UN Security Council Resolution 1262

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Council Resolution 1262
Date: 1999
Meeting: 4038
Identifier: s / RES / 1262 (1999) ( document )
Poll: Pro: 15  Ent. : 0  Cons: 0
Object: The situation in East Timor
Result: accepted

The Resolution 1262 of the UN Security Council is a resolution on the situation in East Timor that the United Nations Security Council has adopted unanimously at its 4038th meeting, on 27 August 1999th

content

Event of the independence advocates for the referendum in East Timor 1999 in Dili

In adopting the resolution, the Security Council referred to its previous decisions on East Timor, in particular resolutions 1246 (1999) of June 11, 1999 and 1257 (1999) of August 3, 1999, and the agreements between Indonesia and Portugal on East Timor of August 5 , 1999 May 1999 and between the two countries and the United Nations on the same day, on the modalities of the independence referendum planned for August 30, 1999 in East Timor and the security arrangements .

Following the report by the Secretary-General of August 9, 1999, the Security Council found with sufficient satisfaction that the United Nations must continue its efforts in East Timor in the period after the referendum, with a view to building confidence, stabilizing and ensuring the security of the group that was defeated in the referendum so that this would be guaranteed future political participation in East Timor. The Secretary-General's proposal that the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) continue its work in the transition period between the end of the referendum and the start of the implementation of its result was also accepted with satisfaction . Their tasks and structure should be adapted accordingly.

The impartial and effective conduct of the mission was commended, and the Secretary-General's report was received with satisfaction, confirming that the mission would continue to do everything in its power to carry out its duties in this way. The Security Council noted just as satisfactorily the fruitful cooperation between the Indonesian government in East Timor and the United Nations.

With the resolution, the Security Council decided to extend the mandate of UNAMET until November 30, 1999 and proposed to the Secretary General that the mission should include the following elements during the transition phase:

  • a group of elections as foreseen in the Secretary-General's report
  • up to 460 civilian police officers to advise the Indonesian police officers and to recruit and train members of the new East Timorese police force
  • up to 300 military personnel, as provided for in the Secretary-General's report, who will assume the liaison functions and continue to participate in the work of the East Timorese bodies

established to promote peace, stability and reconciliation and which were to advise the UN Special Envoy for East Timor on security issues, in accordance with the Agreement of 5 May 1999

  • civilian staff to advise the Special Representative in overseeing the implementation of the May 5, 1999 Agreement, as provided for in the Secretary-General's report
  • Public relations staff who should provide information on the implementation status of the voting results and spread a message promoting reconciliation, trust, peace and stability

The Security Council called on all parties to cooperate with UNAMET and to ensure the safety and freedom of movement of their personnel in all areas of East Timor. The Council recalled that Indonesia would continue to have responsibility for maintaining peace and security in East Timor during the transition period. It was decided that the Security Council would remain concerned with the matter.

background

With the referendum, after 24 years of occupation by Indonesia, the people of East Timor should choose between independence and autonomy within Indonesia. The Security Council prepared the resolution for the period after the referendum three days later. However, despite the positive tone of the resolution, there were violent attacks on supporters of independence and attempts at intimidation.

When, in spite of this, a victory for independence advocates became apparent in early September, Indonesian security forces and pro-Indonesian militias hit East Timor with a wave of violence that killed up to 3,000 people. 250,000 East Timorese had to flee their homes or were forcibly deported by the occupying forces, the infrastructure was largely destroyed. The UN Security Council was then forced to send an international reaction force with Resolution 1264 to restore peace and order. East Timor came under UN administration for three years before it was finally given independence for good in 2002.

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