Security Council Resolution 882 (1993) [on Renewal of the Mandate of the Un Operation in Mozambique and Implementation of the General Peace Agreement for Mozambique]

S/RES/882(1993)View PDF

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A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 103 The situation in Mozambique, published in 1993.

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18 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General;

Commends the agreements that were reached between President Chissano and Mr. Dhlakama during the visit of the Secretary-General to Maputo on outstanding issues that were impeding the peace process;

Reaffirms the vital importance it attaches to the holding of elections no later than October 1994;

Welcomes the approval by the Mozambican parties of the revised timetable for the implementation of the General Peace Agreement for Mozambique and urges the parties to adhere to it without any delay;

Urges the Mozambican parties to commence assembly of troops in November 1993 and to initiate demobilization by January 1994 with a view to ensuring the completion of the demobilization process by May 1994 on the basis of the revised timetable;

Notes the progress made with regard to the formation of the new Mozambican Defence Forces, particularly the commencement of fullscale training in Nyanga, Zimbabwe, of troops from the Government and the Resistencia Nacional M~mbicana for the new national army;

Welcomes the approval of the guidelines for the Cease-fire Commission governing the movement of troops after signature of the General Peace Agreement, and urges the parties to adhere to the guidelines and to cooperate with the United Nations Operation in Mozambique in the efforts to enforce them;

UmJer/inesthe need to make immediately operational the National Commission for Administration, the National Police Affairs Commission and the National Commission for Information following the agreements reached recently on their chairmanship;

Authorizes the Secretary-General to proceed with the selection and deployment of the one hundred twenty-eight United Nations police observers approved in resolution 797 (I 992) of 16 December 1992, with a view to deploying them as soon as possible;

Underscores the importance of the parties making progress on achieving agreed political goals, specifically, the approval of an electoral law and establishment of an electoral commission by 30 November 1993 and the beginning of the concentration of troops in the assembly areas, demobilization of 50 per cent of troops by 31 March 1994, sufficient progress to meet complete demobilization by 31 May 1994, and accelerated progress in training and integrating forces in the new Mozambican Defence Forces so that the process is complete by August 1994;

Calls on the Government of Mozambique and the Resistencia Nacional M~mbicana to build on the progress which has been achieved and to respect fully all the provisions of the General Peace Agreement, in particular those concerning the cease-fire and the movement of troops;

Decides to renew the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Mozambique for a period of six months, subject to the proviso that the Security Council will review the status of the mandate within ninety days on the basis of a report by the Secretary-General as described in paragraph 13 below;

Requests the Secretary-General to report by 31 January 1994 and every three months thereafter on whether the parties have made sufficient and tangible progress towards implementing the General Peace Agreement and meeting the timetable laid out in paragraphs 3 and 10 above, and also to report on the situation concerning the implementation of the mandate of the Operation, taking into consideration the need to achieve cost savings to the greatest extent possible, while remaining mindful of the importance of an effective discharge of its mandate;

Appeals to the international community to provide the necessary financial assistance to facilitate the implementation of the Agreement;

Also appeals to the international community to make voluntary financial contributions to the trust fund to be set up to support electoral activities of the political parties upon the approval of the electoral law;

Reiterates its encouragement to the international community to provide appropriate and prompt assistance for the implementation of the humanitarian programme carried out in the framework of the General Peace Agreement, and urges the Government of Mozambique and the Resistencia Nacional M~mbicana to facilitate unimpeded access to humanitarian assistance to the civilian population in need;

Calls 011 all parties to cooperate with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other humanitarian agencies operating in Mozambique to facilitate the speedy repatriation and resettlement of refugees and displaced persons;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

Adopted una11imous/y al the 3305th meeting.

or 5 November 1993

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Security Council Resolution 882 (1993) [on Renewal of the Mandate of the Un Operation in Mozambique and Implementation of the General Peace Agreement for Mozambique]

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