Security Council Resolution 1079 (1996) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium]

S/RES/1079(1996)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 63 The situation in Croatia, published in 1996.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1996–1997

This is an older version — the most recent is S/RES/1120(1997)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1997	S/RES/1120(1997)	Security Council resolution 1120 (1997) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium]	1,630	27%Compare
1996	S/RES/1079(1996)	Security Council resolution 1079 (1996) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium]	798	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Baranja (Croatia)Croatia Croatia Situation Croatian Refugees Displaced Persons Eastern Slavonia (Croatia)Elections Ethnic Conflict Peacekeeping Operations Police Western Srem (Croatia)

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Expresses its full support for UNTAES and calls upon the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the local Serb community to cooperate fully with UNTAES and to fulfil all obligations specified in the Basic Agreement and all relevant Security Council resolutions;

Calls upon the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the local Serb community to cooperate with UNTAES in creating the conditions and taking the other steps necessary for holding local elections in the Region, in accordance with the Basic Agreement, the organization of which is the responsibility of UNTAES;

Reaffirms the importance of full compliance by the parties with their commitments as specified in the Basic Agreement to respect the highest standards of human rights and fundamental freedoms and to promote an atmosphere of confidence among all local residents irrespective of their ethnic origin, and in this context, urges the Government of the Republic of Croatia to ensure respect for the rights of all national ethnic groups;

Urges furthermore the Republic of Croatia and the local Serb community to avoid actions which could lead to refugee movements and in the context of the right of all refugees and displaced persons to return to their homes of origin, reaffirms the right of all persons originating from the Republic of Croatia to return to their homes of origin throughout the Republic of Croatia;

Emphasizes the responsibility of both the Republic of Croatia and the local Serb community to improve the reliability and effectiveness of the transitional police force, in cooperation with UNTAES and consistent with its mandate;

Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Council fully informed of developments and to report to the Council by 15 February 1997 and again by 1 July 1997 on the situation in the region;

Decides to maintain the United Nations presence in the Region until the end of the extended transitional period as provided for in the Basic Agreement and:

Decides to extend the mandate of UNTAES until 15 July 1997; and

Requests that as soon as possible after the successful holding of elections, and in no case later than his report of 1 July 1997, the Secretary-General provide to the Council for its immediate action his recommendations, in the light of the parties' progress towards fulfilling the Basic Agreement, for the further United Nations presence, possibly a restructured UNTAES, consistent with the fulfilment of the Basic Agreement, for the six-month period beginning from 16 July 1997;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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