United Nations Security Council resolution 1279, adopted unanimously on 30 November 1999, after recalling resolutions
1234 (1999),
1258 (1999) and
1273 (1999) on situation in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
, the council established the
United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or MONUSCO, an acronym based on its French name , is a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which was estab ...
(MONUC) for an initial period until 1 March 2000.
The security council reaffirmed that the
Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement represented the most favourable basis for a resolution of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There was concern about violations of the
ceasefire
A ceasefire (also known as a truce or armistice), also spelled cease fire (the antonym of 'open fire'), is a temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. Ceasefires may be between state act ...
, the deteriorating humanitarian situation and the violation of
international humanitarian and human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly in the east of the country.
All parties were called upon to end hostilities and fully implement the Ceasefire Agreement signed in
Lusaka. The council stressed that there must be a dialogue where all Congolese were able to participate, organised by the
Organisation of African Unity
The Organisation of African Unity (OAU; french: Organisation de l'unité africaine, OUA) was an intergovernmental organization established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with 32 signatory governments. One of the main heads for OAU's ...
(OAU). 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 ...
had appointed a
Special Representative to lead the United Nations presence in the subregion.
It was decided that MONUC would have the following tasks as part of its
mandate:
:(a) establish contact with the signatories to the Ceasefire Agreement;
:(b) liaise with the Joint Military Commission, provide technical assistance and investigate ceasefire violations;
:(c) provide information on security conditions;
:(d) prepare for the observation of the ceasefire and disengagement of forces;
:(e) maintain contacts with signatories of the Ceasefire Agreement, facilitate the delivery of
humanitarian aid and protect human rights.
Finally, the secretary-general was asked to report on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo including conditions for the future deployment of United Nations personnel, and was requested to take immediate steps to equip 500 military observers for rapid deployments authorised by the council.
See also
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(1998–2000)
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Second Congo War
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.orgMONUC website
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