United Nations Security Council resolution 985, adopted unanimously on 13 April 1995, after reaffirming resolutions
813 (1993),
856 (1993),
866
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Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
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(1993),
911 (1994),
950 (1994) and
972 (1995), and
788 (1992) which imposed an
arms embargo
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* to signal disapproval of the behavior of a certain actor
* to maintain ...
on
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
, the council established a committee to monitor the implementation of the embargo and extended the mandate of the
United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) until 30 June 1995.
Concern was expressed at the breakdown of a
ceasefire in the country which prevent UNOMIL from carrying out its mandate, and further concern over the movement of
weapons into the country in violation of the arms embargo. A planned summit in May 1995 by the
Economic Community of West African States was welcomed.
All parties in Liberia were urged to implement the Akosombo and Accra agreements and re-establish a
ceasefire and install a State Council, while the
international community
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As a rhetorical term
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was required to observe the arms embargo against Liberia. In this regard, a Committee of the Security Council was established with the following mandate:
:(a) to seek information regarding measures countries had taken to implement the embargo;
:(b) to consider information on violations of the embargo and recommend measures to strengthen it;
:(c) to recommend measures in response to violations of the embargo.
The council demanded that all factions in Liberia respect the status of
Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) and international humanitarian workers and abide by
international humanitarian law.
The Secretary-General
Boutros Boutros-Ghali was requested to report to the council by 15 June 1995 on the situation in Liberia, including whether there was an effective ceasefire in place, if UNOMIL could carry out its mandate and on contributions towards ECOMOG, determining that the future of UNOMIL would be reviewed in this light.
See also
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Charles Taylor
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First Liberian Civil War
The First Liberian Civil War lasted from 1989 to 1997.
President Samuel Doe had established a regime in 1980 but totalitarianism and corruption led to unpopularity and the withdrawal of support from the United States by the late 1980s. The Nat ...
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List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 901 to 1000 (1994–1995)
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org*
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