Resolution 1541 (2004) / adopted by the Security Council at its 4957th meeting, on 29 April 2004

Security Council resolution 1541 (2004) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)]

Reaffirms its support for the Peace Plan for Self-Determination of the People of Western Sahara as an optimum political solution on the basis of agreement between the 2 parties; calls upon all the parties and the States of the region to cooperate fully with the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy; decides to extend the mandate of MINURSO until 31 Oct. 2004; requests that the Secretary-General provide a report on the situation before the end of the present mandate and requests the Secretary-General to include in this report an evaluation of the mission size necessary for MINURSO to carry out its mandated tasks, with a view towards its possible reduction.

Adopted unanimously, 4957th meeting

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Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2003-31 July 2004 - S/INF/59 - (SCOR, 59th year).