Security Council resolution 1237 (1999) [on implementation of sanctions against Uniao Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola (UNITA)]
[Implementation of sanctions against UNITA]

Stresses that lasting peace and national reconciliation in Angola can only be achieved through a political settlement of the conflict; deplores the deteriorating situation in Angola, which is primarily due to the refusal of UNITA to comply with its obligations under the "Acordos de Paz"; condemns the continued, indiscriminate attacks by UNITA against the civilian population of Angola; endorses the letter and its enclosure of 4 May 1999 of the Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 864 (1993) and decides to establish the expert panels referred to therein for a period of 6 months; requests the Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 864 (1993) to submit to the Council no later than 31 July 1999 an interim report of the expert panels regarding their progress and preliminary findings and recommendations and to submit to the Council within 6 months of the formation of the expert panels their final report with recommendations; calls upon the Governments of the States concerned in which the expert panels will carry out their mandate to cooperate fully with the expert panels; expresses its concern at the delays in the investigations into the downing on 26 Dec. 1998 and 2 Jan. 1999 of 2 aircraft chartered by UN and the loss under suspicious circumstances of other commercial aircraft over UNITA-controlled areas in Angola; endorses the recommendation contained in the letter and its enclosure of 4 May 1999 of the Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 864 (1993) that the expert panels be supported as an expense of the Organization and through a UN Trust Fund established for this purpose.

Adopted unanimously, 3999th meeting

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