United Nations Security Council resolution 1448, adopted unanimously on 9 December 2002, after reaffirming Resolution 864 (1993) and all subsequent resolutions on

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, particularly resolutions

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(1997),

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(1998),

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(1999), 1295 (2000),

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(2001),

1348 Year 1348 ( MCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 1348th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 348th year of the 2nd millennium, the 48 ...

(2001), 1374 (2001),

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(2002),

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(2002),

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(2002), 1434 (2002) and

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(2002), the Council noted progress in the country and lifted remaining sanctions against

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, including an arms embargo, travel restrictions and the freezing of assets. The Security Council expressed concern at the effects of the civil war on the humanitarian situation, and welcomed steps taken by the Angolan government to implement the

Lusaka Protocol The Lusaka Protocol, initialed in Lusaka, Zambia on October 31, 1994, attempted to end the Angolan Civil War by integrating and disarming UNITA and starting national reconciliation. Both sides signed a truce as part of the protocol on November 15 ...

and other agreements. It also reaffirmed its commitment to preserve the

sovereignty Sovereignty is the defining authority within individual consciousness, social construct, or territory. Sovereignty entails hierarchy within the state, as well as external autonomy for states. In any state, sovereignty is assigned to the perso ...

and

territorial integrity Territorial integrity is the principle under international law that gives the right to sovereign states to defend their borders and all territory in them of another state. It is enshrined in Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and has been recognized ...

of Angola. Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Council terminated all measures against UNITA with effect from the adoption of the current resolution. They were first imposed in 1993 in an attempt to end the

civil war A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

. The Committee of the Security Council, established in Resolution 864, would also be dissolved. Finally, the Secretary-General

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was instructed to close the voluntary trust fund for Angola that supported investigations into violations of the sanctions while they were in effect.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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