Aviso n.º 125/2000, de 21 de Junho de 2000

Aviso n.º 125/2000 Por ordem superior se torna público que o Conselho de Segurança das Nações Unidas adoptou, no dia 18 de Abril de 2000, a Resolução n.º 1295 (2000), cuja versão inglesa e respectiva tradução para português seguem em anexo.

Direcção de Serviços das Organizações Políticas Internacionais, 2 de Junho de2000. O Director de Serviços, Rui Filipe Monteiro Belo Macieira.

Resolution 1295 (2000) (adopted by the Security Council at its 4129th meeting, on 18 April 2000) The Security Council: Reaffirming its resolution 864 (1993) of 15 September 1993 and all subsequent relevant resolutions, in particular resolutions 1127 (1997) of 28 August 1997, 1173 (1998) of 12 June 1998 and 1237 (1999) of 7 May 1999; Reaffirming also its commitment to preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Angola; Expressing its alarm at the impact of the continuing civil war on the civilian population of Angola; Reiterating that the primary cause of the present crisis in Angola is the refusal of the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA), under the leadership of Mr. Jonas Savimbi, to comply with its obligations under the Acordos de Paz (S/22609, annex), the Lusaka Protocol (S/1994/1441, annex) and relevant Security Council resolutions, and reiterating also its demand that UNITA comply immediately and without condition with those obligations, in particular the complete demilitarisation of its forces and full cooperation in the immediate and unconditional extension of State administration throughout the territory of Angola; Noting that the measures against UNITA are intended to promote a political settlement to the conflict in Angola by requiring UNITA to comply with the obligations which it undertook under the Acordos de Paz and the Lusaka Protocol and by curtailing the ability of UNITA to pursue its objectives by military means; Emphasizing its concern at violations of the measures concerning arms and related material, petroleum and petroleum products, diamonds, funds and financial assets and travel and representation, imposed against UNITA, contained in resolutions 864 (1993), 1127 (1997) and 1173 (1998); Recalling the provisions of resolution 864 (1993), and expressing its concern at the reports of supply to UNITA of military assistance, including weapons-related training and advice, and at the presence of foreign mercenaries; Expressing its appreciation and strong support for the efforts of the Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 864 (1993) aimed at improving the effectiveness of the measures imposed against UNITA; Noting with appreciation the decisions taken by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in support of the implementation of the measures imposed against UNITA; Recalling the Final Communiqué of the meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Heads of Delegation of Non-Aligned Countries held in New York on 23 September 1999, and noting the Final Document adopted by the XIII Ministerial Conference of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries held at Cartagena, Colombia, from 7-9 April 2000 in support of the implementation of the measures imposed against UNITA; A): Determining that the situation in Angola constitutes a threat to international peace and security in the region; Acting under chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations: 1 - Stresses the obligation of all Member States to comply fully with the measures imposed against UNITA contained in resolutions 864 (1993), 1127 (1997) and 1173 (1998), and emphasizes that non-compliance with those measures constitutes a violation of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.

2 - Welcomes the report of the Panel of Experts established pursuant to resolution 1237 (1999) (S/2000/203), and notes, the conclusions and recommendations contained therein.

3 - Requests the Secretary-General to establish a monitoring mechanism composed of up to five experts, for a period of six months from its effective entry into operation, to collect additional relevant information and investigate relevant leads relating to any allegations of violations of the measures contained in resolutions 864 (1993), 1127 (1997) and 1173 (1998), including any relevant leads initiated by the Panel of Experts, including through visits to relevant countries, and to report periodically to the Committee, including providing a written report by 18 October 2000, with a view to improving the implementation of the measures imposed against UNITA, and further requests the Secretary-General, within 30 days of adoption of this resolution and acting in consultation with the Committee, to appoint experts to serve on the monitoring mechanism.

4 - Calls upon all States to cooperate with the monitoring mechanism in the discharge of its mandate.

5 - Expresses its intention to review the situation regarding the implementation of the measures contained in resolutions 864 (1993), 1127 (1997) and 1173 (1998) on the basis of information provided, inter alia, by the Panel of Experts, by States, including in particular any that are mentioned in the report of the Panel of Experts, and by the monitoring mechanism established by this resolution, expresses also its readiness, on the basis of the results of this review, to consider appropriate action in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations in relation to States it determines to have violated the measures contained in those resolutions, and establishes 18 November 2000 as the deadline for an initial decision in this regard.

6 - Further undertakes to consider, by 18 November 2000, the application of additional measures against UNITA under article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations and the development of additional tools to render the existing measures imposed against UNITA more effective.

7 - Welcomes the decisions of several of the States referred to in the report of the Panel of Experts to establish interdepartmental commissions and other mechanisms to investigate the allegations contained in the report, invites those States to keep the Committee informed of the results of such investigations, further invites other States referred to in the report to consider the allegations contained therein, takes note of the information provided to the Council by States in response to the conclusions and recommendations of the Panel of Experts, and requests the Committee to consider fully all such information, including, where appropriate, through discussion with representatives of the States concerned, and to invite the submission of additional information where appropriate.

  1. With regard to the trade in arms: 8 - Encourages all States to exercise all due diligence, in order to prevent the diversion or trans-shipment of weapons to unauthorised end-users or unauthorised destinations where such diversion or trans-shipment risks resulting in the violation of the measures contained in resolution 864 (1993), including by requiring end-use documentation or equivalent measures before exports from their territories are allowed, and further encourages all States to ensure effective monitoring and regulation in the export of weapons, including by private arms brokers, where they do not already do so.

    9 - Invites States to consider the proposal to convene one or more conferences of representatives of countries that are manufacturers and, in particular, exporters of weapons for the purpose of developing proposals to stem the illicit flow of arms into Angola, calls for the provision of necessary financial support for such conferences by States, and urges that representatives of the SADC Member States be invited to participate in any such conference or...

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