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Draft Resolution Vetoed by the Russian Federation

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on 2 December 1994


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,

Concernedabout 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;

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.


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