United Nations Security Council Resolution 1038
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
1038, adopted unanimously on January 15, 1996, after recalling previous resolutions on Croatia
including resolutions 779
(1992), 981
(1995) and 1025
(1995), the Council authorised the United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka
to continue monitoring the demilitarisation
in the Prevlaka peninsula
area of Croatia.
The Council noted an agreement whereby presidents of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro
) concerning demilitarisation and emphasised the contribution this had made to the decrease in tension in the region.
The observers would monitor the demilitarisation in the Prevlaka peninsula for a period of three months, and the Council would extend this period by a further three months upon receipt of a report by the Secretary-General. By March 15, 1996, the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
was requested to report to the Council on the situation in the region and progress made by the parties to resolve their differences and with regard to the possible extension of the mandate of the military observers. Finally, the observers and the Implementation Force
established in Resolution 1031
(1995) were urged to co-operate with one another.
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1038, 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 779
United Nations Security Council Resolution 779
United Nations Security Council Resolution 779, adopted unanimously on October 6, 1992, after reaffirming Resolution 743 and subsequent resolutions and noting a report by the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali submitted pursuant to resolutions 743 and 762 , the Council authorised the United...
(1992), 981
United Nations Security Council Resolution 981
United Nations Security Council Resolution 981, adopted unanimously on March 31, 1995, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation in the former Yugoslavia, the Council established the United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia for a period terminating November 30, 1995.The...
(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 authorised the United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka
United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka
UN Mission of Observers in Prevlaka was established on 15 January 1996 in Security Council Resolution 1038 as a peacekeeping mission to monitor the demilitarization of the disputed Prevlaka peninsula by carrying out daily foot and vehicle patrols on both sides of the border between Croatia and...
to continue monitoring the demilitarisation
Demilitarisation
Demilitarisation or demilitarization is the reduction of a nation's army, weapons, or military vehicles to an agreed minimum. Demilitarisation is usually the result of a peace treaty ending a war or a major conflict....
in the Prevlaka peninsula
Prevlaka
Prevlaka is a small peninsula in southern Croatia, at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor in the eastern Adriatic. The word prevlaka means portage. The cape Oštro, located at the tip of the peninsula, is the southernmost point of mainland in Croatia....
area of Croatia.
The Council noted an agreement whereby presidents of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
) concerning demilitarisation and emphasised the contribution this had made to the decrease in tension in the region.
The observers would monitor the demilitarisation in the Prevlaka peninsula for a period of three months, and the Council would extend this period by a further three months upon receipt of a report by the Secretary-General. By March 15, 1996, 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 requested to report to the Council on the situation in the region and progress made by the parties to resolve their differences and with regard to the possible extension of the mandate of the military observers. Finally, the observers and 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...
established 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) were urged to co-operate with one another.
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...