United Nations Security Council Resolution 1394 Explained

Number:	1394
Organ:	SC
Date:	27 February
Year:	2002
Meeting:	4,480
Code:	S/RES/1394
Document:	https://undocs.org/S/RES/1394(2002)
For:	15
Abstention:	0
Against:	0
Subject:	The situation concerning Western Sahara
Result:	Adopted

United Nations Security Council resolution 1394, adopted unanimously on 27 February 2002, after reaffirming all previous resolutions on Western Sahara and its commitment to achieve a lasting solution to the dispute, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 April 2002.^[1]

The Security Council pledged to consider the Secretary-General Kofi Annan's "four options" for the future of the Western Sahara peace process described in his report, noting that both Morocco and Polisario Front had not fully co-operated with the United Nations in the settlement of their dispute.^[2] The four options were:^[3]

1. The resumption of the implementation of the Settlement Plan without requiring agreements from both parties;
2. The Secretary-General's Personal Envoy James A. Baker III would revise the framework agreement which would be presented to the parties on a non-negotiable basis;
3. The Secretary-General's Personal Envoy James A. Baker III would determine if the parties would discuss a division of Western Sahara;
4. The termination of the MINURSO operation.

See also

• Baker Plan
• Free Zone (region)
• Political status of Western Sahara
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1301 to 1400 (2000–2002)
• Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
• Moroccan Western Sahara Wall

External links

• • Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

Notes and References

1. News: Security Council extends MINURSO's mandate to 30 April 2002. 27 February 2002. United Nations.
2. Web site: Annan. Kofi. Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara. United Nations News Centre. 19 February 2002.
3. News: Western Sahara: Security Council approves two-month extension of UN mission. United Nations News Centre. 27 February 2002.