United Nations Security Council Resolution 826
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Security Council Resolution
826, adopted unanimously on May 20, 1993, after recalling resolutions 668
(1990), 745
(1992) and 810
(1993), the Council supported the five million Cambodia
ns who registered to vote despite violence and intimidation and discussed further preparations for the upcoming elections.
Approving a report by the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
, the Council expressed support for the preparations by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
(UNTAC), demanding all parties abide by the Paris Agreements and co-operate with UNTAC. It also condemned non-cooperation with the Paris Agreements and interference and attacks on UNTAC personnel, expressing support for the latters measures taken to protect its personnel.
Support was given to the efforts of UNTAC in preparation for the elections, calling on it to ensure a neutral political environment conducive to the holding of free and fair elections and announcing its intention to endorse the results of the election provided they are free and fair. The resolution also warned that a failure of any of the parties to comply with their obligations would result in further measures from the Council, realising that they have full responsibility to implement the Paris Agreements.
The resolution concluded by requesting the Secretary-General to report on the holding and results of the election, the conduct of the parties and any new measures if necessary to ensure compliance by the parties.
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826, adopted unanimously on May 20, 1993, after recalling resolutions 668
United Nations Security Council Resolution 668
United Nations Security Council Resolution 668, adopted unanimously on September 20, 1990, after noting the ongoing political discussions and efforts regarding a just and lasting peaceful situation in Cambodia, the Council endorsed the political framework that would enable the Cambodian people to...
(1990), 745
United Nations Security Council Resolution 745
United Nations Security Council Resolution 745, adopted unanimously on February 28, 1992, after recalling resolutions 668 , 717 , 718 and 728 , the Council, after examining a report by the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on February 19, 1992, authorised the establishment of the United...
(1992) and 810
United Nations Security Council Resolution 810
United Nations Security Council Resolution 810, adopted unanimously on March 8, 1993, after recalling resolutions 668 and 745 , the Council, after deploring continuing political violence in Cambodia in violation of the Paris Agreements as well as attacks and detention of members of the United...
(1993), the Council supported the five million Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
ns who registered to vote despite violence and intimidation and discussed further preparations for the upcoming elections.
Approving a report by 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...
, the Council expressed support for the preparations by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
The United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia was a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Cambodia in 1992–93. It was also the first occasion on which the UN had taken over the administration of an independent state, organized and run an election , had its own radio station and jail,...
(UNTAC), demanding all parties abide by the Paris Agreements and co-operate with UNTAC. It also condemned non-cooperation with the Paris Agreements and interference and attacks on UNTAC personnel, expressing support for the latters measures taken to protect its personnel.
Support was given to the efforts of UNTAC in preparation for the elections, calling on it to ensure a neutral political environment conducive to the holding of free and fair elections and announcing its intention to endorse the results of the election provided they are free and fair. The resolution also warned that a failure of any of the parties to comply with their obligations would result in further measures from the Council, realising that they have full responsibility to implement the Paris Agreements.
The resolution concluded by requesting the Secretary-General to report on the holding and results of the election, the conduct of the parties and any new measures if necessary to ensure compliance by the parties.
See also
- Elections in CambodiaElections in CambodiaCambodia elects on national level a legislature. Parliament has two chambers.The National Assembly of Cambodia has 123 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation...
- History of CambodiaHistory of Cambodia- Prehistory and early history :Carbon 14 dating of a cave at Laang Spean in northwest Cambodia reveals people who made pots were living in Cambodia as early as 4200 BCE . Further archaeological evidence indicates that other parts of the region now called Cambodia were inhabited from around...
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 801 to 900 (1993 – 1994)
- Modern CambodiaModern CambodiaAfter the fall of the Pol Pot regime of Democratic Kampuchea, Cambodia was under Vietnamese occupation and a pro-Hanoi government, the People's Republic of Kampuchea was established...
- Transition of the People's Republic of Kampuchea to Cambodia