 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1059

United Nations Security Council resolution 1059, adopted unanimously on 31 May 1996, after recalling all resolutions on the situation in Liberia, particularly Resolution 1041 (1996), the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) until 31 August 1996 and discussed the security situation in the country.The violence in Liberia had escalated in violation of the Abuja Agreement, and the Security Council stressed the importance of the capital Monrovia as a safe zone.