On 7 July 1999, a peace agreement was made between the Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Lomé and the country was praised for its efforts to achieve peace.[2] The Council authorised an expansion of up to 210 military observers for UNOMSIL, which would be protected by the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG). It also authorised a strengthening of the political, civil affairs, information, human rights and child protection elements of the UNOMSIL peacekeeping force, including the appointment of a deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and expansion of the office of the Special Representative.