Resolution 1181 (1998) / adopted by the Security Council at its 3902nd meeting, on 13 July 1998

Security Council resolution 1181 (1998) [on establishment of the UN Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL)]
[Establishment of the UN Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL)]

Decides to establish UNOMSIL for an initial period of 6 months until 13 Jan. 1999, and further decides that it shall include up to 70 military observers as well as a small medical unit, with the necessary equipment and civilian support staff; decides further that the elements of UNOMSIL referred to above shall be deployed as outlined in the Secretary-General's report, with approximately 40 military observers deployed in the 1st phase to ECOMOG-secured areas, and that subsequent deployments shall take place as soon as security conditions permit, and subject to progress on the implementation of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration plan and the availability of the necessary equipment and resources; decides futher that UNOMSIL shall be led by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, who will be designated Special Representative for Sierra Leone, that UNOMSIL shall subsume the office of the Special Envoy and its civilian staff; demands that all factions and forces in Sierra Leone strictly respect the status of UNOMSIL personnel, as well as organizations and agencies delivering humanitarian assistance throughout Sierra Leone; requests the Secretary-General to submit an initial report to the Council within 30 days of the adoption of this resolution and every 60 days thereafter on the deployment of UNOMSIL and on the progress of UNOMSIL in carrying out its mandate, and also to inform the Council on plans for the later phases of the deployment of UNOMSIL when security conditions permit these to be implemented.

Adopted unanimously, 3902nd meeting

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Concerns establishment of the UN Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL).