United Nations Security Council Resolution 1224

United Nations Security Council resolution 1224, adopted unanimously on 28 January 1999, after reaffirming all previous resolutions on the question of the Western Sahara, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 11 February 1999.[1]

UN Security Council Resolution 1224
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Date	28 January 1999
Meeting no.	3,971
Code	S/RES/1224 (Document)
Subject	The situation concerning Western Sahara
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Argentina  Bahrain  Brazil  Canada  Gabon  Gambia  Malaysia  Namibia  Netherlands  Slovenia

The resolution requested the Secretary-General to keep the Council updated on developments, including the implementation of the Settlement Plan, the agreements reached between both the Government of Morocco and the Polisario Front and the viability of MINURSO's mandate.[2]

See also

• Free Zone (region)
• History of Western Sahara
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1201 to 1300 (1998–2000)
• Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
• Wall (Western Sahara)

References

1. "Security Council extends Western Sahara mission until 11 February". United Nations. 28 January 1999.
2. United Nations (2002). Yearbook of the United Nations 1999 (5th ed.). United Nations Publications. p. 177. ISBN 978-92-1-100856-2.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1224 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org