United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium
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The United Nations Transitional Authority in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) was a UN peacekeeping
mission in eastern parts of Croatia
(Sirmium-Baranja Oblast
) between 1996 and 1998. It was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1037
of January 15, 1996.
in mid-1995, the only remaining part of the Republic of Serbian Krajina
became that in the east, near the border with Yugoslavia
. The subsequent Dayton agreement
ended the most deadly conflicts of the Yugoslav wars
, and laid the ground for the restoration of this territory into Croatian jurisdiction.
UNTAES was set up after the Erdut Agreement
between the Croatian Government and the representatives of the Serbs in the region. The mission started on January 15, 1996 and was meant to last for one year, during which they were to monitor the demilitarization of these regions and ensure the peaceful reintegration of the territory into Croatia. The mission had a military and a civilian component; a bit over 4,800 soldiers, 400-odd police officers and 99 military observers.
It had its mandate extended for another year and concluded on January 15, 1998. A support group of 180 civilian UN police officers remained to monitor the progress of the Croatian police and oversee the return of the refugees.
Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping is an activity that aims to create the conditions for lasting peace. It is distinguished from both peacebuilding and peacemaking....
mission in eastern 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 ...
(Sirmium-Baranja Oblast
Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem
Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia was a self-proclaimed Serb political entity in eastern Croatia, established during Yugoslav wars. Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia was one of three SAO Krajina proclaimed at the territory of Socialist Republic of Croatia and last and the...
) between 1996 and 1998. It was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1037
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1037
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1037, adopted unanimously on January 15, 1996, after recalling previous resolutions on Croatia including resolutions 1023 and 1025 , the Council established the United Nations Transitional Authority for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium for...
of January 15, 1996.
History
After Operation StormOperation Storm
Operation Storm is the code name given to a large-scale military operation carried out by Croatian Armed Forces, in conjunction with the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to gain back control of parts of Croatia which had been claimed by separatist ethnic Serbs, since early...
in mid-1995, the only remaining part of the Republic of Serbian Krajina
Republic of Serbian Krajina
The Republic of Serbian Krajina was a self-proclaimed Serb entity within Croatia. Established in 1991, it was not recognized internationally. It formally existed from 1991 to 1995, having been initiated a year earlier via smaller separatist regions. The name Krajina means "frontier"...
became that in the east, near the border with Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. The subsequent Dayton agreement
Dayton Agreement
The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol or Dayton-Paris Agreement, is the peace agreement reached at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio in November 1995, and formally signed in Paris on...
ended the most deadly conflicts of the Yugoslav wars
Yugoslav wars
The 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...
, and laid the ground for the restoration of this territory into Croatian jurisdiction.
UNTAES was set up after the Erdut Agreement
Erdut Agreement
The Erdut Agreement , officially the Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium, was the agreement reached on November 12, 1995 between the authorities of the Republic of Croatia and the local Serb authorities of the Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia...
between the Croatian Government and the representatives of the Serbs in the region. The mission started on January 15, 1996 and was meant to last for one year, during which they were to monitor the demilitarization of these regions and ensure the peaceful reintegration of the territory into Croatia. The mission had a military and a civilian component; a bit over 4,800 soldiers, 400-odd police officers and 99 military observers.
It had its mandate extended for another year and concluded on January 15, 1998. A support group of 180 civilian UN police officers remained to monitor the progress of the Croatian police and oversee the return of the refugees.
See also
- Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia
- Erdut AgreementErdut AgreementThe Erdut Agreement , officially the Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium, was the agreement reached on November 12, 1995 between the authorities of the Republic of Croatia and the local Serb authorities of the Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia...
- United Nations protectorateUnited Nations protectorateList of United Nations protectorates under direct UN administration:* United Nations Temporary Executive Authority , 1962-1963* United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia , 1992-1993...
- Joint Council of MunicipalitiesJoint Council of MunicipalitiesJoint Council of Municipalities is a body that aligns the interests of the Serb ethnic community in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia in the Osijek-Baranja and Vukovar-Syrmia County, coordinate the law and provides initiatives and proposals to the institutions of government,...
- Republic of Serbian KrajinaRepublic of Serbian KrajinaThe Republic of Serbian Krajina was a self-proclaimed Serb entity within Croatia. Established in 1991, it was not recognized internationally. It formally existed from 1991 to 1995, having been initiated a year earlier via smaller separatist regions. The name Krajina means "frontier"...