United Nations Security Council Resolution 840
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Security Council Resolution
840, adopted unanimously on June 15, 1993, after recalling resolutions 668
(1990), 745
(1992), 810
(1993), 826
(1993), 835
(1993) and other relevant resolutions, the Council endorsed the results of recent elections in Cambodia
.
Tributes were paid to the former King Norodom Sihanouk
for his leadership of the Supreme National Council and to the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
(UNTAC) and Yasushi Akashi
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for their efforts during the electoral process, which had been declared free and fair.
The Council called upon all political parties to fully respect the results of the elections and to co-operate during the transition process in order to maintain stability and promote national reconciliation. Support was given to the newly elected constituent assembly which had begun its work of drawing up a constitution
, of which the constituent assembly would transform itself into a legislative assembly.
The Secretary-General, Boutros Boutros-Ghali
, was requested to report back by mid-July 1993 on his recommendations for the possible role the United Nations and its agencies might play after the end of the mandate of UNTAC according to the Paris Agreements.
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840, adopted unanimously on June 15, 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), 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), 826
United Nations Security Council Resolution 826
United Nations Security Council Resolution 826, adopted unanimously on May 20, 1993, after recalling resolutions 668 , 745 and 810 , the Council supported the five million Cambodians who registered to vote despite violence and intimidation and discussed further preparations for the upcoming...
(1993), 835
United Nations Security Council Resolution 835
United Nations Security Council Resolution 835, adopted unanimously on June 2, 1993, after recalling resolutions 668 , 745 , 810 , 826 and other relevant resolutions, the Council expressed appreciation for the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia in the aftermath of recent elections...
(1993) and other relevant resolutions, the Council endorsed the results of recent elections in 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...
.
Tributes were paid to the former King Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni...
for his leadership of the Supreme National Council and to 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) and Yasushi Akashi
Yasushi Akashi
Yasushi Akashi is a senior Japanese diplomat and United Nations administrator. Akashi graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tokyo in 1954, studied as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Virginia, and later at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for their efforts during the electoral process, which had been declared free and fair.
The Council called upon all political parties to fully respect the results of the elections and to co-operate during the transition process in order to maintain stability and promote national reconciliation. Support was given to the newly elected constituent assembly which had begun its work of drawing up a constitution
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
, of which the constituent assembly would transform itself into a legislative assembly.
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 back by mid-July 1993 on his recommendations for the possible role the United Nations and its agencies might play after the end of the mandate of UNTAC according to the Paris Agreements.
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