Security Council resolution 1180 (1998) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) and the resumption of the withdrawal of its military component]
[Extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) and resumption of the withdrawal of its military component]

Welcomes the recommendations of the Secretary-General and decides to extend the mandate of MONUA until 15 Aug. 1998; decides also to resume the withdrawal of the military component of MONUA as soon as conditions permit; requests the Secretary-General to reconsider the deployment of the additional civilian police observers taking into account conditions on the ground and progress in the peace process; requests the Secretary-General to submit a report, as necessary, but no later than 7 Aug. 1998, with recommendations regarding the UN involvement in Angola, taking into account the safety and freedom of movement of MONUA personnel and the status of the peace process; reiterates its demand that the Uniao Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola (UNITA) immediately stop any attacks by its members on the personnel of MONUA, international personnel, the authorities of the Government of Unity and National Reconciliation (GURN), including the police, and the civilian population, and calls again upon GURN and in particular UNITA to guarantee unconditionally the safety and freedom of movement of all UN and international personnel; demands that GURN and in particular UNITA cooperate fully with MONUA in providing full access for its verification activities, including the verification of the full demilitarization of UNITA, and reiterates its call on GURN to notify MONUA in a timely manner of its troop movements, in accordance with the provisions of the Lusaka Protocol and established procedures; calls upon GURN and in particular UNITA to refrain from the laying of new mines.

Adopted unanimously, 3899th meeting

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Concerns extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) and the resumption of the withdrawal of its military component.