United Nations Security Council Resolution 1037
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
1037, adopted unanimously on January 15, 1996, after recalling previous resolutions on Croatia
including resolutions 1023
(1995) and 1025
(1995), the Council established the United Nations Transitional Authority for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) for an initial period of 12 months.
The Council began by reaffirming that Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (known as Sector East) were integral parts of Croatia
and that respect for human rights
and fundamental freedoms was important. Support was given to the Basic Agreement was signed on November 12, 1995 between the Government of Croatia
and local Serbs
. It was important that all countries in the former Yugoslavia
recognised each other.
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
, it was decided that UNTAES would operate in the three regions for an initial period of a year with both military and civilian components. The Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
was asked to appoint a director. Demilitarisation would be complete within 30 days after the deployment of the military component of UNTAES. 14 days after the date on which demilitarisation was to be completed, a review would take place on the willingness of the parties to implement the Basic Agreement. If the Secretary-General reported that the parties were not meeting their obligations, it would review the mandate of UNTAES. He was also requested to report to the Council by December 15, 1996 on UNTAES and the implementation of the Basic Agreement.
The Security Council that the military component of UNTAES would consist of an initial force of up to 5,000 personnel with the following mandate:
monitor and assist in demobilisation, complete by June 20, 1996; oversee the return of refugees and displaced persons; contribute to peace in the region by its presence; help with the implementation of the Basic Agreement.
It was also decided that the civilian component would have the following mandate:
establish a temporary police force by July 1996 of around 600 personnel and oversee the prison system; undertake tasks relating to civil administration; undertake tasks relating to the public services; support the return of refugees; verify and organise elections
for April 1997; undertake other tasks, such as economic reconstruction.
UNTAES would monitor compliance of the parties with the agreement, respect for human rights and promote an atmosphere of confidence. Member States were also authorised to provide air support to protect UNTAES. It was requested that UNTAES co-operate with the Implementation Force
authorised in Resolution 1031
(1995) and for all states to co-operate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
established in Resolution 827
(1993).
Finally, the resolution concluded by asking the Secretary-General to consider ways in which Croatia could contribute to the cost of UNTAES.
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1037, adopted unanimously on January 15, 1996, after recalling previous resolutions on Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
including resolutions 1023
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1023
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1023, adopted unanimously on November 22, 1995, after recalling all resolutions on the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, the Council noted the "Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium" between the Government of...
(1995) and 1025
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1025
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1025, adopted unanimously on November 30, 1995, after recalling resolutions 981 and 1023 on Croatia, the Council decided that the mandate of the United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation would terminate after an interim period ending January 15,...
(1995), the Council established the United Nations Transitional Authority for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) for an initial period of 12 months.
The Council began by reaffirming that Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (known as Sector East) were integral parts of Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and that respect for human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
and fundamental freedoms was important. Support was given to the Basic Agreement was signed on November 12, 1995 between the Government of Croatia
Government of Croatia
The Government of the Republic of Croatia , commonly abbreviated to Croatian Government , is the main element of the executive branch of government in Croatia. It is led by the President of the Government , commonly abbreviated to premier...
and local Serbs
Serbs of Croatia
Višeslav of Serbia, a contemporary of Charlemagne , ruled the Županias of Neretva, Tara, Piva, Lim, his ancestral lands. According to the Royal Frankish Annals , Duke of Pannonia Ljudevit Posavski fled, during the Frankish invasion, from his seat in Sisak to the Serbs in western Bosnia, who...
. It was important that all countries in the former Yugoslavia
Former Yugoslavia
The former Yugoslavia is a term used to describe the present day states which succeeded the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
recognised each other.
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military and nonmilitary action to "restore international peace...
, it was decided that UNTAES would operate in the three regions for an initial period of a year with both military and civilian components. The Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992 to December 1996...
was asked to appoint a director. Demilitarisation would be complete within 30 days after the deployment of the military component of UNTAES. 14 days after the date on which demilitarisation was to be completed, a review would take place on the willingness of the parties to implement the Basic Agreement. If the Secretary-General reported that the parties were not meeting their obligations, it would review the mandate of UNTAES. He was also requested to report to the Council by December 15, 1996 on UNTAES and the implementation of the Basic Agreement.
The Security Council that the military component of UNTAES would consist of an initial force of up to 5,000 personnel with the following mandate:
monitor and assist in demobilisation, complete by June 20, 1996; oversee the return of refugees and displaced persons; contribute to peace in the region by its presence; help with the implementation of the Basic Agreement.
It was also decided that the civilian component would have the following mandate:
establish a temporary police force by July 1996 of around 600 personnel and oversee the prison system; undertake tasks relating to civil administration; undertake tasks relating to the public services; support the return of refugees; verify and organise elections
Elections in Croatia
Constitution of Croatia and legislation enacted by the Parliament of Croatia provide for regular elections in Croatia for the office of the President of Croatia, the parliament, county prefects and assemblies, city and municipal mayors as well as city and municipal councils...
for April 1997; undertake other tasks, such as economic reconstruction.
UNTAES would monitor compliance of the parties with the agreement, respect for human rights and promote an atmosphere of confidence. Member States were also authorised to provide air support to protect UNTAES. It was requested that UNTAES co-operate with the Implementation Force
IFOR
The Implementation Force was a NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force in Bosnia and Herzegovina under a one-year mandate from 20 December 1995 to 20 December 1996 under the codename Operation Joint Endeavour. Its task was to implement the military Annexes of The General Framework Agreement for...
authorised in Resolution 1031
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1031
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1031, adopted unanimously on December 15, 1995, after recalling all previous resolutions on the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, the Council, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, discussed the transfer of authority from the United...
(1995) and for all states to co-operate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia or ICTY, is a...
established in Resolution 827
United Nations Security Council Resolution 827
United Nations Security Council Resolution 827, adopted unanimously on May 25, 1993, after reaffirming Resolution 713 and all subsequent resolutions on the topic of the former Yugoslavia, approved report S/25704 of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, with the Statute of the International...
(1993).
Finally, the resolution concluded by asking the Secretary-General to consider ways in which Croatia could contribute to the cost of UNTAES.
See also
- Bosnian WarBosnian WarThe Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
- Breakup of Yugoslavia
- Croatian War of IndependenceCroatian War of IndependenceThe Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1001 to 1100 (1995 – 1997)
- Yugoslav WarsYugoslav warsThe Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...
- United Nations Transitional Authority for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium
- Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia
- Joint Council of MunicipalitiesJoint Council of MunicipalitiesJoint Council of Municipalities is a body that aligns the interests of the Serb ethnic community in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia in the Osijek-Baranja and Vukovar-Syrmia County, coordinate the law and provides initiatives and proposals to the institutions of government,...