Resolution 1204 (1998) / adopted by the Security Council at its 3938th meeting, on 30 October 1998
1998
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SymbolS/RES/1204(1998)
TitleResolution 1204 (1998) / adopted by the Security Council at its 3938th meeting, on 30 October 1998
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Security Council resolution 1204 (1998) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)]
[Extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)]
[Extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)]
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Summary
Decides to extend the mandate of MINURSO until 17 Dec. 1998; welcomes the report of the Secretary-General, regarding the protocol relating to the identification of those presenting themselves individually from tribes H41, H61 and J51/52, the protocol relating to the appeals process, the memorandum pertaining to the activities of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the region, and an outline of the next stages of the Settlement Plan, and calls on the parties to agree to this package of measures by mid-Nove. 1998 in order to allow positive consideration of further stages in the settlement process; welcomes also the agreement of the Moroccan authorities to formalize the presence of UNHCR in the Western Sahara, and the agreement of the POLISARIO Front to resume pre-registration activities in the refugee camps, and requests both parties to take concrete action to enable UNHCR to carry out the necessary preparatory work for the repatriation of Saharan refugees eligible to vote, and their immediate families, according to the Settlement Plan; notes with regret the constraints on the operational capability of the MINURSO engineering support unit, calls for a prompt conclusion of status-of-forces agreements with the Secretary-General which is an indispensable preprequisite for the full and timely deployment of MINURSO-formed military units; supports the intention of MINURSO to start publishing the provisional list of voters by 1 Dec. 1998, as proposed by the Secretary-General, and supports also the proposed increase in staff of the Identification Commission from 18 to 25 members, and the increase also in the necessary support personnel, in order to strengthen the Commission and enable it to continue working with utmost rigour and impartiality with a view to keeping to the proposed timetable.
Action note1998-10-30
Vote summary
Adopted unanimously, 3938th meeting
DraftS/1998/1011
Meeting record
S/PV.3938
Agenda information
S/53 [44] WESTERN SAHARA QUESTION
S/53 [45] UN MISSION FOR THE REFERENDUM IN WESTERN SAHARA
S/53 [45] UN MISSION FOR THE REFERENDUM IN WESTERN SAHARA
Date[New York] : UN, 30 Oct. 1998
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2 p.
Notes
Concerns extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).