United Nations Security Council Resolution 860
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Security Council Resolution
860, adopted unanimously on August 27, 1993, after recalling resolutions 668
(1990), 745
(1992), 840
(1993) and other relevant resolutions on Cambodia
, the Council confirmed plans for the withdrawal of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
(UNTAC).
Tributes were paid to the former King Norodom Sihanouk
for helping to achieving peace, stability and genuine national reconciliation in the country. The Council recalled that in the Paris Agreements the transitional period would end when the elected Constituent Assembly
approved a constitution and transformed itself into a legislative assembly and government. It also noted the request of the Cambodian interim joint administration to maintain UNTAC's mandate until a new government had been formed.
The Council stressed the importance of completing a constitution in accordance with the Paris Agreements, confirming that UNTAC's functions would end upon the creation of a new government in September 1993. It concluded by deciding that the period of withdrawal would end by November 15, 1993, in order to ensure a safe and orderly withdrawal of the military component of UNTAC.
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860, adopted unanimously on August 27, 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), 840
United Nations Security Council Resolution 840
United Nations Security Council Resolution 840, adopted unanimously on June 15, 1993, after recalling resolutions 668 , 745 , 810 , 826 , 835 and other relevant resolutions, the Council endorsed the results of recent elections in Cambodia.Tributes were paid to the former King Norodom Sihanouk for...
(1993) and other relevant resolutions on 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...
, the Council confirmed plans for the withdrawal of 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).
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 helping to achieving peace, stability and genuine national reconciliation in the country. The Council recalled that in the Paris Agreements the transitional period would end when the elected Constituent Assembly
Constituent assembly
A constituent assembly is a body composed for the purpose of drafting or adopting a constitution...
approved a constitution and transformed itself into a legislative assembly and government. It also noted the request of the Cambodian interim joint administration to maintain UNTAC's mandate until a new government had been formed.
The Council stressed the importance of completing a constitution in accordance with the Paris Agreements, confirming that UNTAC's functions would end upon the creation of a new government in September 1993. It concluded by deciding that the period of withdrawal would end by November 15, 1993, in order to ensure a safe and orderly withdrawal of the military component of UNTAC.
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