United Nations Security Council Resolution 948
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Security Council Resolution
948, adopted on October 15, 1994, after recalling resolutions 841
(1993), 861
(1993), 862
(1993), 867
(1993), 873
(1993), 875
(1993), 905
(1994), 917
(1994), 933
(1994), 940
(1994) and 944
(1994), the Council welcomed the return of the legitimate President
of Haiti
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
and lifted sanctions imposed on the country.
The Council went on to welcome the process of implementing the Governors Island Agreement, the New York Pact, and the objectives of the United Nations with the convening of the Haitian National Parliament, expressing full support to all democratic
institutions and leaders in the country and all states and organisations that had contributed to this outcome. The efforts of the multinational force established in Resolution 940 were also recognised.
The United Nations Mission in Haiti
(UNMIH) would replace the multinational force when a stable environment was established, supporting the efforts of the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
to complete the composition of UNMIH. A new appointment of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General was welcomed, urging co-operation between the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and Organization of American States
especially with regard to the return of the International Civilian Mission to Haiti.
Resolution 948 was adopted by 14 votes to none against, while Brazil
abstained
from the voting.
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948, adopted on October 15, 1994, after recalling resolutions 841
United Nations Security Council Resolution 841
United Nations Security Council Resolution 841, adopted unanimously on June 16, 1993, after recognising the need for an urgent settlement to the situation in Haiti and the efforts of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Boutros Boutros-Ghali and the Secretary General of the Organization of...
(1993), 861
United Nations Security Council Resolution 861
United Nations Security Council Resolution 861, adopted unanimously on August 27, 1993, after recalling Resolution 841 and welcoming an agreement between the President of Haiti and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti, the Council, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations...
(1993), 862
United Nations Security Council Resolution 862
United Nations Security Council Resolution 862, adopted unanimously on August 31, 1993, after recalling resolutions 841 , 861 and an agreement between the President of Haiti and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti, the Council reaffirmed the international community's commitment to...
(1993), 867
United Nations Security Council Resolution 867
United Nations Security Council Resolution 867, adopted unanimously on September 23, 1993, after recalling resolutions 841 , 861 and 862 on the situation in Haiti, the Council reiterated its position of protecting international peace and stability and established the United Nations Mission in...
(1993), 873
United Nations Security Council Resolution 873
United Nations Security Council Resolution 873, adopted unanimously on October 13, 1993, after recalling resolutions 841 , 861 , 862 and 867 , the Council noted the continued obstruction of the arrival of the United Nations Mission in Haiti and the failure of the Armed Forces of Haiti to carry...
(1993), 875
United Nations Security Council Resolution 875
United Nations Security Council Resolution 875, adopted unanimously on October 16, 1993, after recalling resolutions 841 , 861 , 862 , 867 and 873 , the Council, aware of the continued failure of parties in Haiti implement the Governors Island Agreement, widened international sanctions and imposed...
(1993), 905
United Nations Security Council Resolution 905
United Nations Security Council Resolution 905, adopted unanimously on March 23, 1994, after recalling resolutions 841 , 861 , 862 , 867 , 873 and 875 , on the situation in Haiti, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Haiti until June 30, 1994.The Council was disturbed...
(1994), 917
United Nations Security Council Resolution 917
United Nations Security Council Resolution 917, adopted unanimously on May 6, 1994, after recalling resolutions 841 , 861 , 862 , 867 , 873 and 875 and 905 on the situation in Haiti, the Council imposed further international sanctions on the country after the military authorities refused to...
(1994), 933
United Nations Security Council Resolution 933
United Nations Security Council Resolution 933, adopted unanimously on June 30, 1994, after recalling resolutions 841 , 861 , 862 , 867 , 873 and 875 , 905 and 917 , the Council noted the deteriorating situation in Haiti and extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Haiti until July...
(1994), 940
United Nations Security Council Resolution 940
United Nations Security Council Resolution 940, adopted on July 31, 1994, after recalling resolutions 841 , 861 , 862 , 867 , 873 , 875 , 905 , 917 and 933 , the Council affirmed the goal of the international community to restore democracy in Haiti and authorised a United States-led multinational...
(1994) and 944
United Nations Security Council Resolution 944
United Nations Security Council Resolution 944, adopted on September 29, 1994, after recalling resolutions 841 , 861 , 862 , 867 , 873 , 875 , 905 , 917 , 933 and 940 , the Council affirmed its willingness to suspend sanctions against Haiti once the legitimate President Jean-Bertrand Aristide had...
(1994), the Council welcomed the return of the legitimate President
President of Haiti
The President of the Republic of Haiti is the head of state of Haiti. Executive power in Haiti is divided between the president and the government headed by the Prime Minister of Haiti...
of Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Jean-Bertrand Aristide is a Haitian former Catholic priest and politician who served as Haiti's first democratically elected president. A proponent of liberation theology, Aristide was appointed to a parish in Port-au-Prince in 1982 after completing his studies...
and lifted sanctions imposed on the country.
The Council went on to welcome the process of implementing the Governors Island Agreement, the New York Pact, and the objectives of the United Nations with the convening of the Haitian National Parliament, expressing full support to all democratic
Democracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
institutions and leaders in the country and all states and organisations that had contributed to this outcome. The efforts of the multinational force established in Resolution 940 were also recognised.
The United Nations Mission in Haiti
United Nations Mission in Haiti
For the current UN mission to Haiti, see the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti.The United Nations Mission in Haiti — a peacekeeping operation carried out by the United Nations between September 1993 and June 1996. The Mission was reestablished in April 2004, after a rebellion took...
(UNMIH) would replace the multinational force when a stable environment was established, supporting the efforts of 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 complete the composition of UNMIH. A new appointment of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General was welcomed, urging co-operation between the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and Organization of American States
Organization of American States
The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
especially with regard to the return of the International Civilian Mission to Haiti.
Resolution 948 was adopted by 14 votes to none against, while Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
abstained
Abstention
Abstention is a term in election procedure for when a participant in a vote either does not go to vote or, in parliamentary procedure, is present during the vote, but does not cast a ballot. Abstention must be contrasted with "blank vote", in which a voter casts a ballot willfully made invalid by...
from the voting.
See also
- History of HaitiHistory of HaitiThe recorded history of Haiti began on December 5, 1492 when the European navigator Christopher Columbus happened upon a large island in the region of the western Atlantic Ocean that later came to be known as the Caribbean. It was inhabited by the Taíno, an Arawakan people, who variously called...
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 901 to 1000 (1994 – 1995)
- Operation Uphold DemocracyOperation Uphold DemocracyOperation Uphold Democracy was an intervention designed to remove the military regime installed by the 1991 Haitian coup d'état that overthrew the elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide...