Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07USUNNEWYORK28
2007-01-16 23:35:00
UNCLASSIFIED
USUN New York
Cable title:
SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES ADVANCE MISSION TO
how-toVZCZCXRO9341 PP RUEHBZ RUEHDU RUEHGI RUEHJO RUEHMA RUEHMR RUEHPA RUEHRN RUEHROV DE RUCNDT #0028 0162335 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 162335Z JAN 07 FM USMISSION USUN NEW YORK TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1133 INFO RUCNFUR/DARFUR COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEHZO/OAU COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEHGG/UN SECURITY COUNCIL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA PRIORITY 1083 RUEHKH/AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM PRIORITY 0505 RUEHNJ/AMEMBASSY NDJAMENA PRIORITY 0220 RUEHTRO/AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI PRIORITY RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000028
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KPKO CD SU
SUBJECT: SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES ADVANCE MISSION TO
CHAD AND CAR
UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000028
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KPKO CD SU
SUBJECT: SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES ADVANCE MISSION TO
CHAD AND CAR
¶1. (U) On January 16 the United Nations Security Council
unanimously adopted a Presidential Statement (PRST)
requesting the Secretary-General to deploy an advance mission
to Chad and the Central African Republic to lay the political
groundwork for an eventual multidimensional UN presence in
those countries. The final text, contained in Paragraph 2,
was agreed after the Chinese delegation conceded to deletion
of a phrase that suggested the incoming peacekeeping force
could act only with the consent of the Chadian and CAR
governments. The PRST was adopted as UN document
S/PRST/2007/2.
¶2. (U) Begin PRST text:
The Security Council reiterates its concern about the
continuing instability along the borders between the Sudan,
Chad and the Central African Republic and about the threat
which this poses to the safety of the civilian population and
the conduct of humanitarian operations.
The Security Council takes note of the Secretary-General's
report of 22 December 2006 (S/2006/1019),which contains
preliminary recommendations on the deployment of a
multidimensional United Nations presence in eastern Chad and
north-eastern Central African Republic. It notes the
position taken by the Central African and Chadian authorities
in favour in principle of such a presence and looks forward
to their continued engagement in preparing for it.
The Security Council notes the Secretary-General's intention
to authorize the immediate return of the technical assessment
mission to the region in order to complete its observations
that were curtailed on security grounds and requests him to
submit, by the middle of February 2007, updated and finalized
recommendations on the size, structure and mandate of a UN
multidimensional presence.
To accelerate preparations for an early decision on the
possible deployment of a multidimensional UN presence, the
Security Council requests the Secretary-General deploy as
soon as possible an advance mission to Chad and the Central
African Republic, in consultation with their Governments, as
envisaged in paragraph 88 of his report.
¶3. (U) End PRST text.
WOLFF