Security Council Resolution 952 (1994) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Angola Verification Mission Ii and Reaching of an Agreement for Establishing an Effective and Sustainable Cease-Fire as a Matter of Urgency]

S/RES/952(1994)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 65 The situation in Angola, published in 1994.

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Angola Angola Situation Ceasefires Detained Persons Disappearance of Persons Humanitarian Assistance Military Personnel Peacekeeping Operations Staff Security

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General dated 20 October 1994;

Decides to extend the mandate of UNAVEM II until 8 December 1994;

Calls upon the parties to honour the commitments already made by them at the talks in Lusaka and urges them to conclude immediately an agreement and thereafter to establish and respect fully an effective and sustainable cease-fire as a matter of urgency;

Authorizes, with the aim of consolidating the implementation of the peace agreement in its initial and most critical stages, the restoration of the strength of UNAVEM II to its previous level of 350 military observers and 126 police observers with an appropriate number of international and local staff, the deployment of such additional personnel to take place upon receipt of a report from the Secretary-General to the Council that the parties have initialled a peace agreement and that an effective cease-fire is in place;

Reaffirms its readiness to consider promptly, once the agreement to be concluded in Lusaka is formally signed, a report from the Secretary-General containing any recommendation for an expanded United Nations presence in Angola based on his assessment of the circumstances that warrant that, and welcomes the contingency planning done in this regard by the Secretary-General;

Deplores the continuation of military hostilities throughout Angola contrary to resolutions 922 (1994), 932 (1994), and 945 (1994) and reiterates its demand that both parties cease immediately all military operations;

Further deplores the deterioration in the humanitarian situation; condemns all acts, including the laying of landmines, that imperil or inhibit humanitarian relief efforts; and demands that both parties grant security clearances and guarantees for relief deliveries to all locations and refrain from any action which could jeopardize the safety of relief personnel or disrupt the distribution of humanitarian assistance to the Angolan people;

Reiterates in this context its demand for the immediate release by the responsible parties of the humanitarian relief workers who disappeared on 27 August 1994 and its call for the complete cooperation of the parties, especially UNITA, with the United Nations investigation into their disappearance;

Commends those States, United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations which have already contributed to the relief efforts, and appeals to all States, United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations

rapidly to provide further assistance to Angola to meet the growing humanitarian need;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the Council is informed of further developments in the Lusaka Peace Talks and on the military and humanitarian situation in Angola;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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