United Nations Security Council Resolution 1138

UN Security Council
Resolution 1138

Soldiers guarding a Tajik mine
Date 14 November 1997
Meeting no. 3,833
Code S/RES/1138 (Document)
Subject The situation in Tajikistan and along the Tajik-Afghan border
Voting summary
 15 voted for
None voted against
None abstained
Result Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members

United Nations Security Council resolution 1138, adopted unanimously on 14 November 1997, after recalling all resolutions on the situation in Tajikistan and along the Tajik-Afghan border, the Council expanded and extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) until 15 May 1998.[1]

The Council observed further progress in the implementation of the peace agreement between the Government of Tajikistan and the United Tajik Opposition (UTO), and the ceasefire was respected. The security situation remained precarious and there violence in the centre of the country, though other parts remained quiet.

The two parties in Tajikistan had made progress with regards to Commission on National Reconciliation, exchange of prisoners of war, the registration of UTO fights in Tajikistan, the repatriation of refugees to Afghanistan and the formation of a joint security unit to protect UNMOT personnel. All of these developments were welcomed by the Council, which then expanded the UNMOT mandate to:[2][3]

(a) co-operate in the election and referendum process;
(b) investigate report violations of the ceasefire;
(c) monitor the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of UTO troops;
(d) co-ordinate United Nations assistance to Tajikistan;
(e) maintain contacts with both parties, the Commonwealth of Independent States peacekeeping force and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

The intention of the Secretary-General Kofi Annan to convene a donor conference to provide funds for the operations in Tajikistan was welcomed. He was finally asked to report within three months on the implementation of the current resolution.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Security Council expands size, mandate of Tajikistan mission". United Nations. 14 November 1997.
  2. ↑ Elliott Butler, William (1999). Tadzhikistan legal texts: the foundations of civic accord and a market economy. Kluwer Law International. p. xi. ISBN 978-1-898029-43-4.
  3. ↑ "Peacekeeping mission updates (October–December 1997)". International Peacekeeping. 5 (2): 112–117. 1998. doi:10.1080/13533319808413722.
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