Decision 1 (42) on certain States of the former Yugoslavia : Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia. 19/03/93.
A/48/18,pg.113. (Decision)

Convention Abbreviation: CERD
Decisions Adopted by the Committee at the Forty-Second Session

A. Decisions

1 (42) Further information requested from certain States of the former Yugoslavia

1. The Committee expresses its grave concern over the ongoing ethnic conflict in the territory of the former Yugoslavia.

2. The Committee requests the Government of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and the Government of the Republic of Croatia to submit, in accordance with article 9, paragraph 1, of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, further information on the implementation of the Convention. This information should be submitted as soon as possible and no later than 31 July 1993.

3. The Committee encourages the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to confirm to the Secretary-General, as depositary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, that it continues to be bound by the obligations under that Convention. If the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina proceeds accordingly, the Committee requests it to submit information by 31 July 1993 on the implementation of the Convention.

4. The Committee decides to examine the situation in the territory of the former Yugoslavia in regard to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination at its forty-third session to be held in August 1993. In accordance with rule 64 of its rules of procedure, the Committee invites representatives of the States concerned to be present at the examination.

983rd meeting
19 March 1993