Declaration by the Government of the Republic of Mozambique and RENAMO on the guiding principles for humanitarian assistance

• Country/entity

  Mozambique
  
• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  
• Agreement name

  Declaration by the Government of the Republic of Mozambique and RENAMO on the guiding principles for humanitarian assistance
• Date

  16 Jul 1992
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Mozambique Civil War (1976 – 1992) and RENAMO Insurgency (2012 – ) )
• Stage

  Pre-negotiation/process
• Conflict nature

  Government
• Peace process

  Mozambique process in the 90s
• Parties

  [Delegation of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique, headed by Armando Emilio Guebuza, Minister of Transport and Communications, and the delegation of RENAMO, headed by Raul Manuel Domingos, Chief of the Organization Department]
  
  For the delegation of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique: Armando Emílio Guebuza;
  For the delegation of Renamo: Raul Manuel Domingos;
• Third parties

  The mediators:
  Mario Raffaelli;
  Jaime Gonçalves;
  Andrea Riccardi;
  Matteo Zuppi;
• Description

  Short agreement which agrees to permit and facilitate the relief operation, to be coordinated and supervised by a Committee presided over by the UN; not to derive military advantages from it; and to co-operate with the international community in Mozambique in formulating action plans.

• Agreement document

  MZ_920716_Guiding Principles for Humanitarian Assistance.pdf | Download PDF

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Implementation

DECLARATION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC Of MOZAMBIQUE

AND RENAMO ON THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR HUMANITARIAN

ASSISTANCE

On 16 July 1992, the delegation of the Government of the Republic of

Mozambique, headed by Armando Emilio Guebuza, Minister of Transport and

Communications, and the delegation of RENAMO, headed by Raul Manuel Domingos,

Chief of the Organization Department, in the presence of the mediators, of

observers and of representatives of international organizations, agreed to

adopt the following Declaration:

Considering that, for the population, the consequences of the armed

conflict have been seriously aggravated by the worst drought in 50 years in

the country and the region,

Determined to mobilize every resource to alleviate starvation and prevent

deaths in Mozambique,

While pursuing efforts to reach a total peace agreement in Mozambique as

soon as possible,

Reaffirming the principles for humanitarian assistance contained in

resolution 46/182 of the United Nations General Assembly,

Reaffirming the understanding reached in December 1990 between the

Government, RENAMO and the International Committee of the Red Cross on the

principles of free movement of populations and assistance for all Mozambicans

wherever they might be,

I. The Government and RENAMO solemnly agree and undertake to observe

the following guiding principles for humanitarian assistance:

(a) Assistance shall go to all affected Mozambicans, freely and without

discrimination;

(b) Freedom of movement and respect shall be guaranteed for persons and

means which, under the flag of the United Nations or of ICRC, are engaged in

humanitarian actions and are not accompanied by military escorts;

(c) The freedom and neutrality of humanitarian assistance shall be

recognized and respected;

(d) Access shall be permitted to the entire affected population, using

all means of transport;

(e) The use of all means for the rapid, expeditious distribution of

humanitarian assistance shall be permitted and facilitated;

(f) Freedom of movement shall be ~uaranteed for all personnel who, under

United Nations/ICRC auspices, are responsible for identifying populations in

need, priority areas, means of transport and access routes and for supervising

the distribution of assistance;

(g) Persons shall be allowed freedom of movement to enable them to have

full access to humanitarian assistance.

II. In order to provide relief in situations of extreme urgency, which

already exist in the country, the parties agree to:

(a) Immediately permit and facilitate air traffic to all points in the

country, for transporting humanitarian assistance and whatever personnel is

considered necessary and viable;

(b) To the same end, to permit and facilitate the immediate use and

rehabilitation, where necessary, of other access routes to affected

populations, including routes coming from neighbouring countries, as agreed to

by the parties and communicated by the committe~ referred to in paragraph V of

this Declaration.

III. In addition, the Government and RENAMO will continue their

negotiations with a view to reaching, as soon as possible, an agreement on the

opening of roads and the removal of all obstacles which might prevent the

distribution of hurnanitarian assistance.

IV. The Government and RENAMO undertake not to derive military

advantages from hurnanitarian assistance operations carried out under this

Declaration.

V. Both parties agree that the coordination and supervısıon of all

humanitarian assistance operations carried out under this Declaration shall be

the responsibility of a committee presided over by the United Nations.

This

comrnittee shall be made up of the mediators, the observers to the Rome

negotiations and ICRC.

The mediators will also have the task of verifying

respect for this Declaration and for bringing any complaints or protests to

the negotiating table.

The committee will report to the parties, in due course, on the

operational details.

VI. Both parties agree to participate and cooperate with the

international community in Mozambique in formulating action plans, with a view

to implementing such plans in accordance with this Declaration.

The committee

will coordinate such activities.

To that end, RENAMO will appoint its

representative in the framework of and in accordance with the procedures of

the COMIVE, who shall have the status provided for therein.

VII. Both parties undertake to comply strictly with the terms of this

Declaration and agree that any violation substantiated by the committee may be

communicated to the international community.

VIII.

This Declaration shall be disseminated as widely as possible in

Mozambique.

For the delegation of the Government

of the Republic of Mozambique:

(Signed) Armando Emilio Guebuza

The mediators:

For the delegation of RENAMO:

(Signed) Raul Manuel Domingos

(Signed) Mario Raffaelli

(Signed) Jaime Gonçalves

(Signed) Andrea Riccardi

(Signed) Matteo Zuppi

Done at San Egidio, Rome, on 16 July 1992