United Nations Security Council Resolution 1208 information
United Nations resolution adopted in 1998
UN Security Council Resolution 1208
Refugee camps in and around the Darfur region of Sudan
Date
19 November 1998
Meeting no.
3,945
Code
S/RES/1208 (Document)
Subject
The situation in Africa
Voting summary
15 voted for
None voted against
None abstained
Result
Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
China
France
Russia
United Kingdom
United States
Non-permanent members
Bahrain
Brazil
Costa Rica
Gabon
Gambia
Japan
Kenya
Portugal
Slovenia
Sweden
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1208, adopted unanimously on 19 November 1998, after recalling Resolution 1170 (1998) on Africa, the Council discussed the treatment and status of refugees on the continent.[1]
It was important that refugees were protected and that the humanitarian character of refugee camps preserved.[2] The Security Council recognised the experience African countries had in dealing with refugees and refugee camps. There was insecurity in some camps due to the presence of armed groups which did not qualify for international protection, differences within the refugee population, crime, banditry, and the flow of weapons. It emphasised the need to assist African countries to provide security for refugees, maintain the humanitarian character of refugee camps and protect vulnerable groups such as women, children and the elderly.
The Security Council stressed the importance of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 1951 and of particular relevance was the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa. The host of a refugee camp was responsible for its security and humanitarian nature. In this regard, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, OAU, the international community and regional and subregional organisations were urged to assist African countries hosting refugee populations while the Secretary-General Kofi Annan had to respond to requests concerning the implementation of human rights and international humanitarian law.[2] Finally, he was also asked to consider the establishment of a new category within the United Nations Trust Fund for Improving Preparedness for Conflict Prevention and Peacekeeping in Africa.
^"Security Council, acting on Secretary-General's Africa report, adopts texts of status and treatment of refugees, illicit arms flow". United Nations. 19 November 1998.
^ abFischer, H. (2000). Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law: 1999, Volume 2; Volume 1999. Cambridge University Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-90-6704-119-5.
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