United Nations Security Council resolution 1232, adopted unanimously on 30 March 1999, after reaffirming all previous
resolutions on the question of the
Western Sahara, the Council extended the mandate of the
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 April 1999.
The Security Council extended MINURSO's
mandate
Mandate most often refers to:
* League of Nations mandates, quasi-colonial territories established under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, 28 June 1919
* Mandate (politics), the power granted by an electorate
Mandate may also ...
to allow for an understanding between
Morocco, the
Polisario Front and United Nations concerning implementation of the voter identification and appeals protocols and to continue talks on the return of
refugee
A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution. s, welcoming the resumption of pre-registration activities by the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in
Tindouf, Algeria. It welcomed an agreement between the
Moroccan government and MINURSO Force Commander on
mines and
unexploded ordnance.
Finally, the Secretary-General
Kofi Annan was instructed to submit a report by 23 April 1999 on the implementation of the current resolution.
See also
*
Free Zone (region)
*
History of Western Sahara
*
List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1201 to 1300 (1998–2000)
*
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
*
Moroccan Western Sahara Wall
References
External links
*
Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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