United Nations Security Council Resolution 1448

United Nations Security Council resolution 1448, adopted unanimously on 9 December 2002, after reaffirming Resolution 864 (1993) and all subsequent resolutions on Angola, particularly resolutions 1127 (1997), 1173 (1998), 1237 (1999), 1295 (2000), 1336 (2001), 1348 (2001), 1374 (2001), 1404 (2002), 1412 (2002), 1432 (2002), 1434 (2002) and 1439 (2002), the Council noted progress in the country and lifted remaining sanctions against UNITA, including an arms embargo, travel restrictions and the freezing of assets.[1]

UN Security Council
Resolution 1448
Angola
Date9 December 2002
Meeting no.4,657
CodeS/RES/1448 (Document)
SubjectThe situation in Angola
Voting summary
  • 15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members

The Security Council expressed concern at the effects of the civil war on the humanitarian situation, and welcomed steps taken by the Angolan government to implement the Lusaka Protocol and other agreements.[2] It also reaffirmed its commitment to preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Angola.[3]

Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Council terminated all measures against UNITA with effect from the adoption of the current resolution.[4] They were first imposed in 1993 in an attempt to end the civil war.[5] The Committee of the Security Council, established in Resolution 864, would also be dissolved. Finally, the Secretary-General Kofi Annan was instructed to close the voluntary trust fund for Angola that supported investigations into violations of the sanctions while they were in effect.

See also

References
  1. "Security Council, welcoming progress in Angola peace process, ends sanctions on UNITA". United Nations. 9 December 2002.
  2. "UN lifts Unita sanctions". BBC News. 10 December 2002.
  3. SAPA; Agence France-Presse (11 December 2002). "Angolan sanctions lifted after peace accord". Independent Online (South Africa).
  4. Malone, David (2004). The UN Security Council: from the Cold War to the 21st century. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-58826-240-0.
  5. Vines, Alex; Oruitemeka, Bereni (2008). "Bullets to ballots: The reintegration of UNITA in Angola". Conflict, Security & Development. 8 (2): 241–263. doi:10.1080/14678800802095385.
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