United Nations Security Council Resolution 1257
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Security Council Resolution
1257, adopted unanimously on August 3, 1999, after recalling previous resolutions on East Timor
(Timor Leste), particularly Resolution 1246
(1999), the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in East Timor
(UNAMET) until September 30, 1999.
The Security Council noted that the Secretary-General Kofi Annan
had decided to postpone the East Timor Special Autonomy Referendum
until August 30, 1999 for technical reasons, and extended UNAMET's mandate
accordingly. He stated that, as well as a delay in the start of voter registriation, UNAMET needed more time to collate the list of voters, publicise it and allow for an appeals procedure.
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1257, adopted unanimously on August 3, 1999, after recalling previous resolutions on East Timor
East Timor
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...
(Timor Leste), particularly Resolution 1246
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1246
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1246, adopted unanimously on June 11, 1999, after recalling previous resolutions on East Timor , particularly Resolution 1236 , the Council established the United Nations Mission in East Timor to organise and conduct the East Timor Special Autonomy...
(1999), the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in East Timor
United Nations Mission in East Timor
The United Nations Mission in East Timor was established by Security Council Resolution 1246 on 11 June 1999 for a period up to 31 August 1999...
(UNAMET) until September 30, 1999.
The Security Council noted that the Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
had decided to postpone the East Timor Special Autonomy Referendum
East Timor Special Autonomy Referendum
The East Timorese independence referendum was a referendum which was held throughout East Timor on 30 August 1999. The referendum's origins lay with the request made by the President of Indonesia, Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, to the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 27 January 1999, for...
until August 30, 1999 for technical reasons, and extended UNAMET's mandate
Mandate (international law)
In international law, a mandate is a binding obligation issued from an inter-governmental organization like the United Nations to a country which is bound to follow the instructions of the organization....
accordingly. He stated that, as well as a delay in the start of voter registriation, UNAMET needed more time to collate the list of voters, publicise it and allow for an appeals procedure.
See also
- 1999 East Timorese crisis1999 East Timorese crisisThe 1999 East Timorese crisis began with attacks by anti-independence militants on civilians, and expanded to general violence throughout the country, centred in the capital Dili. The violence erupted after a majority of eligible voters in the population of East Timor chose independence from...
- Indonesian occupation of East TimorIndonesian occupation of East TimorIndonesia occupied East Timor from December 1975 to October 1999. After centuries of Portuguese colonial rule in East Timor, a 1974 coup in Portugal led to decolonization among its former colonies, creating instability in East Timor and leaving its future uncertain...
- International Force for East Timor
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1201 to 1300 (1998 – 2000)
- United Nations Transitional Administration in East TimorUnited Nations Transitional Administration in East TimorThe United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor provided an interim civil administration and a peacekeeping mission in the territory of East Timor, from its establishment on October 25, 1999 until its independence on May 20, 2002 following the outcome of the East Timor Special...