Security Council Resolution 743 (1992) [on Establishment of the United Nations Protection Force]

S/RES/743(1992)View PDF

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A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 98 Further report of the Secretary-General pursuant to Security Council resolution 721 (1991), published in 1992.

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7 subjects

Arms Embargo Ceasefires Former Yugoslavia Situation Negotiation Peacekeeping Operations Staff Security Yugoslavia

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Approves the further report of the Secretary-General of 15 and 19 February 199235 submitted pursuant to Security Council resolut ion 721 ( 1991 ),

Decides to establish, under its authority, a United Nations Protection Force in accordance with the above-mentioned report and the United Nations peace-keeping plan,34 and requests the Secretary-General to take the measures necessary to ensurc its earliest possible deployment;

Decides that, in order to implement the recommendations in paragraph 30 of the report, the Force is established in accordance with paragraph 4 below, for an initial period of twelve months unless the Council subsequently decides otherwise;

Requests the Secretary-C',eneral immediately to deploy those elements of the Force which can assist in developing an implementation plan for the earliest possible full deployment of the Force for approval by the Council and a budget, which together will maximize the contribution of the Yugoslav parties to offsetting its costs and in ail other ways secure the most etlïcient and cost-effective operation possible;

Recal/s that, in accordance with paragraph 1 of the United Nations peace-kecping plan, the Force should be an intcrim arrangement to create the conditions of peace and security required for the negotiation of an overall settlement of the Yugoslav crisis;

Invites accordingly the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council as appropriate and not Jess than every six months on progress towards a peaceful political settlement and the situation on the ground, and to submit a first report on the establishment of the Force within two months of the adoption of the present resolution;

Undertakes, in this connection, to examine without delay any recommendations that the Secretary-General may make in his reports conceming the Force, including the duration of its mission, and to adopt appropriate decisions;

Urges all parties and others concemed to comply strictly with the cease-fire agreements signed at Geneva on 23 November 199131 and at Sarajevo on 2 January 1992,30 and to cooperate fully and unconditionally in the implementation of the United Nations peace-keeping plan;

Demands that ail parties and others concemed take ail the necessary measures to ensure the safety of the personnel sent by the United Nations and of the members of the European Community Monitoring Mission;

Catis again upon the Yugoslav parties to cooperate

fully with the Conference on Yugoslavia in its aim of reaching a political scttlemcnt consistent with the principles of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and reaffirms that the United Nations peace-keeping plan and its implementation is in no way intended to prejudge the terms of a political settlement;

Decides within the same framework that the embargo imposed byparagraph 6 ofresolution 713 (1991) shall not apply to weapons and military equipment destined for the sole use of the Force;

Requests ail States to provide appropriate support to the Force, in particular to permit and facilitate the transit of its personnel and equipment;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter until a peaceful solution is achieved.

Adopted unanimcmsly al the 3055th

Adopted m1a11imously al the 3049th meeli,rg.

of 21 February 1992

meeting.

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