United Nations Security Council resolution 1245, adopted unanimously on 11 June 1999, after recalling resolutions
1181 (1998),
1220 (1999) and
1231 (1999) on the situation in
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...
, the Council extended the mandate of the
United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL) for a further six months until 13 December 1999.
The Security Council acknowledged the role of the
Economic Community of West African States
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; also known as in French and Portuguese) is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Collectively, these countries comprise an area of , and in ...
(ECOWAS) and its
Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) and expressed concern over the fragile situation in Sierra Leone.
The resolution stressed that an overall political settlement and reconciliation were essential for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. In this regard it welcomed talks in
Lomé
Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437 between the
Government of Sierra Leone
The government of Sierra Leone is the governing authority of the Republic of Sierra Leone, as established by the Sierra Leone Constitution. The Sierra Leone government is divided into three branches: the Executive branch, executive, legislative an ...
and rebel representatives of the
Revolutionary United Front
The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) was a rebel group that fought a failed eleven-year war in Sierra Leone, beginning in 1991 and ending in 2002. It later transformed into a political party, which still exists today. The three most senior surv ...
(RUF). All parties were urged to remain committed to the negotiations and the Council noted in particular the role of the
President of Togo Gnassingbé Eyadéma and of the
international community in facilitating this process.
The Council noted the proposal of the Secretary-General
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan (; 8 April 193818 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founde ...
to expand UNOMSIL's presence in the country with a revised mandate if the talks between the Sierra Leone government and RUF rebel representatives were successful. Finally, the Secretary-General was required to the keep the Council informed on developments in Sierra Leone.
See also
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History of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone first became inhabited by indigenous African peoples at least 2,500 years ago. The Limba were the first tribe known to inhabit Sierra Leone. The dense tropical rainforest partially isolated the region from other West African cult ...
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(1998–2000)
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Sierra Leone Civil War
The Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002), or the Sierra Leonean Civil War, was a civil war in Sierra Leone that began on 23 March 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), with support from the special forces of Liberian dictator Char ...
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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