United Nations Security Council Resolution 797
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Security Council Resolution
797, adopted unanimously on December 16, 1992, after reaffirming Resolution 782
(1992), the Council decided to establish the United Nations Operation in Mozambique
(ONUMOZ) as proposed by the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
in line with the peace agreement
for Mozambique.
The Council requested the Secretary-General in planning and executing the deployment of the Operation to seek economies through phased deployment, with an initial mandate ending on October 31, 1993. It also demanded the Government of Mozambique and RENAMO to co-operate with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and ONUMOZ, respecting the ceasefire
and guaranteeing their safety.
ONUMOZ's mandate was to monitor disarmament
, demobilisation, reintegration of the armies and irregular military
and monitor the withdrawal of foreign forces. It would also authorise arrangements to protect vital infrastructure, United Nations personnel, election monitors and international operations, and monitor Mozambique's police, reporting human rights
abuses. The first members of ONUMOZ arrived in early 1993.
The resolution then invited the Secretary-General to consult closely with all the parties on the precise timing of and preparations for the presidential and legislative elections as well as on a precise timetable for the implementation of the other major aspects of the Agreement, including demobilisation
, and to report back to the Council no later than March 31, 1993.
Resolution then requested Member States to contribute personnel, equipment and to activities in support of the peace agreement.
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797, adopted unanimously on December 16, 1992, after reaffirming Resolution 782
United Nations Security Council Resolution 782
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 and RENAMO parties in the Mozambican Civil War, the Council approved the appointment of an interim Special...
(1992), the Council decided to establish the 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....
(ONUMOZ) as proposed by the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992 to December 1996...
in line with the peace agreement
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...
for Mozambique.
The Council requested the Secretary-General in planning and executing the deployment of the Operation to seek economies through phased deployment, with an initial mandate ending on October 31, 1993. It also demanded the Government of Mozambique and RENAMO to co-operate with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and ONUMOZ, respecting the ceasefire
Ceasefire
A ceasefire is a temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. Ceasefires may be declared as part of a formal treaty, but they have also been called as part of an informal understanding between opposing forces...
and guaranteeing their safety.
ONUMOZ's mandate was to monitor disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally refers to a country's military or specific type of weaponry. Disarmament is often taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear arms...
, demobilisation, reintegration of the armies and irregular military
Irregular military
Irregular military refers to any non-standard military. Being defined by exclusion, there is significant variance in what comes under the term. It can refer to the type of military organization, or to the type of tactics used....
and monitor the withdrawal of foreign forces. It would also authorise arrangements to protect vital infrastructure, United Nations personnel, election monitors and international operations, and monitor Mozambique's police, reporting human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
abuses. The first members of ONUMOZ arrived in early 1993.
The resolution then invited the Secretary-General to consult closely with all the parties on the precise timing of and preparations for the presidential and legislative elections as well as on a precise timetable for the implementation of the other major aspects of the Agreement, including demobilisation
Demobilization
Demobilization is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and military force will not be necessary...
, and to report back to the Council no later than March 31, 1993.
Resolution then requested Member States to contribute personnel, equipment and to activities in support of the peace agreement.
See also
- Elections in MozambiqueElections in MozambiqueElections in Mozambique gives information on election and election results in Mozambique.Mozambique elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people...
- 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)