United Nations Security Council resolution 1291, adopted unanimously on 24 February 2000, after recalling resolutions 1234 (1999),

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(1999),

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(1999) and

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(1999) on situation in the

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, the Council expanded the

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(MONUC) to include additional tasks and extended its mandate until 31 August 2000.

Resolution

Observations

The Security Council reaffirmed the Democratic Republic of the Congo's

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 ...

over the

natural resource Natural resources are resources that are drawn from nature and used with few modifications. This includes the sources of valued characteristics such as commercial and industrial use, aesthetic value, scientific interest and cultural value. O ...

s in its territory, particularly as there were reports of illegal exploitation of its assets. It called for the withdrawal of foreign troops, the

disarmament Disarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally refers to a country's military or specific type of weaponry. Disarmament is often taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, such as n ...

of armed groups, reaffirmed its support for the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement and stressed that the authority of the state had to be restored throughout the country. Phase II of the deployment of MONUC depended on respect for the Ceasefire Agreement,

demobilisation Demobilization or demobilisation (see spelling differences) is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and militar ...

and assurances about the safety and

freedom of movement Freedom of movement, mobility rights, or the right to travel is a human rights concept encompassing the right of individuals to travel from place to place within the territory of a country,Jérémiee Gilbert, ''Nomadic Peoples and Human Rights' ...

of United Nations personnel. There were also serious concerns about human rights violations and the limited access for aid workers to

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.

Acts

All parties were reminded of their obligations under the Ceasefire Agreement signed in

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. The Council authorised the expansion of up to 5,337 troops in MONUC including up to 500 military observers. The expanded mission had the following mandate: :(a) monitor implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement; :(b) maintain continuous liaison with the field headquarters of all the parties' military forces; :(c) develop an action plan for the implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement within 45 days; :(d) work to obtain the release of

prisoners of war A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held Captivity, captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold priso ...

; :(e) supervise and verify disengagement and redeployment of forces; :(f) monitor compliance with the Ceasefire Agreement with regards to

weapon A weapon, arm or armament is any implement or device that can be used to deter, threaten, inflict physical damage, harm, or kill. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime, law enforcement, s ...

ry,

ammunition Ammunition (informally ammo) is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system. Ammunition is both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs, missiles, grenades, land mines) and the component parts of other weap ...

and

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to armed groups; :(g) facilitate

humanitarian assistance Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance to people who need help. It is usually short-term help until the long-term help by the government and other institutions replaces it. Among the people in need are the homeless, refugees, and ...

and human rights monitoring; :(h) co-operate with the Facilitator of Dialogue; :(i) deploy mine action experts and carry out mine action activities. Acting under

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, MONUC was authorised to take actions to ensure its freedom of movement and protect civilians from imminent threat. The Council condemned

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s and was concerned at illicit arms flows and illegal exploitation of resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Finally, 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 founder ...

was requested to report every 60 days on the implementation of the current resolution and continue to plan for additional MONUC deployments.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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Resolution

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