United Nations Security Council resolution 1272 was adopted unanimously on 25 October 1999, after recalling previous resolutions on

East Timor East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-w ...

(Timor Leste), particularly resolutions 384 (1975),

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(1976), 1236 (1999), 1246 (1999),

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(1999) and 1264 (1999). The council established the

United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), ( pt, Administração Transitória das Nações Unidas em Timor Leste), was a United Nations mission in East Timor that aimed to solve the decades long East Timorese cri ...

(UNTAET) that was responsible for the administration of the territory until its independence in 2002.

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The security council noted the decision of the East Timorese people in the Special Autonomy Referendum to begin a process of transition under United Nations administration towards independence. The

International Force for East Timor The International Force East Timor (INTERFET) was a multinational non-United Nations peacemaking task force, organised and led by Australia in accordance with United Nations resolutions to address the humanitarian and security crisis that took ...

(INTERFET) was now deployed and continued co-operation was needed between the

Indonesian government The term Government of Indonesia ( id, Pemerintah Indonesia) can have a number of different meanings. At its widest, it can refer collectively to the three traditional branches of government – the executive branch, legislative branch and ju ...

and INTERFET. Meanwhile, the council was concerned at the deteriorating humanitarian situation as a result of violence in East Timor which had caused large-scale displacement of civilians and widespread violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.

Acts

Acting under

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, the Council authorised the establishment of UNTAET which would have full responsibility for the administration of East Timor and control of the executive,

legislative A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known ...

and the administration of justice. UNTAET would also maintain law and order, assist in the development of the civil services, facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance, support capacity-building and establish an effective administration and conditions for sustainable development. The main components of UNTAET would consist of: :(a) a governance and public administration component including 1,640 police; :(b) a humanitarian component; :(c) a military component with 8,950 troops and 200 military observers. Additionally, UNTAET was authorised to take all necessary measures to fulfill its

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. 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 ...

was to appoint a

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to head the operation and who would have the power to make new laws and suspend or repeal existing ones. The Council stressed the need for co-operation between UNTAET, INTERFET and the local population with a view to the establishment of an independent human rights institution among others. INTERFET would also be replaced by the military component of UNTAET. There was a need for humanitarian and reconstruction assistance, including the issue 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 and displaced persons resettling in either

West Timor West Timor ( id, Timor Barat) is an area covering the western part of the island of Timor, except for the district of Oecussi-Ambeno (an East Timorese exclave). Administratively, West Timor is part of East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. The ...

or East Timor, and acts of violence were condemned. The Secretary-General was to establish a Trust Fund to finance international assistance, and was requested to provide regular updates on all aspects of the situation in East Timor.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{UNSCR 1999 1272 1999 in East Timor 1999 in Indonesia History of East Timor 1272 1272 October 1999 events

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