻋﻢ ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﻘﻮة؛‬
               ‫‪ - ٩‬ﻳﻄﺎﻟﺐ ﺑﺄن ﲤﺘﻨﻊ ﲨﻴﻊ اﻟﺪول ﰲ اﳌﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﻋﻦ أي ﻋﻤﻞ ﻣـﻦ ﺷـﺄﻧﻪ أن ﻳ‪‬ﺴـﻬﻢ ﰲ‬
                     ‫زﻋﺰﻋﺔ اﻻﺳﺘﻘﺮار ﰲ ﻟﻴﱪﻳﺎ أو ﻋﻠﻰ اﳊﺪود ﺑﲔ ﻟﻴﱪﻳﺎ وﻏﻴﻨﻴﺎ وﺳﲑاﻟﻴﻮن وﻛﻮت دﻳﻔﻮار؛‬
               ‫‪ - ١٠‬ﻳﺪﻋــﻮ اﻷﻃــﺮاف اﻟﻠﻴﱪﻳــﺔ إﱃ اﻟﺘﻌــﺎون ﻣــﻊ ﻓﺮﻳــﻖ اﻟﺘﺤﻘــﻖ اﳌﺸــﺘﺮك واﻟﻠﺠﻨـــﺔ‬
               ‫اﻟﻌﺴﻜﺮﻳﺔ اﳌﺸﺘﺮﻛﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻨﺤﻮ اﶈﺪد ﰲ اﺗﻔﺎق وﻗـﻒ إﻃـﻼق اﻟﻨـﺎر اﳌـﺆرخ ‪ ١٧‬ﺣﺰﻳـﺮان‪/‬ﻳﻮﻧﻴـﻪ‬
                                                                                                    ‫‪٢٠٠٣‬؛‬
               ‫‪ - ١١‬ﻳﺪﻋﻮ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﲨﻴﻊ اﻷﻃﺮاف اﻟﻠﻴﱪﻳﺔ واﻟﺪول اﻷﻋﻀﺎء إﱃ اﻟﺘﻌﺎون ﺗﻌﺎوﻧﺎ ﺗﺎﻣـﺎ‬
               ‫ﻣـﻊ اﻟﻘـﻮة اﳌﺘﻌـﺪدة اﳉﻨﺴـﻴﺎت ﰲ ﻟﻴﱪﻳـﺎ ﰲ أداﺋـﻬﺎ ﻟﻮﻻﻳﺘـــﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وإﱃ اﺣــﺘﺮام أﻣــﻦ اﻟﻘــﻮة اﳌﺘﻌــﺪدة‬
               ‫اﳉﻨﺴﻴﺎت وﺣﺮﻳﺔ ﺣﺮﻛﺘﻬﺎ وﻛﻔﺎﻟﺔ ﺳﻼﻣﺔ وﺻﻮل اﳌﻮﻇﻔﲔ اﻟﺪوﻟﻴﲔ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻠﲔ ﰲ ﳎـﺎل اﻟﺸـﺆون‬
                                                            ‫اﻹﻧﺴﺎﻧﻴﺔ‪ ،‬دوﳕﺎ ﻋﺎﺋﻖ‪ ،‬إﱃ اﻟﺴﻜﺎن اﳌﻌﻮزﻳﻦ ﰲ ﻟﻴﱪﻳﺎ؛‬
               ‫‪ - ١٢‬ﻳﺆﻛـﺪ ﻋﻠـﻰ اﳊﺎﺟـﺔ اﳌﻠﺤـﺔ إﱃ أن ﺗﻠـﺘﺰم ﲨﻴـﻊ اﻷﻃـﺮاف اﻟﻠﻴﱪﻳـﺔ اﳌﻮﻗﻌـﺔ ﻋﻠــﻰ‬
               ‫اﺗﻔﺎق وﻗﻒ إﻃﻼق اﻟﻨﺎر اﳌﺆرخ ‪ ١٧‬ﺣﺰﻳﺮان‪/‬ﻳﻮﻧﻴﻪ‪ ،‬ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﻗﻴﺎدﰐ ﺟﺒﻬﺔ اﻟﻠﻴﱪﻳﲔ اﳌﺘﺤﺪﻳﻦ ﻣـﻦ‬
               ‫أﺟﻞ اﳌﺼﺎﳊﺔ واﻟﺪﳝﻘﺮاﻃﻴﺔ وﺣﺮﻛﺔ اﻟﺘﺤﺮﻳﺮ اﳌﺘﺤﺪة ﻣﻦ أﺟﻞ اﻟﺪﳝﻘﺮاﻃﻴـﺔ‪ ،‬اﻟﺘﺰاﻣـﺎ ﻓﻮرﻳـﺎ وأﻣﻴﻨـﺎ‬
               ‫ﺑﺎﻻﺗﻔﺎق اﳌﺬﻛﻮر‪ ،‬وأن ﺗﻜﻒ ﻋﻦ اﻟﻠﺠﻮء إﱃ وﺳﺎﺋﻞ اﻟﻌﻨﻒ‪ ،‬وأن ﺗﺘﻔـﻖ ﰲ أﻗـﺮب وﻗـﺖ ﳑﻜـﻦ‬
               ‫ﻋﻠﻰ إﻃﺎر ﺳﻴﺎﺳﻲ ﺷﺎﻣﻞ ﻹﻗﺎﻣﺔ ﺣﻜﻮﻣﺔ اﻧﺘﻘﺎﻟﻴـﺔ رﻳﺜﻤـﺎ ﻳﺘﺴـﲎ إﺟـﺮاء اﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑـﺎت ﺣـﺮة وﻧﺰﻳﻬـﺔ‪،‬‬
               ‫وﻳﻨﻮه إﱃ أﻧﻪ ﻣﻦ اﻷﳘﻴـﺔ اﻟﺒﺎﻟﻐـﺔ ﰲ ﻫـﺬا اﻟﺼـﺪد أن ﻳﻔـﻲ اﻟﺮﺋﻴـﺲ ﺗـﺎﻳﻠﻮر ﺑـﺎﻻﻟﺘﺰام اﻟـﺬي أﺧـﺬه‬
                                                                                    ‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﺎﺗﻘﻪ ﲟﻐﺎدرة ﻟﻴﱪﻳﺎ؛‬


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                                                                                              ‫)‪S/RES/1497 (2003‬‬


           ‫‪ - ١٣‬ﳛــﺚ ﺟﺒﻬــﺔ اﻟﻠﻴــﱪﻳﲔ اﳌﺘﺤﺪﻳــﻦ ﻣــﻦ أﺟــﻞ اﳌﺼﺎﳊــﺔ واﻟﺪﳝﻘﺮاﻃﻴــﺔ وﺣﺮﻛـــﺔ‬
           ‫اﻟﺘﺤﺮﻳﺮ اﳌﺘﺤﺪة ﻣﻦ أﺟﻞ اﻟﺪﳝﻘﺮاﻃﻴﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﺒﺬ أي ﳏﺎوﻟﺔ ﻟﻼﺳﺘﻴﻼء ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺴـﻠﻄﺔ ﺑـﺎﻟﻘﻮة‪ ،‬أﺧـﺬا‬
           ‫ﰲ اﻻﻋﺘﺒﺎر ﻣﻮﻗﻒ اﻻﲢﺎد اﻷﻓﺮﻳﻘﻲ ﻣﻦ أي ﺗﻐﻴﲑ ﻏﲑ دﺳﺘﻮري ﻟﻨﻈﺎم اﳊﻜﻢ وﻫﻮ اﳌﻮﻗﻒ اﳌﺒـﲔ‬
                                                ‫ﰲ ﻗﺮار اﳉﺰاﺋﺮ ﻟﻌﺎم ‪ ١٩٩٩‬وإﻋﻼن ﻟﻮﻣﻲ ﻟﻌﺎم ‪٢٠٠٠‬؛‬
           ‫‪ - ١٤‬ﻳﻘﺮر اﺳﺘﻌﺮاض ﺗﻨﻔﻴﺬ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻘﺮار ﰲ ﻏﻀـﻮن ‪ ٣٠‬ﻳﻮﻣـﺎ ﻣـﻦ اﲣـﺎذه‪ ،‬واﻟﻨﻈـﺮ ﰲ‬
           ‫ﺗﻘﺮﻳﺮ اﻷﻣﲔ اﻟﻌﺎم وﺗﻮﺻﻴﺎﺗﻪ اﳌﻄﻠﻮب ﺗﻘﺪﳝﻬﺎ ﰲ اﻟﻔﻘﺮة ‪ ٢‬واﻟﻨﻈـﺮ ﰲ أﻳـﺔ ﺧﻄـﻮات إﺿﺎﻓﻴـﺔ ﻗـﺪ‬
                                                                         ‫ﺗﺪﻋﻮ اﳊﺎﺟﺔ إﱃ اﲣﺎذﻫﺎ؛‬
           ‫‪ - ١٥‬ﻳﻄﻠﺐ إﱃ اﻷﻣﲔ اﻟﻌﺎم أن ﻳﻘﺪم إﱃ ا‪‬ﻠﺲ‪ ،‬ﻣـﻦ ﺧـﻼل ﳑﺜﻠـﻪ اﳋـﺎص‪ ،‬ﺗﻘـﺎرﻳﺮ‬
           ‫دورﻳﺔ ﻋﻦ اﳊﺎﻟﺔ ﰲ ﻟﻴﱪﻳﺎ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻳﺘﺼﻞ ﺑﺘﻨﻔﻴﺬ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻘﺮار‪ ،‬ﳑﺎ ﻳﺸﻤﻞ ﻣﻮاﻓﺎﺗﻪ ﲟﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت ﻋﻦ ﺗﻨﻔﻴـﺬ‬
                                                                  ‫اﻟﻘﻮة اﳌﺘﻌﺪدة اﳉﻨﺴﻴﺎت ﻟﻮﻻﻳﺘﻬﺎ؛‬
                                                ‫‪ - ١٦‬ﻳﻘﺮر إﺑﻘﺎء اﳌﺴﺄﻟﺔ ﻗﻴﺪ ﻧﻈﺮه اﻟﻔﻌﻠﻲ‪.‬‬




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Draft resolution (S/2003/784):
United Nations                                                                              S/2003/784
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                 1 August 2003

                                                                                 Original: English




               United States of America: draft resolution

                    The Security Council,
                    Deeply concerned over the conflict in Liberia and its effects on the
               humanitarian situation, including the tragic loss of countless innocent lives, in that
               country, and its destabilizing effect on the region,
                    Stressing the need to create a secure environment that enables respect for
               human rights, including the well-being and rehabilitation of children, protects the
               well-being of civilians, and supports the mission of humanitarian workers,
                    Reminding the parties of their obligations under the Liberian ceasefire
               agreement, signed in Accra, 17 June 2003,
                     Recalling that paragraph 4 of resolution 1343 (2001) demanded that all States
               take action to prevent armed groups and individuals and groups from using their
               territory to prepare and commit attacks on neighbouring countries and refrain from
               any action that might contribute to further destabilization on the borders between
               Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone,
                     Commending the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in
               particular its Chairman, President Kufuor of Ghana, for its leadership role in
               facilitating the achievement of the aforementioned ceasefire agreement, and
               recognizing the critically important role it has played and necessarily will continue
               to play in the Liberia peace process, consistent with Chapter VIII of the Charter of
               the United Nations,
                     Commending also Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo for his efforts to
               bring peace to Liberia,
                    Recalling further the 30 June 2003 request of the Secretary-General to the
               Security Council to authorize the deployment of a Multinational Force to Liberia,
                    Determining that the situation in Liberia constitutes a threat to international
               peace and security, to stability in the West Africa subregion, and to the peace
               process for Liberia,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.    Authorizes Member States to establish a Multinational Force in Liberia to
               support the implementation of the 17 June 2003 ceasefire agreement, including
               establishing conditions for initial stages of disarmament, demobilization and
               reintegration activities, to help establish and maintain security in the period after the


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             departure of the current President and the installation of a successor authority,
             taking into account the agreements to be reached by the Liberian parties, and to
             secure the environment for the delivery of humanitarian assistance, and to prepare
             for the introduction of a longer-term United Nations stabilization force to relieve the
             Multinational Force;
                   2.    Declares its readiness to establish such a follow-on United Nations
             stabilization force to support the transitional government and to assist in the
             implementation of a comprehensive peace agreement for Liberia and requests the
             Secretary-General to submit to the Council recommendations for the size, structure,
             and mandate of this force, preferably by 15 August 2003, and subsequent
             deployment of the United Nations force no later than 1 October 2003;
                   3.    Authorizes UNAMSIL to extend the necessary logistical support, for a
             limited period of up to 30 days, to the forward ECOWAS elements of the
             Multinational Force, without prejudicing UNAMSIL’s operational capability with
             respect to its mandate in Sierra Leone;
                  4.    Requests the Secretary-General, pending a decision by the Security
             Council on the establishment of a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Liberia,
             to take the necessary steps, including the necessary logistical support to the
             ECOWAS elements of the Multinational Force, and pre-positioning critical logistical
             and personnel requirements to facilitate the rapid deployment of the envisaged
             operation;
                  5.     Authorizes the Member States participating in the Multinational Force in
             Liberia to take all necessary measures to fulfil its mandate;
                  6.    Calls upon Member States to contribute personnel, equipment, and other
             resources to the Multinational Force; and stresses that the expenses of the
             Multinational Force will be borne by the participating Member States and other
             voluntary contributions;
                   7.   Decides that current or former officials or personnel from a contributing
             State, which is not a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court,
             shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of that contributing State for all alleged
             acts or omissions arising out of or related to the Multinational Force or United
             Nations stabilization force in Liberia, unless such exclusive jurisdiction has been
             expressly waived by that contributing State;
                   8.   Decides that the measures imposed by paragraphs 5 (a) and 5 (b) of
             resolution 1343 (2001) shall not apply to supplies of arms and related materiel and
             technical training and assistance intended solely for support of and use by the
             Multinational Force;
                   9.   Demands that all States in the region refrain from any action that might
             contribute to instability in Liberia or on the borders between Liberia, Guinea, Sierra
             Leone and Côte d’Ivoire;
                  10. Calls on the Liberian parties to cooperate with the Joint Verification
             Team and Joint Monitoring Commission as established under the 17 June 2003
             ceasefire agreement;
                   11. Further calls on all Liberian parties and Member States to cooperate
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respect the security and freedom of movement of the Multinational Force, as well as
to ensure the safe and unimpeded access of international humanitarian personnel to
populations in need in Liberia;
      12. Stresses the urgent need for all Liberian parties who are signatories to the
17 June ceasefire agreement, in particular the LURD and MODEL leadership,
immediately and scrupulously to uphold the 17 June ceasefire agreement, to cease
using violent means and to agree as soon as possible to an all-inclusive political
framework for a transitional government until such a time when free and fair
elections can be held and notes that critical to this endeavour is the fulfilment of the
commitment to depart from Liberia made by President Charles Taylor;
     13. Urges the LURD and MODEL to refrain from any attempt to seize power
by force, bearing in mind the position of the African Union on unconstitutional
changes of government as stated in the 1999 Algiers Decision and the 2000 Lome
Declaration;
      14. Decides to review the implementation of this resolution within 30 days of
adoption to consider the report and recommendations of the Secretary-General
called for in paragraph 2 and consider further steps that might be necessary;
     15. Requests that the Secretary-General through his Special Representative to
report to the Council periodically on the situation in Liberia in relation to the
implementation of this resolution, including information on implementation by the
Multinational Force of its mandate;
     16.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                       S/PV.4803
               Security Council                                                                                                     Provisional
               Fifty-eighth year

               4803      rd meeting
               Friday, 1 August 2003, 7.40 p. m.
               New York




President:     Mr. Wehbe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Syrian Arab Republic)

Members:       Angola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Gaspar Martins
               Bulgaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Raytchev
               Cameroon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        Mr. Chungong Ayafor
               Chile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Muñoz
               China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Zhang Yishan
               France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Duclos
               Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Pleuger
               Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Boubacar Diallo
               Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Aguilar Zinser
               Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Khalid
               Russian Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            Mr. Gatilov
               Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Arias
               United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . . . . .                                Sir Emyr Jones Parry
               United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                Mr. Negroponte


Agenda

               The situation in Liberia
                       Letter dated 29 July 2003 from the Secretary-General addressed to the
                       President of the Security Council (S/2003/769)




               This record contains the text of speeches delivered in English and of the interpretation of
               speeches delivered in the other languages. The final text will be printed in the Official Records
               of the Security Council. Corrections should be submitted to the original languages only. They
               should be incorporated in a copy of the record and sent under the signature of a member of the
               delegation concerned to the Chief of the Verbatim Reporting Service, room C-154A.

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     The meeting was called to order at 7.40 p.m.               I shall first call on those members of the Council
                                                            who wish to make statements before the voting.
Expression of thanks to the retiring President
                                                                  Mr. Aguilar Zinser (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish):
      The President (spoke in Arabic): As this is the       My delegation takes this opportunity to congratulate
first meeting of the Security Council for the month of      you, Sir, on your speedy and effective assumption of
August, I should like to take the opportunity to pay        the presidency for the month of August. Our thanks go
tribute, on behalf of the Council, to His Excellency Mr.    to Ambassador Arias of Spain and his delegation for
Inocencio Arias, Permanent Representative of Spain to       their effective work last month and for their good
the United Nations, for his service as President of the     temper and sense of humour throughout our difficult
Security Council for the month of July 2003. I am sure      work. We too welcome the presence of Secretary-I speak for all members of the Council in expressing        General Kofi Annan at this meeting.
deep appreciation to Ambassador Arias for the great
                                                                  The Government of Mexico has decided to
diplomatic skill with which he conducted the Council’s
                                                            abstain in the vote on draft resolution S/2003/784. My
business last month.
                                                            country would have preferred a paragraph-byparagraph vote, but the sponsor of the draft resolution
Adoption of the agenda
                                                            was opposed to that procedure, which is contemplated
     The agenda was adopted.                                in rule 32 of the Council’s provisional rules of
                                                            procedure. We requested a paragraph-by-paragraph
The situation in Liberia                                    vote in order to make it clear that the one and only
                                                            reason for our abstention is our disagreement with the
     Letter dated 29 July 2003 from the Secretary-          content of paragraph 7 of the draft resolution and that,
     General addressed to the President of the              like the other members of the Council, we fully support
     Security Council (S/2003/769)                          all the other provisions of the text.
      The President (spoke in Arabic): The Security               In the course of the negotiations, Mexico proposed
Council will now begin its consideration of the item on     the omission of that paragraph, because it is essentially
its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with       irrelevant to the objective of restoring security and peace
the understanding reached in its prior consultations.       in Liberia; it is unnecessary for the purposes of this draft
                                                            resolution. Like other delegations, Mexico submitted
      Members of the Council have before them
                                                            various other formulations in a quest for consensus.
document S/2003/769, which contains the text of a
                                                            Unfortunately, consensus was not achieved. Paragraph 7,
letter dated 29 July 2003 from the Secretary-General
                                                            to which Mexico has an objection, would set a serious
addressed to the President of the Security Council.
                                                            precedent by doing away with the prerogatives of States
      Members of the Council also have before them          whose legislation provides for the exercise of criminal
document S/2003/784, which contains the text of a           jurisdiction in cases where crimes are committed against
draft resolution submitted by the United States of          their nationals abroad. Mexico cannot support that; it is
America.                                                    in specific contravention of our laws: article 4 of
                                                            Mexico’s penal code clearly establishes that crimes
     I should like also to draw the attention of
                                                            committed abroad by a foreigner against a Mexican shall
members of the Council to documents S/2003/678,
                                                            be prosecuted in Mexico, provided that the accused has
S/2003/695 and S/2003/696.
                                                            not been the accused of a definitive trial in the country
     I welcome the presence of the Secretary-General,       in which the crime occurred.
His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan, at this meeting; I
                                                                  Likewise, we express our concern at the fact that
appreciate the keen interest that his presence reflects.
                                                            paragraph 7 fails to provide guarantees for the
      It is my understanding that the Council is ready to   attainment of one of the international community’s most
proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it.      dearly held objectives — the elimination of impunity —
Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft          since it does not establish an obligation for troopresolution to the vote.                                     contributing countries to try officials or personnel who
                                                            have committed crimes or other offences.
     There being no objection, it is so decided.


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      It was for all those reasons and in order to uphold     engagement. Unfortunately, the ensuing efforts were
the laws of Mexico and the principles of international        inadequate for want of political will.
law that Mexico decided to abstain in the vote. The
                                                                    Despite repeated appeals by Mexico and other
Mexican Constitution imposes an absolute obligation
                                                              countries, the violence continued, instigated from
upon the head of the Executive branch — whom I
                                                              within Liberia and from outside it, and the
represent — to respect and ensure respect for the laws
                                                              humanitarian situation became critical. Following the
emanating from the Constitution.
                                                              Accra agreement of 17 June 2003 establishing a
      We regret that we must abstain, because ever            ceasefire in Liberia and securing Taylor’s commitment
since it joined the Security Council Mexico has been          to leave power, Mexico supported the proposal to
particularly attentive to the issue of peace in Liberia       dispatch a multinational stabilization force to Liberia
and to the humanitarian situation there. Our                  and the subsequent deployment of a United Nations
chairmanship of the Security Council Committee                peacekeeping operation, which would guarantee a
established pursuant to resolution 1132 (1997)                transitional political process culminating in free and
concerning Sierra Leone has given us an opportunity to        fair elections.
look closely at the critical situation of Liberia in recent
                                                                    The need for such a multilateral peacekeeping
years and to gain an understanding of the responsibility
                                                              force was dramatically emphasized by ECOWAS and
of the international community and of the Security
                                                              eloquently expressed by the Secretary-General himself.
Council to address the situation in that country.
                                                              On 18 July 2003, Mr. Kofi Annan made an urgent
      Mexico never agreed with the strategy of passive        appeal to the Security Council, particularly to some of
containment that was for so long adopted towards              its permanent members, to adopt, in accordance with
Liberia; its only outcome was the deterioration of the        the Charter, the measures necessary to put an end to
humanitarian and human rights situation for the               violence and to ensure the supply of basic humanitarian
majority of Liberians. Further, Mexico has worked to          assistance to the civilian population of Liberia,
ensure that the Security Council devotes particular           concentrated mainly in Monrovia because of the war.
attention to the problems of West Africa, employing a
                                                                    During the Security Council mission to West
comprehensive regional approach. Here, peace in
                                                              Africa, which took place from 26 June to 5 July 2003,
Liberia is a key component of peace and security
                                                              the Mexican delegation reiterated once again its belief
throughout the region.
                                                              that it was necessary and urgent that the Council and
      In the course of the July 2002 visit by our             the international community lend their full support to
delegation to assess compliance with the Sierra Leone         ECOWAS so that the proposed multinational force
sanctions imposed by the Security Council, we met             could be deployed to Liberia in order to make the
with Liberian authorities, civil society and with United      parties comply with the ceasefire to which they had
Nations officials and staff. As a result of those             committed themselves.
meetings we advised the Security Council to abandon
                                                                    Finally, in recent weeks Mexico continued to
passivity and adopt an approach of constructive
                                                              insist that the Security Council act, given the repeated
engagement so that, through the active participation of
                                                              acts of violence and criminal attacks against the
the United Nations and with the leadership of the
                                                              civilian population carried out mainly by the rebel
Economic Community of West African States
                                                              groups. My delegation is convinced that, if we had
(ECOWAS) we would be able to achieve political
                                                              acted in time, many lives would have been saved and
agreements between the Government of Charles Taylor
                                                              the great suffering of the Liberian people would have
and the armed rebels, leading to a ceasefire and, thus,
                                                              been lessened.
to an end to the violence whose innocent victims are
women and children. In that spirit, over the course of              While this draft resolution comes a bit late, the
several months, the delegation of Mexico advocated a          action it proposes must serve as a point of departure to
presidential statement, which was ultimately issued on        begin a transitional political process to restore peace to
13 December 2002 (S/PRST/2002/36). In that                    Liberia. The draft resolution states, and my delegation
statement the Security Council expressed its grave            agrees, that it is imperative that there be respect for the
concern about the humanitarian situation and stated the       ceasefire, on the basis of which all parties involved,
urgent need to adopt a strategy of constructive               including the political parties, civil society and all


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those who have been forced into exile, can agree on               Having said that, I have to state that my
measures that will lead to the election of a Government     delegation cannot agree with paragraph 7 of the draft
that represents all Liberians.                              resolution. Paragraph 7 goes far beyond what the
                                                            Council decided just a few weeks ago in resolution
      We also agree that President Charles Taylor must
                                                            1487 (2003), on which we abstained. Paragraph 7 not
honour his commitment to abandon power in order to
                                                            only limits the jurisdiction of the International
allow this process to move forward, and we fully
                                                            Criminal Court (ICC), it goes beyond that. It limits
support the position of the African Union and
                                                            national jurisdiction of third countries with respect to
ECOWAS that no force that aspires to gain power
                                                            crimes committed by members of the multinational
through armed force can achieve such power
                                                            force or a United Nations stabilization force if that
legitimately. We hope that in the coming days the
                                                            member is the national of a State not party to the Rome
Liberians will finally regain hope.
                                                            Statute of the ICC.
      Mr. Pleuger (Germany): First of all, I welcome
                                                                  Therefore, it is our view that the proposed
the presence of the Secretary-General at this very
                                                            paragraph would prevent prosecutors in States that may
important meeting. As this is the first time that I
                                                            have to exercise jurisdiction over crimes committed
address you, Sir, in your new capacity as President of
                                                            against their nationals abroad from investigating and
the Council, I would like to congratulate you and
                                                            prosecuting those crimes. In practical terms, for our
assure you that we will support your presidency as far
                                                            legal system that would mean that if a German were
as we can. I would also like to thank Ambassador Arias
                                                            killed in Liberia, no German court could prosecute the
for the very able way in which he conducted the
                                                            perpetrator.
business of the Council during the previous month.
Last but not least, I would like to thank Ambassador              The second point is that prosecuting what we
Negroponte for having presented us with the draft           consider to be international crimes, such as trafficking
resolution on which we are going to vote today.             in human beings — trafficking in women — piracy or
                                                            other international crimes, under Germany law by any
      We deeply deplore the dramatic events that are
                                                            German court, regardless of where the crimes are
taking place in Liberia. The reports that are coming out
                                                            committed and by whom, would not be possible. We
of that country are deeply disturbing. The constant
                                                            feel that the purpose of that paragraph could have been
killing of civilians, children and women in particular is
                                                            met by concluding a bilateral status of forces
to be deplored. As was stated by Ambassador Aguilar
                                                            agreement, as has been done in previous instances and
Zinser, the Council must react quickly and swiftly. It is
                                                            in other peacekeeping operations.
already quite late to do so. Therefore, Germany
supports the rapid deployment of a multinational force            There is no precedent for that. There is no reason
and subsequently of a United Nations force. We              to limit the national jurisdiction of third countries.
therefore urged, together with others, the presidency to    There is no justification for discriminating against
convene this meeting. We also urged that the 24-hour        peacekeepers from countries that are members of the
rule be waived so that we could come to a decision at       Rome Statute of the ICC. Therefore, we feel that that
an early stage. We thus are in favour of all parts of the   paragraph is not in accordance with international and
draft resolution that pertain to the mission in Liberia.    German law, and we regret not being able to accept it.
                                                            Therefore, Germany has no choice but to abstain in the
      However, we must also admit that we would have
                                                            vote. Although — and I would like to stress this — we
liked to see one more paragraph in the draft resolution
                                                            support wholeheartedly the rest of the draft resolution,
pertaining to children and their well-being. We would
                                                            we would have preferred to have voted on the draft
have liked to have not only the very welcome second
                                                            resolution paragraph by paragraph to make clear that
preambular paragraph, which pertains to the well-being
                                                            the Security Council has consensus on all parts of the
and rehabilitation of children, but also a stronger
                                                            draft resolution except paragraph 7.
operative paragraph calling on all Liberian parties to
ensure the protection, well-being and rehabilitation of          The President (spoke in Arabic): I now put to the
children in accordance with international obligations       vote the draft resolution contained in document
and the provisions of Security Council resolutions 1261     S/2003/784.
(1999), 1314 (2000), 1379 (2001) and 1460 (2003).
                                                                 A vote was taken by show of hands.


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In favour:                                                  steps to begin to prepare for deployment of a follow-on
      Angola, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chile, China,             United Nations peacekeeping mission.
      Guinea, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Spain,
                                                                  We are confident that the committed efforts of the
      Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom of Great
                                                            Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr.
      Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of
                                                            Jacques Klein, backed fully by the will of the Council
      America
                                                            and the resources of the Secretariat, will significantly
Against:                                                    advance this critical deployment. The Multinational
     None                                                   Force and a follow-on United Nations peacekeeping
                                                            operation go hand in hand. The Multinational Force is
Abstaining:
                                                            a crucial short-term bridge to our goal of placing
     France, Germany, Mexico
                                                            United Nations peacekeepers on the ground in Liberia
     The President (spoke in Arabic): The result of         as soon as possible.
the voting is as follows: 12 votes in favour, none
                                                                  We appreciate the willingness of many of the
against and 3 abstentions. The draft resolution has been
                                                            West African States to assist in the vital task of
adopted as resolution 1497 (2003).
                                                            restoring peace to Liberia. I would like to take special
     I shall now give the floor to those members of the     note of Nigeria’s commitment of two battalions for
Council who wish to make statements following the           immediate deployment. The United States is pleased to
voting.                                                     provide support for those deploying units. President
                                                            Bush has directed the Secretary of Defense to position
     Mr. Negroponte (United States of America):
                                                            appropriate military capabilities to support the
Mr. President, I join you and others in welcoming the
                                                            deployment of an ECOWAS force. A United States
Secretary-General in our midst. I thank him for his
                                                            Marines force will shortly reach the coast off Liberia.
presence on this occasion.
                                                            A first ECOWAS reconnaissance team has arrived in
       The United States is gratified by the swift action   Monrovia. As part of the ECOWAS vanguard for the
taken by the Security Council in adopting this              Multinational Force, a first Nigerian battalion is set to
important resolution on Liberia, introduced by my           move into Liberia as soon as Monday.
delegation. Our sponsorship of this resolution reflects
                                                                  Clearly, there was a manifest need for the Council
the importance that the United States places on finding
                                                            to adopt this resolution quickly. As the security situation
the right and effective means to bring peace to Liberia.
                                                            deteriorates, humanitarian conditions — already
It is our conclusion that an effective response demands
                                                            appalling — continue to worsen at a devastating pace.
intensive involvement by the Economic Community of
                                                            Peacekeepers on the ground will secure the environment
West African States (ECOWAS) and the rest of the
                                                            for the delivery of humanitarian assistance. Their
international community, anchored by the United
                                                            presence will support the implementation of the 17 June
Nations. The United States will do its part to support
                                                            ceasefire agreement, including establishing conditions
this endeavour. We ask all Member States to show their
                                                            for initial stages of disarmament and demobilization
support through contributions to the staffing, funding
                                                            activities. Very importantly, peacekeepers will safeguard
and sustenance of the Multinational Force and the
                                                            security in the wake of Charles Taylor’s departure from
United Nations peacekeeping mission to follow.
                                                            the Liberian presidency. I cannot emphasize enough how
      This resolution will permit the Multinational         crucial it is for Taylor to leave now.
Force to deploy in Liberia under the authority of
                                                                  Furthermore, it is imperative that all Liberian
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter. It also sets
                                                            parties who are signatories to the 17 June ceasefire
in motion the establishment of a United Nations
                                                            agreement — in particular the leadership of the
peacekeeping mission. The resolution authorizes the
                                                            Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy
peacekeeping forces in Sierra Leone to provide support
                                                            (LURD) and of the Movement of Democracy in Liberia
to the initial phase of ECOWAS deployment without
                                                            (MODEL) — immediately and scrupulously uphold the
jeopardizing the continuing mission of the United
                                                            17 June ceasefire agreement. In that regard, all
Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), and it
                                                            Liberian parties must cooperate fully with the
authorizes the Secretary-General to take immediate




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Multinational Force and ensure the Force’s safety and        process. We highly value the decisions reached at the
security in Liberia.                                         recent ECOWAS summit, and we call upon the
                                                             international community to provide assistance to the
     The Multinational Force, starting with the
                                                             ECOWAS peacekeeping force. We hope that
Nigerian battalion that is leaving UNAMSIL, can now
                                                             cooperation between the United Nations and ECOWAS
deploy confident of the support of the Council and in
                                                             can be further strengthened so that, together, they can
the knowledge that planning for a follow-on United
                                                             help the parties in Liberia to end their conflict and to
Nations peacekeeping force is under way.
                                                             achieve stability and peace in the country soon. We
      Finally, I would simply note that, in order to deal    look forward to the report of the Secretary-General on
with the demands of this urgent situation, we ask the        the timely deployment of a United Nations
Secretary-General to direct his Special Representative       peacekeeping mission.
for Liberia to establish a presence in Liberia as soon as
                                                                   Mr. Muñoz (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): I should
possible.
                                                             like to offer my delegation’s congratulations to you,
       Mr. Zhang Yishan (China) (spoke in Chinese):          Sir, on your assumption of the presidency, which, as is
At the outset, I should like to welcome the presence of      already evident, augurs well for the work of the
the Secretary-General at our meeting today. I should         Council this month. We would also like to express our
also like to warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your           appreciation for the work done by Ambassador Arias as
assumption of the presidency of the Security Council         President last month. We are very pleased to see the
for the month of August. I am confident that, under          Secretary-General at this meeting. His presence
your leadership, the Council will be able to accomplish      certainly reflects the urgency of the issue and the
its task successfully. I would like to assure you of our     importance of the resolution that we have just adopted.
full support in your work. In addition, I should like to
                                                                   The international community and public opinion
take this opportunity to thank the representative of
                                                             demanded swift action from our Organization, and
Spain for his outstanding performance as President last
                                                             particularly from the Security Council. We could not
month.
                                                             have continued to wait for the Council to take a
      The Chinese delegation is deeply concerned at the      decision while civilians, including women and
situation in Liberia. We call upon all Liberian factions     children, were dying in Liberia. That is the primary
to abide by their commitments. We hope that, in the          reason why we voted in favour of the resolution.
people’s interests, they will intensify their constructive
                                                                   There were other considerations, such as the fact
negotiations in order to reach a consensus on
                                                             that, given the absence of local jurisdiction as a result
arrangements for a transitional Government as soon as
                                                             of the catastrophic domestic situation in Liberia, there
possible.
                                                             should be a competent criminal jurisdiction there. We
      We welcome the resolution just adopted by the          must ensure legal security, and it should be recalled
Security Council, which authorizes the deployment of a       that personnel of the United Nations and of the
Multinational Force to Liberia. The resolution has           specialized agencies are granted certain privileges and
demonstrated the determination of the United Nations         immunities, including immunity from criminal
in seeking a political solution to the Liberian question.    prosecution. The same is true of bilateral agreements
                                                             on the status of forces vis-à-vis the host country. We
      We have taken note of the concerns of a number
                                                             are concerned about the fact that, by making
of members with regard to paragraph 7 of the
                                                             exceptions, we might impede the harmonious
resolution, and we regret that a compromise solution
                                                             development of international law.
could not be found on that point by the parties
concerned. We hope that the resolution can contribute              To sum up, Chile supported the resolution with
to stabilizing the Liberian situation, to alleviating the    enthusiasm, since saving lives is the most urgent
humanitarian crisis in its capital and to promoting a        priority. We must respond appropriately to a
peaceful solution to the Liberian question.                  humanitarian crisis that brooks no further delay.
     China appreciates the tireless efforts of the                Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): Allow
Secretary-General and of the Economic Community of           me to congratulate you, Sir, and to express our best
West African States (ECOWAS) in promoting the peace          wishes to you on your assumption of the presidency of


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the Council. I should also like to thank the Spanish         problem of consistency at a time when the Security
delegation for its endeavours during its presidency last     Council has the intention of spearheading the
month. I would like to welcome the presence this             movement to reject impunity in all its forms.
evening of the Secretary-General, which attests once
                                                                    My delegation put forward several suggestions
again to his commitment to peace and stability in West
                                                             regarding this provision that we believed would allow us
Africa. I would like to take this opportunity to say how
                                                             to get around the problem. With respect to the vote
much we appreciate the very important personal role
                                                             itself, we, like others, made some procedural
that he has played in recent days and weeks in the
                                                             suggestions that would have made it possible for the
service of the people of Liberia.
                                                             Security Council to affirm its unity regarding the
       We are all familiar with the tragic situation that    objective of the resolution while enabling those States
has been continuing in Liberia for many months.              having a problem with the question of penal immunity to
France fully supports the thrust of the resolution that      dissociate themselves from the text on that specific
has just be adopted. The Security Council has thereby        point. We regret that those initiatives were not agreed to.
authorized the speedy deployment in Liberia of a
                                                                   But the point we wish to make this evening is that
Multinational Force and, subsequently, of a United
                                                             new hope is being born for Liberia and its people.
Nations force. We welcome the fact that the resolution
                                                             Despite the disagreement on a major issue of
was adopted so rapidly. We are grateful to the
                                                             international law to which I referred, we would like to
delegation of the United States for having taken the
                                                             welcome the commitment of the United States of
initiative on this matter.
                                                             America to Liberia within the United Nations
      As we all know, the contribution of the Economic       framework. That commitment will considerably change
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has                the situation regarding the tragedy of Liberia. Nor can
been and remains decisive for creating the opening for       we forget that that tragedy affects security in the entire
a resolution of the crisis in Liberia. In this regard we     subregion.
welcome the role played by the leaders of ECOWAS, in
                                                                   The commitment of the United States will
particular President Kufuor and President Obasanjo. It
                                                             therefore also have a positive impact on regional
is crucial that ECOWAS receive all necessary support
                                                             stability. France, like the United Kingdom, is
from the international community. Today’s resolution
                                                             committed, under the auspices of the United Nations,
represents an important stage in that respect.
                                                             to countries neighbouring Liberia, and we welcome the
      France, unfortunately, was not able to join in         commitment of the United Nations. We are determined
voting in favour of the resolution because of one of its     to work closely with all those who contribute to the
provisions, which is unrelated to the situation in           security of the region, side by side with ECOWAS and
Liberia. I am referring to the establishment of              the United Nations, so that West Africa can embark
exclusive jurisdiction by the national criminal courts of    once again on the path to peace, stability and
States participating in this operation for the prosecution   development.
of their nationals.
                                                                  The President (spoke in Arabic): The Security
      We do not believe that the scope of the                Council has thus concluded the present stage of its
jurisdictional immunity thus created is compatible with      consideration of the item on its agenda.
the provisions of the Rome Statute of the International
                                                                  The Security Council will remain seized of the
Criminal Court, the norms of French law or the
                                                             matter.
principles of international law. Furthermore, it causes a
                                                                  The meeting rose at 8.20 p.m.




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Voting Summary
Yes: 012 | No: 000 | Abstentions: 003 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
Y ANGOLA
Y BULGARIA
Y CAMEROON
Y CHILE
Y CHINA
A FRANCE
A GERMANY
Y GUINEA
A MEXICO
Y PAKISTAN
Y RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Y SPAIN
Y SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Y UNITED KINGDOM
Y UNITED STATES