United Nations Security Council Resolution 1097

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UN Security Council
Resolution 1097
Sake, Zaire refugees 1996.jpg
Satellite image of refugee camp in eastern Zaire
Date18 February 1997
Meeting no.3,741
CodeS/RES/1097 (Document)
SubjectThe situation in the Great Lakes region
Voting summary
  • 15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
  1096 Lists of resolutions 1098  

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]

Contents

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]

  1. The immediate cessation of hostilities;
  2. The withdrawal of mercenaries and other foreign forces;
  3. The respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Zaire and other states in the region;
  4. The protection and security of all refugees and displaced persons, including access to humanitarian aid;
  5. The settlement of the conflict through political dialogue and the convening of an international conference on peace and security in the Great Lakes region.

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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References

  1. "Security Council endorses peace plan for Great Lakes region proposed by UN/OAU Special Representative". United Nations. 18 February 1997.
  2. Wallensteen, Peter; Bercovitch, Jacob (1998). Preventing violent conflicts: past record and future challenges. Dept. of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University. p. 146. ISBN   978-91-506-1309-4.