Resolution 891 (1993)
20 December 1993

The Security Council,

Reaffirming its resolutions 812 (1993) of 12 March 1993 and 846
(1993) of 22 June 1993,

Recalling its resolution 872 (1993) of 5 October 1993 by which it
established the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda,

Having examined the report of the Secretary-General of 15 December 1993 on the United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda, 27

Welcoming the substantial results obtained by the deployment of the
Observer Mission,

Endorsing the Secretary-General's view, shared by the Governments
of Uganda and Rwanda, that the Observer Mission has been a factor of
stability in the area and that it is playing a useful role as a confidence-building mechanism,

1. Welcomes with satisfaction the report of the Secretary-General, 27

2. Decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations Observer
Mission Uganda-Rwanda for a period of six months, as envisaged in
resolution 846 (1993),

3. Notes that the integration of the Observer Mission within the
United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda is purely administrative
in nature and that it will in no way affect the mandate of the Observer
Mission as set out in resolution 846 (1993),

4. Expresses its appreciation to the Government of Uganda for its
cooperation and support of the Observer Mission,

5. Urges the civilian and military authorities in the mission area to
continue to have a cooperative attitude,

6. Decides to remain seized of the matter.

Adopted unanimously at the 3324th meeting.

 
27 Official Records of the Security Council, Forty-eighth
Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1993,
document S/26878.
