Security Council resolution 1161 (1998) [on the reactivation of the International Commission of Inquiry to investigate volations of the arms embargo agains Rwanda]
[Reactivation of the International Commission of Inquiry to investigate violations of the arms embargo against Rwanda]

Requests the Secretary-General to reactivate the International Commission of Inquiry, with the following mandate: (a) to collect information and investigate reports relating to the sale, supply and shipment of arms and related matériel fo former Rwandan government forces and militias in the Great Lakes region of central Africa; (b) to identify parties aiding and abetting the illegal sale to or acquisition of arms by former Rwandan government forces and militias; (c) to make recommendations relating to the illegal flow of arms in the Great Lakes region; calls upon all States, relevant UN bodies, other organizations and interested parties to collate information in their possession relating to the mandate of the Commission as soon as possible; further calls upon the States in which the Commission will carry out its mandate to cooperate fully with the Commission in the fulfilment of its mandate; calls upon all States in the Great Lakes region to ensure that their territory is not used as a base for armed groups to launch incursions or attacks against any other State in violation of the UN Charter and other provisions of international law; urges all States and relevant organizations to cooperate in countering radio broadcasts and publications that incite acts of genocide, hatred and violence in the region

Adopted unanimously, 3870th meeting

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Concerns reactivation of the International Commission of Inquiry to investigate violations of the arms embargo against Rwanda.