United Nations Security Council Resolution 760
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Security Council Resolution
760, adopted unanimously on June 18, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 752
(1992), 757
(1992) and 758
(1992) which brought attention to the need for humanitarian aid
in the former Yugoslavia
, the Council, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
, exempted humanitarian goods such as food and medical aid from the prohibitions under Resolution 757.
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760, adopted unanimously on June 18, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 752
United Nations Security Council Resolution 752
United Nations Security Council Resolution 752, adopted unanimously on May 15, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 , 727 , 740 743 and 749 , the Council expressed concern at the situation in the Yugoslavia, in particular the fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina, demanding that all...
(1992), 757
United Nations Security Council Resolution 757
United Nations Security Council Resolution 757, adopted on May 30, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 , 727 , 740 743 , 749 and 752 , the Council condemned the failure of the authorities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to implement Resolution 752.After demanding the...
(1992) and 758
United Nations Security Council Resolution 758
United Nations Security Council Resolution 758, adopted unanimously on June 8, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 , 727 , 740 743 , 749 , 752 and 757 , the Council, in accordance with a report by the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, decided to enlarge the mandate and...
(1992) which brought attention to the need for humanitarian aid
Humanitarian aid
Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises including natural disaster and man-made disaster. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity...
in the former Yugoslavia
Former Yugoslavia
The former Yugoslavia is a term used to describe the present day states which succeeded the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
, the Council, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military and nonmilitary action to "restore international peace...
, exempted humanitarian goods such as food and medical aid from the prohibitions under Resolution 757.
See also
- Breakup of Yugoslavia
- Bosnian WarBosnian WarThe Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
- Croatian War of IndependenceCroatian War of IndependenceThe Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 701 to 800 (1991 – 1993)
- Slovenian Independence War
- Yugoslav WarsYugoslav warsThe Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...