The Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

A/RES/52/150View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 47 Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, published in 1998.

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11 versions · 1992–2002

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2002).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2002	A/RES/57/10	The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,508	30%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/215	The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,863	25%Compare
2001	A/RES/55/24	The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,368	66%Compare
1999	A/RES/54/119	The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,043	46%Compare
1999	A/RES/53/35	The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,183	61%Compare

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29 operative paragraphs

Expresses its full support for the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the annexes thereto (collectively the "Peace Agreement"),1 which constitutes the key mechanism for the achievement of a durable and just peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, leading to stability and cooperation in the region and the reintegration of Bosnia and Herzegovina at all levels;

Welcomes the successful implementation of certain aspects of the Peace Agreement, including the establishment of a lasting cessation of hostilities, and the successful holding of municipal elections on 13 and 14 September 1997 throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina;

Reiterates its demand for the full, comprehensive and consistent implementation of the Peace Agreement;

Supports fully the coordinated efforts of the High Representative in the implementation of the peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in accordance with the Peace Agreement, and calls upon all parties to cooperate fully and in good faith with him;

Welcomes the conclusions of the Peace Implementation Conference,3 held at Bonn, Germany, on 9 and 10 December 1997, and calls upon all parties as signatories to the Peace Agreement and others concerned to implement fully those conclusions and to continue to work for a peaceful, reintegrated and stable Bosnia and Herzegovina, in accordance with the Peace Agreement;

Also welcomes the conclusions of the Ministerial Meeting of the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council, held at Sintra, Portugal, on 30 May 1997,⁵ and demands their full implementation;

⁵See Official Records of the Security Council, Fifty-second Year, Supplement for April, May and June 1997, document S/1997/434, annex.

Calls upon all parties to cooperate fully, and in good faith, in ensuring the substantial functioning of all of the common institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Peace Agreement, and urges the relevant international organizations to continue to provide assistance to meet the infrastructural needs of the new common institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina;

Recognizes that responsibility for consolidating the peace lies primarily with the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Also recognizes that the role of the international community remains essential, and welcomes the readiness of the international community to continue its efforts;

Underlines that the assistance provided by the international community remains strictly conditional upon compliance with the Peace Agreement and subsequent obligations;

Welcomes the vital contribution of the multinational Stabilization Force in providing a secure environment for the implementation of civilian aspects of the Peace Agreement, and calls upon all parties to cooperate fully with it;

Also welcomes the conclusion of the Peace Implementation Conference3 that there is an emerging consensus on the need for an international military presence to continue beyond June 1998, considering it indispensable for the maintenance of the stable security environment necessary for the implementation of civilian aspects of the Peace Agreement;

Expresses its full support for the efforts of the United Nations International Police Task Force in carrying out its mandate, and calls for the fullest cooperation by all parties in this regard;

Stresses the importance of the full, comprehensive and consistent implementation of the Peace Agreement, including cooperation and compliance with the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, the establishment of the necessary conditions for the voluntary return of refugees and displaced persons and the establishment of the necessary conditions for freedom of movement;

Urges all the parties to implement fully and without delay the results of recent municipal elections in all municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in particular through the constitution of councils, and to establish functioning municipal assemblies that reflect the election results, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Peace Agreement;

Underlines the importance of establishing, strengthening and expanding throughout all of Bosnia and Herzegovina free and pluralistic media;

Insists upon the need to surrender all indictees to the International Tribunal for trial, notes that the Tribunal has the authority to address individual responsibility for the perpetration of the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and other serious violations of international humanitarian law, including in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and underlines the obligation of all the parties to hand over to the Tribunal all indicted persons in territories under their control and otherwise fully to comply with the orders of the Tribunal and to cooperate with the work of the Tribunal, including with exhumations and other investigative acts, in accordance with article 29 of the statute of the Tribunal, with all relevant Security Council resolutions and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Peace Agreement, in particular the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina;

Urges Member States, taking into account the orders and requests of the International Tribunal, to offer the Tribunal their full support, including financial support, in order to ensure the completion of the purpose of the Tribunal, and to carry out their obligations under the statute of the Tribunal and all relevant Security Council resolutions;

Reaffirms once again the right of refugees and displaced persons to return voluntarily to their homes of origin in accordance with the Peace Agreement, in particular its annex 7, and the realization of the same in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and host countries, calls upon all parties to establish immediately the conditions necessary for the return of refugees and displaced persons to their homes and for the freedom of movement and communication of all the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina and upon the relevant international organizations to enhance the conditions to facilitate return, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Peace Agreement, in particular the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and welcomes continued and new efforts by the United Nations agencies, the European Union, bilateral and other donors and non-governmental organizations to establish and implement projects designed to facilitate the voluntary and orderly return of refugees and displaced persons to all regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including projects that would help to create a safe and secure environment with increased economic opportunity;

Encourages the acceleration of the peaceful, orderly and phased return of refugees and displaced persons, including to areas where they would be in the ethnic minority, strongly condemns all acts of intimidation, violence and killings, including those acts designed to discourage the voluntary return of refugees and displaced persons, and demands that such acts be investigated and prosecuted;

Reaffirms once again its support for the principle that all statements and commitments made under duress, in particular those regarding land and property, are wholly null and void, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Peace Agreement, and supports the effective engagement of the Commission for Real Property Claims of Displaced Persons and Refugees, in compliance with its mandate;

Calls for the repeal of all property laws that prevent pre-war residents from returning to their homes and for ensuring the passage of non-discriminatory legislation;

Emphasizes the importance of economic revitalization and reconstruction for the successful consolidation of the peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

Stresses that the obligation to cooperate fully with the Supervisor for Brčko and his decisions is an essential obligation for both of the entities, and notes that the conclusions of the Bonn Peace Implementation Conference state that the outcome of the Arbitration Award in March 1998 will be significantly affected by the degree of compliance shown by the parties;

Welcomes the notable progress in the implementation of articles II and IV of the Agreement on Regional Stabilization and the successful completion of declared reduction liabilities under the article IV agreement, and urges all parties to continue to pursue the full implementation of their obligations;

Stresses the need for timely information about the level of cooperation and compliance with the International Tribunal and its orders, the status and programme for the return of refugees and displaced persons to and within Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the status and implementation of the Agreement on Subregional Arms Control;

Commends the efforts of the international community, including the Council of Europe, the European Union, the European Community Monitoring Mission, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Monetary Fund, the Islamic Development Bank, the multinational Stabilization Force, non-governmental organizations, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Peace Implementation Council and the World Bank, in their roles in the implementation of the Peace Agreement;

Also commends, in particular, the efforts of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, the office of the High Representative for Implementation of the Peace Process in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the office of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the territory of the former Yugoslavia, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations International Police Task Force, the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the United Nations Development Programme and the other United Nations agencies in the peace process, and encourages their further engagement in the peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda at its fifty-third session the item entitled "The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina".

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