Security Council resolution 1429 (2002) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)]

Continues to support strongly the efforts of the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy to find a political solution to this long-standing dispute; calls upon all the parties and the States of the region to cooperate fully with the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy; calls upon the parties to collaborate with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the implementation of confidence-building measures, and urges the international community to provide generous support to UNHCR and the World Food Programme in order to help them overcome the deteriorating food situation among the refugees; welcomes the release of 101 Moroccan prisoners of war, and calls upon the Polisario Front to release without further delay all remaining prisoners of war in compliance with international humanitarian law; decides to extend the mandate of MINURSO until 31 Jan. 2003.

Adopted unanimously, 4594th meeting

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Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 January 2001-31 July 2002 - S/INF/57 - (SCOR, 57th year).