United Nations Security Council Resolution 632
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632, adopted unanimously on February 16, 1989, after reaffirming resolutions 431
(1978), 435
(1978) and 629
(1989), the Council endorsed a report by the Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
concering the United Nations plan for Namibia
, reiterating its legal authority over the territory until its independence.
The Council stated it would implement Resolution 435 (1978) in its original form to allow free and fair elections in Namibia
without intimidation. It also expressed its full support to the Secretary-General and his efforts in the region, requesting him to keep the Council updated and calling on all parties to honour their commitments to the United Nations plan.
In supporting the Secretary-General's report, Resolution 632 therefore fixed the number of personnel as part of the United Nations Transition Assistance Group
at 4,650.
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632, adopted unanimously on February 16, 1989, after reaffirming resolutions 431
United Nations Security Council Resolution 431
United Nations Security Council Resolution 431, adopted on July 27, 1978, after recalling resolution 385 , the Council took note of a proposal of a solution to the situation in Namibia and asked the Secretary-General to appoint a Special Representative for Namibia to ensure the independence of...
(1978), 435
United Nations Security Council Resolution 435
United Nations Security Council Resolution 435, adopted on September 29, 1978, put forward proposals for a cease-fire and UN-supervised elections in South African-controlled South-West Africa which ultimately led to the independence of Namibia...
(1978) and 629
United Nations Security Council Resolution 629
United Nations Security Council Resolution 629, adopted unanimously on January 16, 1989, after recalling resolutions 431 , 435 and 628 , the Council noted that the parties to the Brazzaville Protocol agreed that April 1, 1989 be established as the date of the South African withdrawal from Angola...
(1989), the Council endorsed a report by the Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar y de la Guerra is a Peruvian diplomat who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1991. He studied in Colegio San Agustín of Lima, and then at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. In 1995, he ran unsuccessfully...
concering the United Nations plan for Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
, reiterating its legal authority over the territory until its independence.
The Council stated it would implement Resolution 435 (1978) in its original form to allow free and fair elections in Namibia
Elections in Namibia
Elections in Namibia gives information on election and election results in Namibia.Namibia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. Parliament has two chambers...
without intimidation. It also expressed its full support to the Secretary-General and his efforts in the region, requesting him to keep the Council updated and calling on all parties to honour their commitments to the United Nations plan.
In supporting the Secretary-General's report, Resolution 632 therefore fixed the number of personnel as part of the United Nations Transition Assistance Group
United Nations Transition Assistance Group
The United Nations Transition Assistance Group was a United Nations peacekeeping force deployed from April 1989 to March 1990 in Namibia to monitor the peace process and elections there. Namibia had been occupied by South Africa since 1915, first under a League of Nations mandate and later...
at 4,650.
See also
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 601 to 700 (1987 – 1991)
- Namibian War of IndependenceNamibian War of IndependenceSee also South African Border War.The Namibian War of Independence, also known as the South African Border War, which lasted from 1966 to 1988, was a guerrilla war, which the nationalist South-West Africa People's Organization and others, fought against the apartheid government in South...
- Resolutions 629United Nations Security Council Resolution 629United Nations Security Council Resolution 629, adopted unanimously on January 16, 1989, after recalling resolutions 431 , 435 and 628 , the Council noted that the parties to the Brazzaville Protocol agreed that April 1, 1989 be established as the date of the South African withdrawal from Angola...
, 640United Nations Security Council Resolution 640United Nations Security Council Resolution 640, adopted unanimously on August 29, 1989, after reaffirming resolutions 431 , 435 and 629 and 632 , the Council reminded all parties involved in the situation in Namibia implement Resolution 435 of September 29, 1978.The Council went on to demand the...
and 643United Nations Security Council Resolution 643United Nations Security Council Resolution 643, adopted unanimously on October 31, 1989, after reaffirming resolutions 435 and 629 , 632 and 640 , as well as noting a report by the Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the Council expressed its full intention to implement Resolution 435 of... - South Africa Border War
- South Africa under apartheid
- South West Africa People's Organization
- United Nations Commissioner for NamibiaUnited Nations Commissioner for NamibiaUnited Nations Commissioner for South-West Africa was a post created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966 to assert the UN's direct responsibility for South-West Africa which was then under illegal occupation by apartheid South Africa....