Security Council Resolution 880 (1993) [on the Transitional Period in Cambodia Following the Withdrawal of the Un Transitional Authority in Cambodia]

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A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 15 The situation in Cambodia, published in 1993.

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Welcomes the accession to the throne of His Royal Highness Prince Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia, and stresses the importance of his continuing role in consolidating peace, stability and genuine national reconciliation in Cambodia;

Welcomes also the formation of the new Government of all Cambodia, established in accordance with the constitution and based upon the recent election;

Pays tribute to the work of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia whose success, under the authority of the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, constitutes a major achievement for the United Nations;

Calls 11pon all States to respect the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and inviolability, neutrality and national unity of Cambodia;

Demambthecessation of all illegal acts of violence, on whatever grounds, and the cessation of military activities directed against the democratically elected Government of Cambodia, as well as against the personnel of the Authority and other United Nations and international agencies;

Affirms the importance, particularly in view of the recent tragic history of Cambodia, of ensuring respect for international humanitarian law in that country, welcomes in this regard the commitment of the First Prime Minister of the Royal Government of Cambodia to the implementation of the relevant provisions of the new Cambodian Constitution, and endorses the arrangements foreshadowed in paragraphs 27 to 29 of the report of the Secretary-General of26 August 199322 for appropriate United Nations activities in :iupport of this commitment in accordance with the relevant provisions of the agreements on a comprehensive political settlement to the Cambodian conflict signed in Paris on 23 October 1991 ;4

Urges Member States to assist the Cambodian Mine Action Centre with technical experts and equipment, and to support demining work through voluntary contributions;

Expresses the hope that arrangements can be made as soon as possible so that relevant trust fund monies can be disbursed to the Centre and so that technical experts can be provided to the Centre through the United Nations Development Programme;

Notes that, with the exceptions set out in paragraphs 10 and 11 below, the safe and orderly withdrawal of the military component of the Authority provided for in resolution 860 (1993) of27 August 1993 continues and will end on 15 November 1993;

Decides to extend the period of withdrawal of the Mine Clearance and Training Unit of the Authority until 30 November 1993;

Also decides to extend the period of withdrawal beyond 15 November 1993 for elements of the military police and medical components of the Authority in accordance with the detailed recommendations set out in the letter dated 28 October 1993 from the Secretary-General to the President of the Security Council,2' on the

98. basis that all of these elements will be withdrawn by 31 December 1993;

Further decides to establish a team of twenty military liaison officers for a single period of six months with a mandate to report on matters affecting security in Cambodia, to maintain liaison with the Government of Cambodia and to assist the Government in dealing with residual military matters relating to the Paris agreements;

Welcomes the intention of the Secretary-General, in the light of the request by the Royal Government of Cambodia and the continuing commitment of the United Nations to Cambodia, to appoint for a period to be agreed upon by the Secretary-General and the Government of Cambodia, a person to coordinate the United Nations presence in Cambodia, in accordance with the spirit and principles of the Paris agreements;

Urges Member States to continue to help the Government of Cambodia in achieving its objectives of national reconciliation and rehabilitation of Cambodia and requests them to implement without delay the undertakings made during• the meeting of the International Committee on the Reconstruction of Cambodia and stresses the need for quick disbursing assistance to provide support to help alleviate the fiscal crisis currently facing the new Government;

Welcomes the intention of the Secretary-General to report on the lessons learned during the course of the Authority in the context of the Agenda for Peace.30

Adopted unanimously at tlie 3303rd meeting

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