Security Council resolution 787 (1992) [demanding that all forms of interference from outside Bosnia and Herzegovina cease immediately]
Symbol: S/RES/787(1992)
Date: 1992-11-16
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/47 [98] FORMER YUGOSLAVIA SITUATION
S/47 [105] BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA SITUATION
Subjects: UN. Commission of Experts Established pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Security Council Resolution 780 (1992)|UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 724 (1991) concerning Yugoslavia|UN Protection Force|International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia|INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA. MIXED MILITARY WORKING GROUP IN SARAJEVO.|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|SAFE AREAS|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|CONSTITUTIONS|BOUNDARIES|ETHNIC CLEANSING|BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA|SANCTIONS|ARMS EMBARGO|YUGOSLAVIA|INLAND WATER TRANSPORT|CARGO SHIPS|DANUBE RIVER|MARITIME TRANSPORT|BLOCKADE|SAFE AREAS|SARAJEVO (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|MILITARY PERSONNEL|COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY|EXPERTS|BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA SITUATION|FORMER YUGOSLAVIA SITUATION|COMMODITIES|PETROLEUM
Votes in favour: 13
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 2
Voting record:
country: AUSTRIA
vote: yes
country: BELGIUM
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: abstention
country: CAPE VERDE
vote: yes
country: ECUADOR
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: HUNGARY
vote: yes
country: INDIA
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: MOROCCO
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: VENEZUELA
vote: yes
country: ZIMBABWE
vote: abstention

RESOLUTION 787 (1992)

Adopted by the Security Council at its 3137th meeting,
on 16 November 1992

The Security Council,

Reaffirming its resolution 713 (1991) of 25 September 1991 and all
subsequent relevant resolutions,

Reaffirming its determination that the situation in the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina constitutes a threat to the peace, and reaffirming that
the provision of humanitarian assistance in the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina is an important element in the Security Council's effort to
restore peace and security in the region,

Deeply concerned at the threats to the territorial integrity of the
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which, as a State Member of the United
Nations, enjoys the rights provided for in the Charter of the United Nations,

Reaffirming also its full support for the International Conference on the
Former Yugoslavia as the framework within which an overall political
settlement of the crisis in the former Yugoslavia may be achieved, and for the
work of the Co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee of the Conference,

Recalling the decision by the International Conference on the Former
Yugoslavia to examine the possibility of promoting safe areas for humanitarian
purposes,

Recalling the commitments entered into by the parties and others
concerned within the framework of the International Conference on the Former
Yugoslavia,

Reiterating its call on all parties and others concerned to cooperate
fully with the Co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee,

Noting the progress made so far within the framework of the International
Conference, including the Joint Declarations signed at Geneva on
30 September 1992 1/ and 20 October 1992 2/ by the Presidents of the Republic
of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); the
Joint Statement made at Geneva on 19 October 1992 by the Presidents of the
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia and Montenegro); 3/ the Joint Communiqué issued on 1 November 1992 at
Zagreb by the Presidents of the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Bosnia
and Herzegovina; 4/ the establishment of the Mixed Military Working Group in
the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; and the production of a draft outline
constitution for the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5/

Noting with grave concern the report of the Special Rapporteur appointed
following a special session of the Commission on Human Rights to investigate
the human rights situation in the former Yugoslavia, which makes clear that
massive and systematic violations of human rights and grave violations of
international humanitarian law continue in the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina,

Welcoming the deployment of additional elements of the United Nations
Protection Force for the protection of humanitarian activities in the Republic
of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in accordance with its resolution 776 (1992) of
14 September 1992,

Deeply concerned about reports of continuing violations of the embargo
imposed by its resolutions 713 (1991) and 724 (1991) of 15 December 1991,

Deeply concerned also about reports of violations of the measures imposed
by its resolution 757 (1992) of 30 May 1992,

1. Calls upon the parties in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to
consider the draft outline constitution as a basis for negotiating a political
settlement of the conflict in that country and to continue negotiations for
constitutional arrangements on the basis of the draft outline, under the
auspices of the Co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee, these negotiations to
be held in continuous and uninterrupted session;

2. Reaffirms that any taking of territory by force or any practice of
“ethnic cleansing" is unlawful and unacceptable, and will not be permitted to
affect the outcome of the negotiations on constitutional arrangements for the
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and insists that all displaced persons be
enabled to return in peace to their former homes;

3. Strongly reaffirms its call on all parties and others concerned to
respect strictly the territorial integrity of the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, and affirms that any entities unilaterally declared or
arrangements imposed in contravention thereof will not be accepted;

4. Condemns the refusal of all parties in the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, in particular the Bosnian Serb paramilitary forces, to comply
with its previous resolutions, and demands that they and all other concerned
parties in the former Yugoslavia fulfil immediately their obligations under
those resolutions;

5. Demands that all forms of interference from outside the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, including infiltration into the country of irregular
units and personnel, cease immediately, and reaffirms its determination to
take measures against all parties and others concerned which fail to fulfil
the requirements of resolution 752 (1992) and its other relevant resolutions,
including the requirement that all forces, in particular elements of the
Croatian army, be withdrawn, or be subject to the authority of the Government
of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, or be disbanded or disarmed;

6. Calls upon all parties in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to
fulfil their commitments to put into effect an immediate cessation of
hostilities and to negotiate in the Mixed Military Working Group, continuously
and in uninterrupted session, to end the blockades of Sarajevo and other towns
and to demilitarize them, with heavy weapons under international supervision;

7. Condemns all violations of international humanitarian law, including
in particular the practice of “ethnic cleansing" and the deliberate impeding
of the delivery of food and medical supplies to the civilian population of the
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and reaffirms that those that commit or
order the commission of such acts will be held individually responsible in
respect of such acts;

8. Welcomes the establishment of the Commission of Experts provided for
in paragraph 2 of its resolution 780 (1992) of 6 October 1992, and requests
the Commission to pursue actively its investigations with regard to grave
breaches of the Geneva Conventions and other violations of international
humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia, in
particular the practice of "ethnic cleansing";

9. Decides, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations, in order to ensure that commodities and products transshipped through
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) are not diverted in
violation of resolution 757 (1992), to prohibit the transshipment of crude
oil, petroleum products, coal, energy-related equipment, iron, steel, other
metals, chemicals, rubber, tyres, vehicles, aircraft and motors of all types
unless such transshipment is specifically authorized on a case-by-case basis
by the Committee established by resolution 724 (1991) under its no-objection
procedure;

10. Further decides, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the
United Nations, that any vessel in which a majority or controlling interest is
held by a person or undertaking in or operating from the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) shall be considered, for the purpose of
implementation of the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, a vessel
of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) regardless of
the flag under which the vessel sails;

11. Calls upon all States to take all necessary steps to ensure that
none of their exports are diverted to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia and Montenegro) in violation of resolution 757 (1992);

12. Acting under Chapters VII and VIII of the Charter of the United
Nations, calls upon States, acting nationally or through regional agencies or
arrangements, to use such measures commensurate with the specific
circumstances as may be necessary under the authority of the Security Council
to halt all inward and outward maritime shipping in order to inspect and
verify their cargoes and destinations and to ensure strict implementation of
the provisions of resolutions 713 (1991) and 757 (1992);

13. Commends the efforts of those riparian States which are acting to
ensure compliance with resolutions 713 (1991) and 757 (1992) with respect to
shipments on the Danube, and reaffirms the responsibility of riparian States
to take necessary measures to ensure that shipping on the Danube is in
accordance with resolutions 713 (1991) and 757 (1992), including such measures
commensurate with the specific circumstances as may be necessary to halt such
shipping in order to inspect and verify their cargoes and destinations and to
ensure strict implementation of the provisions of resolutions 713 (1991) and
757 (1992);

14. Requests the States concerned, nationally or through regional
agencies or arrangements, to coordinate with the Secretary-General inter alia
on the submission of reports to the Security Council regarding actions taken
in pursuance of paragraphs 12 and 13 of the present resolution to facilitate
the monitoring of the implementation of the present resolution;

15. Requests all States to provide in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations such assistance as may be required by those States acting
nationally or through regional agencies and arrangements in pursuance of
paragraphs 12 and 13 of the present resolution;

16. Considers that, in order to facilitate the implementation of the
relevant Security Council resolutions, observers should be deployed on the
borders of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and requests the
Secretary-General to present to the Council as soon as possible his
recommendations on this matter;

17. Calls upon all international donors to contribute to the
humanitarian relief efforts in the former Yugoslavia, to support the United
Nations Consolidated Inter-Agency Programme of Action and Appeal for the
former Yugoslavia and to speed up the delivery of assistance under existing
pledges;

18. Calls upon all parties and others concerned to cooperate fully with
the humanitarian agencies and with the United Nations Protection Force to
ensure the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance to those in need of it,
and reiterates its demand that all parties and others concerned take the
necessary measures to ensure the safety of United Nations and other personnel
engaged in the delivery of humanitarian assistance;

19. Invites the Secretary-General, in consultation with the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other relevant international
humanitarian agencies, to study the possibility of and the requirements for
the promotion of safe areas for humanitarian purposes;

20. Expresses its appreciation for the report presented to the Council
by the Co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee of the International Conference
on the Former Yugoslavia, and requests the Secretary-General to continue to
keep the Council regularly informed of developments and of the work of the
Conference;

21. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter until a peaceful
solution is achieved.


1/ S/24476, annex.
2/ S/24704, annex.
3/ S/24702, annex.
4/ S/24748, annex.
5/ S/24795, annex VII.