Security Council Resolution 626 (1988) [on Establishment of the Un Angola Verification Mission]

S/RES/626(1988)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda items 67 Letter dated 17 December 1988 from the Permanent Representative of Angola to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (S/20336) and X Letter dated 17 December 1988 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (S/20337), published in 1988.

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Angola Angola Situation Cuba Establishment Peacekeeping Operations South Africa Treaties Troop Withdrawal

What’s in this document?

3 operative paragraphs

Considering the request submitted to the Secretary- General by Angola and Cuba in letters dated 17 December 1988," At its 2834th meeting, on 20 December 1988, the Council proceeded with the discussion of the item entitled:

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General dated 17 December 1988 ,' "Letter dated 17 December 1988 from the Permanent Representative of Angola to the United Nations ad- I.

Approves the report of the Secretary-General and the dressed to the Secretary-General (S/20336);"

recommendations therein;

"Letter dated 17 December 1988 from the Permanent 2.

Decides to establish under its authority a United Representative of Cuba to the United Nations addressed Nations Angola Verification Mission and requests the to the Secretary-General (S/20337). ""

Secretary-General to take the necessary steps to this effect in accordance with his aforementioned report;

Also decides that the Mission shall be established for a period of thirty-one months;

Further decides that the arrangements for the estab- Resolution 626 (1988)

lishment of the Mission shall enter into force as soon as the tripartite agreement between Angola, Cuba and South Africa on the one hand, and the bilateral agreement between

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the bilateral agreement on 22 December 1988 for the redeploy- Security Council immediately after the signature of the ment to the north and the staged and total withdrawal of agreements referred to in paragraph 4 and to keep the Cuban troops from Angola, according to the agreed time- Council fully informed of further developments. table,

n Official Records of the Security Council, Forty-third Year, Supplement for July, August and September 1988, document S/20109, annex.

0 or20 December 1988

Adopted unanimouslv at the

2834th meeting.

78 See Official Records of the Security Council, Forty-third Year,

"Ibid., documents S/20336 and S/20337. Supplement for October, November and December 1988.

'° Ibid , document S/20338.

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