United Nations Security Council Resolution 782
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
782, adopted unanimously on October 13, 1992, after welcoming the Rome General Peace Accords
signed on October 4, 1992, in Rome
between the FRELIMO (government) and RENAMO (rebel) parties in the Mozambican Civil War
, the Council approved the appointment of an interim Special Representative and the deployment of up to 25 military observers to Mozambique
. The Special Representative was an Italian, Aldo Ajello.
The resolution also welcomed an agreement by the President of Mozambique Joaquim Chissano
and the President of RENAMO in which the two sides accepted the role of the United Nations in monitoring and guaranteeing the Rome Accords. It then expressed the Council's expectation of a future report by the Secretary-General on the establishment of a United Nations Operation in Mozambique
, which was officially established in Resolution 797
.
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A United Nations Security Council resolution is a UN resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council; the UN body charged with "primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security"....
782, adopted unanimously on October 13, 1992, after welcoming the Rome General Peace Accords
Rome General Peace Accords
The Rome General Peace Accords between the Mozambican Civil War parties, the Frelimo and the Renamo , put an end to the Mozambique Civil War. It was signed on October 4, 1992. Negotiations preceding in began in July 1990...
signed on October 4, 1992, in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
between the FRELIMO (government) and RENAMO (rebel) parties in the Mozambican Civil War
Mozambican Civil War
The Mozambican Civil War began in 1977, two years after the end of the war of independence. The ruling party, Front for Liberation of Mozambique , was violently opposed from 1977 by the Rhodesian- and South African-funded Mozambique Resistance Movement...
, the Council approved the appointment of an interim Special Representative and the deployment of up to 25 military observers to Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. The Special Representative was an Italian, Aldo Ajello.
The resolution also welcomed an agreement by the President of Mozambique Joaquim Chissano
Joaquim Chissano
Joaquim Alberto Chissano served as the second President of Mozambique for nineteen years from 6 November 1986 until 2 February 2005. Since stepping down as president, Chissano has become an elder statesman and is called upon by international bodies, such as the United Nations, to be an envoy or...
and the President of RENAMO in which the two sides accepted the role of the United Nations in monitoring and guaranteeing the Rome Accords. It then expressed the Council's expectation of a future report by the Secretary-General on the establishment of a United Nations Operation in Mozambique
United Nations Operation in Mozambique
The United Nations Operations in Mozambique was established in October 1992 under Security Council Resolution 797 on the basis of a report submitted by the Secretary-General....
, which was officially established in Resolution 797
United Nations Security Council Resolution 797
United Nations Security Council Resolution 797, adopted unanimously on December 16, 1992, after reaffirming Resolution 782 , the Council decided to establish the United Nations Operation in Mozambique as proposed by the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali in line with the peace agreement for...
.
See also
- History of MozambiqueHistory of MozambiqueMozambique was a Portuguese colony, overseas province and then a member state of Portugal. It became independent from Portugal in 1975.-Pre-colonial history:...
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 701 to 800 (1991 – 1993)