United Nations Security Council Resolution 812
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
812, adopted unanimously on March 12, 1993, after expressing its alarm at the humanitarian situation in Rwanda
due to the ongoing civil war
, in particular the number of refugees and displaced persons which posed an international threat to peace and security, the Council called upon the Government of Rwanda
, the National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development, and the Rwandan Patriotic Front
to respect a ceasefire that took place on March 9, 1993 and implement other agreements they had committed themselves to. It was the first resolution on the situation in Rwanda.
The resolution invited the Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
to examine possible contributions by the United Nations to strengthen the Organisation of African Unity's (OAU) efforts in Rwanda, including the possible establishment of an international force. It also asked Boutros-Ghali to examine requests by Rwanda and Uganda
to deploy obsevers along their border.
Resolution 812 concluded by asking both Rwandan parties to co-operate with the United Nations and OAU, and to resume their negotiations on March 15, 1993 as agreed, urging both to respect international humanitarian law
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812, adopted unanimously on March 12, 1993, after expressing its alarm at the humanitarian situation in Rwanda
Rwanda
Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
due to the ongoing civil war
Rwandan Civil War
The Rwandan Civil War was a conflict within the Central African nation of Rwanda between the government of President Juvénal Habyarimana and the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front...
, in particular the number of refugees and displaced persons which posed an international threat to peace and security, the Council called upon the Government of Rwanda
Politics of Rwanda
Politics of Rwanda takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Rwanda is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two...
, the National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development, and the Rwandan Patriotic Front
Rwandan Patriotic Front
The Rwandan Patriotic Front abbreviated as RPF is the current ruling political party of Rwanda, led by President Paul Kagame. It governs in a coalition with other parties...
to respect a ceasefire that took place on March 9, 1993 and implement other agreements they had committed themselves to. It was the first resolution on the situation in Rwanda.
The resolution invited the Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992 to December 1996...
to examine possible contributions by the United Nations to strengthen the Organisation of African Unity's (OAU) efforts in Rwanda, including the possible establishment of an international force. It also asked Boutros-Ghali to examine requests by Rwanda and Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
to deploy obsevers along their border.
Resolution 812 concluded by asking both Rwandan parties to co-operate with the United Nations and OAU, and to resume their negotiations on March 15, 1993 as agreed, urging both to respect international humanitarian law
International humanitarian law
International humanitarian law , often referred to as the laws of war, the laws and customs of war or the law of armed conflict, is the legal corpus that comprises "the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Conventions, as well as subsequent treaties, case law, and customary international law." It...
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See also
- Arusha AccordsArusha AccordsThe Arusha Accords were a set of five accords signed in Arusha, Tanzania on August 4, 1993, by the government of Rwanda and the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front , under mediation, to end a three-year Rwandan Civil War...
- History of RwandaHistory of RwandaHuman occupation of Rwanda is thought to have begun shortly after the last ice age. By the fifteenth century the inhabitants had organized into a number of kingdoms...
- Juvénal HabyarimanaJuvénal HabyarimanaJuvénal Habyarimana was the third President of the Republic of Rwanda, the post he held longer than any other president to date, from 1973 until 1994. During his 20-year rule he favored his own ethnic group, the Hutus, and supported the Hutu majority in neighboring Burundi against the Tutsi...
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 801 to 900 (1993 – 1994)
- Rwandan Civil WarRwandan Civil WarThe Rwandan Civil War was a conflict within the Central African nation of Rwanda between the government of President Juvénal Habyarimana and the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front...
- United Nations Observer Mission Uganda–Rwanda