Security Council Resolution 1239 (1999) [on Relief Assistance to Kosovo Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in Kosovo, the Republic of Montenegro and Other Parts of Yugoslavia]

S/RES/1239(1999)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 77 Security Council resolutions 1160 (1998), 1199 (1998) and 1203 (1998), published in 1999.

What subjects does this mandate have?

14 subjects

Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Displaced Persons Dispute Settlement Emergency Relief Freedom of Movement Humanitarian Assistance Kosovo (Serbia)Montenegro North Macedonia Refugee Assistance Refugees From Kosovo Relief Personnel Yugoslavia

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6 operative paragraphs

Commends the efforts that have been taken by Member States, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other international humanitarian relief organizations in providing the urgently needed relief assistance to the Kosovo refugees in Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and urges them and others in a position to do so to contribute resources for humanitarian assistance to the refugees and internally displaced persons;

Invites the UNHCR and other international humanitarian relief organizations to extend relief assistance to the internally displaced persons in Kosovo, the Republic of Montenegro and other parts of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, as well as to other civilians being affected by the ongoing crisis;

Calls for access for United Nations and all other humanitarian personnel operating in Kosovo and other parts of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;

Reaffirms the right of all refugees and displaced persons to return to their homes in safety and in dignity;

Emphasizes that the humanitarian situation will continue to deteriorate in the absence of a political solution to the crisis consistent with the principles adopted by the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America on 6 May 1999 (S/1999/516), and urges all concerned to work towards this aim;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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