United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/1994/1358
Date: 1994-12-02 (meeting 3475)
Agenda: The situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vetoed by: RUSSIA/USSR

UNITED
NATIONS
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Security Council
Distr.
GENERAL
S/1994/1358
2 December 1994
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Djibouti, Egypt, Nigeria,
Oman, Pakistan, Rwanda and Turkey: draft resolution
The Security Council,
Concerned about the continuing threat to international peace and security
by the conflict in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and by the situation
in the United Nations Protected Areas (UNPAs) in the Republic of Croatia,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General dated 2 November 1994
(S/1994/1246),
Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions concerning the area of the
former Yugoslavia, in particular resolution 820 (1993),
Deploring the continued denial of humanitarian assistance to the Bihac
region in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the continuous blocking of
humanitarian convoys, including those of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR), designated for the Bihac region, on access routes through
territories controlled by the Bosnian Serb forces within the Republic of Bosnia
and Herzegovina and local Serb paramilitary forces within the Republic of
Croatia,
Gravely concerned by the military activities by the local Serb paramilitary
forces in the UNPAS on the territory of the Republic of Croatia against the
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and, in particular, the Bihac safe area,
Determined to ensure full respect for the sovereignty and territorial
integrity of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia,
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
1. Reconfirms that the requirements of all relevant Security Council
resolutions, including, in particular, paragraph 12 of resolution 820 (1993) and
resolution 943 (1994), shall be strictly applied in respect of all goods
crossing the border between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro) and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including goods destined
for the UNPAS in the Republic of Croatia;
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S/1994/1358
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2. Demands also that the provisions of paragraph 12 of Security Council
resolution 820 (1993) be applied strictly and in full on the international
border between the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia and Montenegro), and on the international border between the Republic of
Croatia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in regard to the import,
export, and transshipment of all commodities with the exception of essential
humanitarian supplies, including medical supplies and foodstuffs distributed by
international humanitarian agencies;

3. Emphasizes the importance of a continuous and unimpeded flow of
humanitarian assistance to all the areas of the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina where such help is needed;

4. Calls upon all parties and others concerned to ensure UNHCR and United
Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) personnel safety and unimpeded access
throughout the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia in
the performance of their mandate;

5. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.


Voting result: 13 yes, 1 no, 1 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Argentina
vote: Y
country: Brazil
vote: Y
country: Czech Republic
vote: Y
country: Djibouti
vote: Y
country: France
vote: Y
country: New Zealand
vote: Y
country: Nigeria
vote: Y
country: Oman
vote: Y
country: Pakistan
vote: Y
country: Rwanda
vote: Y
country: Spain
vote: Y
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: Y
country: Russian Federation
vote: N
country: China
vote: A