UN Security Council Resolution 1097 | |
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Date | 18 February 1997 |
Meeting no. | 3,741 |
Code | S/RES/1097 (Document) |
Subject | The situation in the Great Lakes region |
Voting summary |
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Result | Adopted |
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1097, adopted unanimously on 18 February 1997, after expressing concern over the situation in the African Great Lakes region and for the safety of refugees and displaced persons, the Council endorsed a five-point peace plan to address the situation in eastern Zaire. [1]
The Security Council underlined the obligation of all countries in the region to uphold international humanitarian law and the need for the countries to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each other and refrain from interfering in each other's internal affairs.
The five-point peace plan for eastern Zaire, as expressed in a letter from the Secretary-General Kofi Annan, were endorsed as follows: [2]
Finally, all governments and parties concerned were urged to co-operate with the joint United Nations/Organisation of African Unity Special Representative for the Great Lakes region, Mohamed Sahnoun, to achieve peace in the region.
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