United Nations Security Council Resolution 815
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
815, adopted unanimously on March 30, 1993, after reaffirming Resolution 743
(1992) and all subsequent relevant resolutions concerning the United Nations Protection Force
(UNPROFOR) including 802
(1993) and 807
(1993), the Council, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
, extended UNPROFOR's mandate for an additional interim period ending June 30, 1993.
The Council members also noted that it would reconsider UNPROFOR's mandate one month after the adoption of the current resolution in light of any new developments. It also reaffirmed its support for the Co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia in their efforts to help to define the future status of those territories comprising the United Nations Protected Areas which are integral parts of Croatia
, demanding full respect for the Geneva Conventions
and international humanitarian law
in these areas and freedom of movement
for UNPROFOR.
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815, adopted unanimously on March 30, 1993, after reaffirming Resolution 743
United Nations Security Council Resolution 743
United Nations Security Council Resolution 743, adopted unanimously on February 21, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 , 727 and 740 , and considering that the situation in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia constitutes a threat to international peace and stability, the...
(1992) and all subsequent relevant resolutions concerning the United Nations Protection Force
United Nations Protection Force
The United Nations Protection Force ', was the first United Nations peacekeeping force in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav wars. It existed between the beginning of UN involvement in February 1992, and its restructuring into other forces in March 1995...
(UNPROFOR) including 802
United Nations Security Council Resolution 802
United Nations Security Council Resolution 802, adopted unanimously on January 25, 1993, after reaffirming Resolution 713 and all subsequent relevant resolutions and expressing its concern at offensives by the Croatian Army in the United Nations Protected Areas, the Council demanded the immediate...
(1993) and 807
United Nations Security Council Resolution 807
United Nations Security Council Resolution 807, adopted unanimously on February 19, 1993, after reaffirming Resolution 743 and all subsequent relevant resolutions concerning the United Nations Protection Force , the Council determined that the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia...
(1993), 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...
, extended UNPROFOR's mandate for an additional interim period ending June 30, 1993.
The Council members also noted that it would reconsider UNPROFOR's mandate one month after the adoption of the current resolution in light of any new developments. It also reaffirmed its support for the Co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia in their efforts to help to define the future status of those territories comprising the United Nations Protected Areas which are integral parts of Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, demanding full respect for the Geneva Conventions
Geneva Conventions
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of the victims of war...
and 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...
in these areas and freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement, mobility rights or the right to travel is a human right concept that the constitutions of numerous states respect...
for UNPROFOR.
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 801 to 900 (1993 – 1994)
- 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...