From: bk577@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jane Bires Jiumaleh)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: Somalia-UN Resolution 794
Date: 14 Dec 1992 05:30:52 GMT
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UNITED NATIONS Security Council
 
RESOLUTION 794 (1992)
 
Adopted by the Security Council at its 3145th  
meeting, on 3 December 1992
 
Following are excerpts from the Resolution for US
military intervention in Somalia.  This was sent to
me by 
Ambassador of United Kingdom Mission
David Hannay
845 Third Avenue
New York, NY   10022-6601
phone:  212-745-0200
fax     212-745-0316
 
THE SECURITY COUNCIL,
 
Reaffirming its resolutions 733 (1992) of 
23 January 1992, 746 (1992) of 7 March 1992, 751
(1992) of 24 April 1992, 767 (1992) of 27 July 1992,
and 775 (1992) of 28 August 1992,
 
Rocognizing the unique character of the present
situation in Somalia and mindful of its deteriorating,
complex and extraordinary nature, requiring an
immediate and exceptional response,
 
Determining that the magnitude of the human tragedy 
caused by the conflict in Somalia, further exacerbated 
by the obstacles being created to the distribution of
humanitarian assistance, constitutes a threat to 
international peace and security,
 
Gravely alarmed by the deterioration of the humanitarian
situation in Somalia and underlining the urgent need for
the quick delivery of humanitarian assistance in the
whole country,
 
Noting the efforts of the League of Arab States, the
Organization of African Unity, and in particular the
proposal made by its Chairman at the forty-seventh
regular session of the General Assembly for the
organization of an international conference on Somalia, 
and the Organization of the Islamic Conference and other
]regional agencies and arrangements to promote 
recomciliation and political settlement in Somalia and to 
address the humanitarian needs of the people of that
country,
 
Commending the ongoing efforts of the United Nations, its
specialized agencies and humanitarian organizations and
of non-governmental organization and of States to 
ensure delivery of humanitarian assistance in Somalia,
 
Responding to the urgent calls from Somalia for the 
international community to take measures to ensure the
delivery of humanitarian assistance in Somalia,
 
Expressing grave alarm at continuing reports of widespread 
violations of internation humanitarian law occurring
in Somalia, including reports of violence and threats of
violence against personnel participating lawfully in
impartial humanitarian relief activities; deliberate 
attacks on non-combatants, relief consignments and 
vehicles, and medical and relief facilities; and
impending the delivery of food and medical supplies
essential for the survival of the civililan population,
 
Dismayed by the continuation of conditions that impede 
the delivery of humanitarian supplies to destinations
within Somalia, and in particular reports of looting
of relief supplies destined for starving people, attacks
on the Pakistani UNOSOM contingent in Mogadishu,
 
Taking note with appreciation of the letters of the
Secretary-General of 24 November 1992, (s/24859) and of 
29 November 1992 (s/24868).
Sharing the Secretary-General's assessment that the 
situation in Somalia is intolerable and that it has
become necessary to review the basic premises and
principles of the United Nations effort in Somalia, and 
that UNOSOM's existing course would not in present 
circumstances be an adequate response to the tragedy in
Somalia,
 
Determined to establish as soon as possible the
necessary conditions for the delivery of humanitarian 
assistance wherever needed in Somalia, in donformity
with resolutions 751 (1992) and 767 (1992),
 
Noting the offer by Member States aimed at establishing a 
secure environment for humanitarian relief operations in 
Somalia as soon as possible
 
Determined further to restore peace, stability and law
and order with a view to facilitating the process of a 
political settlement under the auspices of the UNited
Nations, aimed at national reconciliation in Somalia,
and encouraging ther Secretary-General and his Special
Representative to continue and intensify their work at
the national and regional levels to promote these objectives,
 
Recognizing that the people of Somalia bear ultimate 
responsibility for national reconciliation and the
reconstruction of their own country,
 
1.  Reaffirms its demand that all parties, movements
and factions in Somalia immediately cease hostilities,
maintain a cease-fire throughout the country, and
cooperate with the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General as well as with the military forces to
be estblished pursuant to the authorization given in 
paragraph 10 below in order to promote the process of 
relief distribution, reconciliation and political
settlement in Somalia;
 
2.  Demands that all parties, movements and factions
in Somalia take all measures necessary to facilitate
the efforts to the United Nations, it's specialized 
agencies and humanitarian organizations to provide urgent
humanitarian assistance to the affected populations
in Somalia,
 
4.  Further demands that all parties, movements and 
factions inSomalia immediately cease and desist from 
all breaches of international humanitarian law
including from actions such as those described above;
 
5.  Strongly condemns all violations of international
humanitarian law occurring in somalis, including in
particular the deliberate impeding of the delivery of
food and medical supplies essential for the survival of
the civilian population, and affirms that those who
commit or order the commission of such acts will be held 
individually responsble in respect of such acts;
 
6.  Decides that the operations and the further
deployment of the 3,5000 personnel of the United Nations 
Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM) authorized bhy paragraph
3 of resolution 775 (1992) should proceed at the discretion of 
the Secretary-General in the light of his assessment of
conditions on the ground; and requests him to keep the
Council informed and to make such
recommendations as may be appropriate for the fulfilment 
of its mandate where conditions permit;
 
7.  Endorses the recommendation by the Secretary-General 
in his letter of 29 Novemver 1992 (s/24868) that action 
under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations
should be taken in order to establish a secure
environment for humanitarian relief operations insomalia
as soon as possible;
 
8.  Welcomes the offer by a Member State described in the 
Secretary-General's letter to the Council of 29 November 
1992 (s/24868) concerning the establishment of an operation 
to create such a secure environment;
 
9.  Welcomes also offers by other Member States to part-
icipate in that operation;
 
10.  Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the 
United Nations, authorizes the Secretary-General and Member 
States cooperating to implement the offer referred to in
paragraph 8 above to sue all necessary means to establish
as soon as possible a secure environment for
humanitarian relief operations in Somalia;
 
11.  Calls on all Member States which are in a position to
do so to rovide military forces and to ;make additional
contributions, in cash or in kind, in accordance with
paragraph 10 above and requests the Secretary-General to
establish a fund through which the contributions, where
appropriate, could be channelled to the States or operations
concernd;
 
12.  Authorizes the Secretary-General and the Member
States concerned to make the necessary arrangements for
the unified command and control of the forces involved, 
which will reflect the offer referred to in paragraph 8
above;
 
13.  Requests the Secretary-General and the Member
States acting under paragraph 10 above to establish appropriate 
mechanisms for coordination between the United Nations and 
their military forces;
 
14.  Decides to appoint an ad hoc commission composed of 
members of the Security Council to report to the Council
on the implementation of this resolution;
 
15.  Invites the Secretary-General to attach a small UNOSOM
liaison staff to the Field Headquarters of the unified command;
 
16.  Acting under Chapters VII and VIII of the Charter, 
calls upon States, nationally or through regional agencies
or arrangements, to use such neasures as may be necessary 
to ensure strict implement6ation of paragraph 5 or 
resolution 733 (1992);
 
17.  Requests all States, in particular those in the
region, to rivide appropriate support for the actions 
undertaken by States, nationally or through regional 
agencies or arrangements, pursuant to this and other 
relevant resolutions;
 
18.  Requests the Secretary-General and, as appropriate,
the States concerned to report to the Council on a regular
basis, the first such report to be made no later than
fifteen days after the adoption of this resolution, on the 
implementation of this resolution and the attainment of the
objective of establishing a secure environment so as to
enable the Council to make the necessary decision for a
prompt transition to continued peace-keeping operations;
 
19.  Requests the Secretary-General to submit a plan to the 
Council initially within fifteen days after the adoption of 
this resolution to ensure that UNOSOM will be able to fulfill
its mandate upon withdrawal of the unified connand;
 
20.  Invites the Secretary-General and his Special
Representative to continue their efforts to achieve a
political settlement in Somalia;
 
21.  Decides to remain actively seized to the matter.
 
Angie Hougas
McFarland, WI
Hougasa@wisplan.uwex.wisc.edu