Angola.

• Author: Grabish, Beatrice
• Position: Peacewatch - Extension of mandate of UN Observer Mission in Angola

On 29 April, the Security Council, acting for the second time in seven weeks on the peace process in Angola, unanimously adopted resolution 1164 (1998), by which it extended the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) until 30 June. It endorsed the Secretary-General's recommendation to complete the withdrawal of all military personnel, with the exception of one infantry company, the helicopter unit, signals and medical support units, and 90 military observers, no later than 1 July 1998. The Council also endorsed the deployment of 83 additional civilian police observers, as authorized in an earlier resolution.

The Council called on the Angolan Government and in particular the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) to complete all remaining obligations under the peace agreements and relevant Council resolutions, including the normalization of State administration throughout the national territory, as well as the disarmament of the civilian population. It strongly reiterated its demand that UNITA stop its pattern of delays and linkages and cooperate immediately and without conditions in completing the normalization of State administration, including in particular in Andulo and Bailundo.

In addition to considering the Secretary-General's report on the most recent developments in Angola, the Council had been briefed on 22 April by Ambassador Njuguna Mahugu of Kenya, in his capacity as Chairman of the Angola Sanctions Committee, on his recent trip to Angola, and the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Angola.

At a 22 April press conference at United Nations Headquarters, Mr. Mahugu and Mr. Beye reported that the...