• Country/entity

  Liberia
  

• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  

• Agreement name

  Decision A/DEC.2/11/90 relating to the Adoption of an Ecowas Peace Plan for Liberia and the Entire West African Sub-region (Ecowas Peace Plan)

• Date

  28 Nov 1990

• Agreement status

  Unilateral document

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Interstate/intrastate conflict(s) ( Liberian Civil Wars (1989 - 1997) (1999 - 2005) )

• Stage

  Framework/substantive - partial

• Conflict nature

  Government

• Peace process

  Liberia peace process

• Parties

  DONE AT BAMAKO, THIS 28TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1990.
  H. E. ALHAJI SIR DAWDA KAIRABA JAWARA
  CHAIRMAN
  FOR THE AUTHORITY

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  A short agreement where the ECOWAS Peace plan for Liberia is adopted by the ECOWAS Authority.

• Agreement document

  LR_901128_ECOWAS Decision 2-11-90.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

Decision A/DEC.2/11/90 relating to the Adoption of an ECOWAS Peace Plan for Liberia and the Entire West African Sub-region

MINDFUL of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Treaty establishing the Authority of Heads of State and Government and defining its composition and functions;

RECALLING Decision A/DEC.9/5/90 of 30 May, 1990 of the Authority of Heads of State and Government relating to the creation of the Community Standing Mediation Committee;

CONSIDERING the recommendation of the Community Standing Mediation Committee made at its second session held at Bamako on 26 and 27 November, 1990 relating to the adoption of an ECOWAS Peace Plan for Liberia and the entire West African sub-region;

DECIDES

ARTICLE 1

In order to ensure the restoration of peace and security to Liberia and the entire sub-region, the following ECOWAS Peace Plan for Liberia is hereby adopted:

observation of an immediate ceasefire by the warring parties;

the setting up of an ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) to keep the peace, restore law and order and ensure respect for the ceasefire;

all Member States able and willing to do so are invited to contribute forces to the ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring Group in order to enlarge its peace-keeping capacity;

the setting up of a broad-based Interim Government by a National Conference of Liberian political parties, warring parties and other interest groups;

the holding of free and fair elections within six (6) to nine (9) months to establish a democratically-elected government in Liberia;

the observation of the elections by ECOWAS;

the setting up of a Special Emergency Fund for ECOWAS Operations in Liberia.

The initial capital of the Fund is put at USS50 million to be generated through voluntary contributions from ECOWAS Member States and third parties-donor governments and agencies.

the appointment by the Executive Secretary of a Special Representative and other supporting staff for the ECOWAS operations in Liberia.

The Special Representative shall work in close collaboration with the Forces Commander and assist in carrying out the ECOWAS operations in Liberia.

ARTICLE 2

The ECOWAS Executive Secretary shall take all necessary measures to ensure, the implementation of this decision which shall come into effect upon signature and shall be published in the Official Journal of the Community and in the National Gazette of each Member State.

DONE AT BAMAKO, THIS 28TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1990.

H. E. ALHAJI SIR DAWDA KAIRABA JAWARA

CHAIRMAN

FOR THE AUTHORITY