United Nations Security Council Resolution 1392
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
1392, adopted unanimously on January 31, 2002, after recalling previous resolutions on East Timor
(Timor-Leste), particularly resolutions 1272
(1999) and 1338
(2001), the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
(UNTAET) until May 20, 2002.
The Security Council commended the work of UNTAET and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
in laying the foundations for the transition of East Timor to independence from Indonesia
. It recalled an endorsement of the Constituent Assembly
to declare independence on May 20, 2002. The Secretary-General Kofi Annan
had recommended that the mandate
be extended until independence was achieved and the Council awaited proposals from the Secretary-General for a successor United Nations mission post-independence.
UNTAET had been reducing its size due to the stabilisation of the situation in East Timor, and Resolution 1392 was the final time its mandate was extended before the establishment of the United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor
.
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1392, adopted unanimously on January 31, 2002, after recalling previous resolutions on East Timor
East Timor
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...
(Timor-Leste), particularly resolutions 1272
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1272
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1272, adopted unanimously on October 25, 1999, after recalling previous resolutions on East Timor , particularly resolutions 384 , 389 , 1236 , 1246 , 1262 and 1264 , the Council established the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor ...
(1999) and 1338
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1338
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1338, adopted unanimously on January 31, 2001, after recalling previous resolutions on East Timor , particularly resolutions 1272 and 1319 , the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor for a year until...
(2001), the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor provided an interim civil administration and a peacekeeping mission in the territory of East Timor, from its establishment on October 25, 1999 until its independence on May 20, 2002 following the outcome of the East Timor Special...
(UNTAET) until May 20, 2002.
The Security Council commended the work of UNTAET and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
Special Representative of the Secretary-General
A Special Representative of the Secretary-General is a highly respected expert who has been appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to represent her/him in meetings with heads of state on critical human rights issues...
in laying the foundations for the transition of East Timor to independence from Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. It recalled an endorsement of the Constituent Assembly
National Parliament of East Timor
The National Parliament of East Timor is the unicameral national legislature in East Timor. It was created in 2001 as the Constituent Assembly while the country was still under the supervision of the United Nations, but renamed itself to the National Parliament with the attaining of national...
to declare independence on May 20, 2002. The Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
had recommended that the mandate
Mandate (international law)
In international law, a mandate is a binding obligation issued from an inter-governmental organization like the United Nations to a country which is bound to follow the instructions of the organization....
be extended until independence was achieved and the Council awaited proposals from the Secretary-General for a successor United Nations mission post-independence.
UNTAET had been reducing its size due to the stabilisation of the situation in East Timor, and Resolution 1392 was the final time its mandate was extended before the establishment of the United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor
United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor
The United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor was established on 20 May 2002, the same day which East Timor became an internationally recognized independent state and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor came to an end.Military and police forces from contributing...
.
See also
- 1999 East Timorese crisis1999 East Timorese crisisThe 1999 East Timorese crisis began with attacks by anti-independence militants on civilians, and expanded to general violence throughout the country, centred in the capital Dili. The violence erupted after a majority of eligible voters in the population of East Timor chose independence from...
- East Timor Special Autonomy ReferendumEast Timor Special Autonomy ReferendumThe East Timorese independence referendum was a referendum which was held throughout East Timor on 30 August 1999. The referendum's origins lay with the request made by the President of Indonesia, Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, to the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 27 January 1999, for...
- Indonesian occupation of East TimorIndonesian occupation of East TimorIndonesia occupied East Timor from December 1975 to October 1999. After centuries of Portuguese colonial rule in East Timor, a 1974 coup in Portugal led to decolonization among its former colonies, creating instability in East Timor and leaving its future uncertain...
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1301 to 1400 (2000 – 2002)
- United Nations Mission in East TimorUnited Nations Mission in East TimorThe United Nations Mission in East Timor was established by Security Council Resolution 1246 on 11 June 1999 for a period up to 31 August 1999...