United Nations Security Council Resolution 770
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
770, adopted on August 13, 1992, after reaffirming previous resolutions on the topic, including Resolution 743
(1992), Resolution 749
(1992), Resolution 761
(1992) and Resolution 764
(1992), the Council recognised the humanitarian situation in Sarajevo
and other areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
After determining the situation constituted a threat to international peace and security, the resolution was to be passed under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
, the first resolution invoking Chapter VII on the case of the former Yugoslavia
. The Council demanded that all parties and others concerned in Bosnia and Herzegovina stop the fighting immediately, urging unimpeded and continuous access to all camps, prisons and detention centres for the International Committee of the Red Cross
. It also called upon Member States, nationally or through international agencies, to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid
to Sarajevo and others areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina, further requiring them to report to the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
on the measures they have taken.
The resolution requested the Secretary-General to keep the situation under review to consider possible new measures to ensure the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian supplies, demanding all parties to guarantee the safety of United Nations and other humanitarian workers in the country.
Resolution 770 was adopted by twelve votes to none, with three abstention
s from China
, India
and Zimbabwe
.
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770, adopted on August 13, 1992, after reaffirming previous resolutions on the topic, including Resolution 743
United Nations Security Council Resolution 743
United Nations Security Council Resolution 743, adopted unanimously on February 21, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 , 727 and 740 , and considering that the situation in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia constitutes a threat to international peace and stability, the...
(1992), Resolution 749
United Nations Security Council Resolution 749
United Nations Security Council Resolution 749, adopted unanimously on April 7, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 , 727 , 740 and 743 , the Council approved of a report by the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali and decided to authorise the earliest possible deployment of the...
(1992), Resolution 761
United Nations Security Council Resolution 761
United Nations Security Council Resolution 761, adopted unanimously on June 29, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 , 727 , 740 743 , 749 , 752 , 757 , 758 and 760 , the Council authorised the Secretary-General to immediately deploy additional elements of the United Nations...
(1992) and Resolution 764
United Nations Security Council Resolution 764
United Nations Security Council Resolution 764, adopted unanimously on July 13, 1992, after reaffirming previous resolutions on the topic, the Council noted the violations of the agreement concerning Sarajevo International Airport which established a security corridor and demanded withdrawal of...
(1992), the Council recognised the humanitarian situation in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
and other areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
.
After determining the situation constituted a threat to international peace and security, the resolution was to be passed 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...
, the first resolution invoking Chapter VII on the case of 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....
. The Council demanded that all parties and others concerned in Bosnia and Herzegovina stop the fighting immediately, urging unimpeded and continuous access to all camps, prisons and detention centres for the International Committee of the Red Cross
International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. States parties to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005, have given the ICRC a mandate to protect the victims of international and...
. It also called upon Member States, nationally or through international agencies, to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid
Humanitarian aid
Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises including natural disaster and man-made disaster. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity...
to Sarajevo and others areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina, further requiring them to report to 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...
on the measures they have taken.
The resolution requested the Secretary-General to keep the situation under review to consider possible new measures to ensure the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian supplies, demanding all parties to guarantee the safety of United Nations and other humanitarian workers in the country.
Resolution 770 was adopted by twelve votes to none, with three abstention
Abstention
Abstention is a term in election procedure for when a participant in a vote either does not go to vote or, in parliamentary procedure, is present during the vote, but does not cast a ballot. Abstention must be contrasted with "blank vote", in which a voter casts a ballot willfully made invalid by...
s from China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
.
See also
- Breakup of Yugoslavia
- 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...
- 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 701 to 800 (1991 – 1993)
- Slovenian Independence War
- 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...