Security Council Resolution 959 (1994) [on Efforts of the Un Protection Force to Ensure Implementation of Security Council Resolutions on Safe Areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina]

S/RES/959(1994)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 62 The situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, published in 1994.

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12 subjects

Armed Incidents Bihac (Bosnia and Herzegovina)Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Situation Boundaries Croatia Former Yugoslavia Situation Freedom of Movement Peacekeeping Operations Public Services Safe Areas Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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8 operative paragraphs

Expresses its grave concern over the recent hostilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

Condemns any violation of the international border between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and demands that all parties and others concerned, and in particular the so-called Krajina Serb forces, fully respect the border and refrain from hostile acts across it;

Expresses its full support for the efforts by the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), to ensure implementation of the Security Council resolutions on safe areas;

Calls upon all the Bosnian parties to respect fully the status and functions of UNPROFOR and to cooperate with it in its efforts to ensure implementation of the Security Council resolutions on safe areas and demands that all parties and others concerned show maximum restraint and put an end to all hostile actions in and around the safe areas in order to ensure that UNPROFOR can carry out its mandate in this regard effectively and safely;

Requests the Secretary-General to update his recommendations on modalities of the implementation of the concept of safe areas and to encourage UNPROFOR, in cooperation with the Bosnian parties, to continue their efforts to achieve agreements on strengthening the regimes of safe areas taking into account the specific situation in each case, and recalls its request to the Secretary-General in the statement by the President of the Security Council of 13 November 1994 to report as soon as possible on any further measures to stabilize the situation in and around the safe area of Bihac;

Further requests the Secretary-General and UNPROFOR to intensify efforts aimed at reaching agreement with the Bosnian parties on the modalities of demilitarization of Sarajevo, bearing in mind the need for the restoration of normal life to the city and for free access to and from the city by land and air and the free and unimpeded movement of people, goods and services in and around the city in line with its resolution 900 (1994), particularly operative paragraph 2;

Requests the Secretary-General to report on the implementation of the present resolution by 1 December 1994;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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