Adopted by the Security Council at its 3607th meeting, on 15
December 1995
The Security Council,
Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions concerning
the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia,
Reaffirming its commitment to a negotiated political settlement
of the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, preserving the territorial
integrity of all States there within their internationally recognized
borders,
Welcoming the signing on 14 December 1995 at the Paris
Peace Conference of the General Framework Agreement for Peace
in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Annexes thereto (collectively
the Peace Agreement, S/1995/999, annex) by the Republic of Bosnia
and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia and the other parties thereto,
Welcoming also the Dayton Agreement on implementing the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina of 10 November 1995 (S/1995/1021,
annex),
Welcoming further the conclusions of the Peace Implementation
Conference held in London on 8 and 9 December 1995 (the London
Conference) (S/1995/1029), and in particular its decision to establish
a Peace Implementation Council and its Steering Board as referred
to in those conclusions,
Paying tribute to the International Conference on the Former
Yugoslavia (ICFY) for its efforts aimed at achieving a peace settlement
and taking note of the decision of the London Conference that
the Peace Implementation Council will subsume the ICFY,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of
13 December 1995 (S/1995/1031),
Determining that the situation in the region continues
to constitute a threat to international peace and security,
Determined to promote the peaceful resolution of the conflicts
in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter
of the United Nations,
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
1. Welcomes and supports the Peace Agreement and calls
upon the parties to fulfil in good faith the commitments entered
into in that Agreement;
2. Expresses its intention to keep the implementation of
the Peace Agreement under review;
3. Welcomes the progress made towards mutual recognition
among the successor States to the former Socialist Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia, within their internationally recognized borders;
4. Reaffirms its resolutions concerning compliance with
international humanitarian law in the former Yugoslavia, reaffirms
also that all States shall cooperate fully with the International
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and its organs in accordance
with the provisions of resolution 827 (1993) of 25 May 1993 and
the Statute of the International Tribunal, and shall comply with
requests for assistance or orders issued by a Trial Chamber under
article 29 of the Statute, and calls upon them to allow the establishment
of offices of the Tribunal;
5. Recognizes that the parties shall cooperate fully with
all entities involved in implementation of the peace settlement,
as described in the Peace Agreement, or which are otherwise authorized
by the Security Council, including the International Tribunal
for the Former Yugoslavia, and that the parties have in particular
authorized the multinational force referred to in paragraph 14
below to take such actions as required, including the use of necessary
force, to ensure compliance with Annex 1-A of the Peace Agreement;
6. Welcomes the agreement by the Organization for Security
and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to adopt and put in place a programme
of elections for Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the request of the
parties to Annex 3 of the Peace Agreement;
7. Welcomes also the parties' commitment, as specified
in the Peace Agreement, to securing to all persons within their
jurisdiction the highest level of internationally recognized human
rights and fundamental freedoms, stresses that compliance with
this commitment is of vital importance in achieving a lasting
peace, and welcomes the invitation by the parties to the United
Nations Commission on Human Rights, the OSCE, the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights and other intergovernmental
or regional human rights missions or organizations to monitor
closely the human rights situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
8. Welcomes further the parties' commitment to the right
of all refugees and displaced persons freely to return to their
homes of origin in safety, notes the leading humanitarian role
which has been given by the Peace Agreement to the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees, in coordination with other agencies
involved and under the authority of the Secretary-General, in
assisting with the repatriation and relief of refugees and displaced
persons, and stresses the importance of repatriation being phased,
gradual and orderly;
9. Emphasizes the importance of the creation of conditions
conducive to the reconstruction and development of Bosnia and
Herzegovina and encourages Member States to provide assistance
for the programme of reconstruction in that country;
10. Underlines the relationship, as described in the conclusions
of the London Conference, between the fulfilment by the parties
of their commitments in the Peace Agreement and the readiness
of the international community to commit financial resources for
reconstruction and development;
11. Welcomes the agreement of the parties to Annex 1-B
of the Peace Agreement that establishment of progressive measures
for regional stability and arms control is essential to creating
a stable peace in the region, emphasizes the importance of all
Member States supporting their efforts to this end, and supports
the OSCE's commitment to assist the parties with the negotiation
and implementation of such measures;
12. Welcomes the willingness of the Member States acting
through or in cooperation with the organization referred to in
Annex 1-A of the Peace Agreement to assist the parties to the
Peace Agreement by deploying a multinational implementation force;
13. Notes the invitation of the parties to the international
community to send to the region for a period of approximately
one year a multinational implementation force to assist in implementation
of the territorial and other militarily related provisions of
Annex 1-A of the Peace Agreement;
14. Authorizes the Member States acting through or in cooperation
with the organization referred to in Annex 1-A of the Peace Agreement
to establish a multinational implementation force (IFOR) under
unified command and control in order to fulfil the role specified
in Annex 1-A and Annex 2 of the Peace Agreement;
15. Authorizes the Member States acting under paragraph
14 above to take all necessary measures to effect the implementation
of and to ensure compliance with Annex 1-A of the Peace Agreement,
stresses that the parties shall be held equally responsible for
compliance with that Annex, and shall be equally subject to such
enforcement action by IFOR as may be necessary to ensure implementation
of that Annex and the protection of IFOR, and takes note that
the parties have consented to IFOR's taking such measures;
16. Authorizes the Member States acting under paragraph
14 above, in accordance with Annex 1-A of the Peace Agreement,
to take all necessary measures to ensure compliance with the rules
and procedures, to be established by the Commander of IFOR, governing
command and control of airspace over Bosnia and Herzegovina with
respect to all civilian and military air traffic;
17. Authorizes Member States to take all necessary measures,
at the request of IFOR, either in defence of IFOR or to assist
the force in carrying out its mission, and recognizes the right
of the force to take all necessary measures to defend itself from
attack or threat of attack;
18. Demands that the parties respect the security and freedom
of movement of IFOR and other international personnel;
19. Decides that, with effect from the day on which the
Secretary- General reports to the Council that the transfer of
authority from the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR)
to IFOR has taken place, the authority to take certain measures
conferred upon States by resolutions 770 (1992) of 13 August 1992,
781 (1992) of 9 October 1992, 816 (1993) of 31 March 1993, 836
(1993) of 4 June 1993, 844 (1993) of 18 June 1993 and 958 (1994)
of 19 November 1994 shall be terminated, and that the provisions
of resolution 824 (1993) of 6 May 1993 and subsequent resolutions
regarding safe areas shall also be terminated from the same date;
20. Requests the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to
cooperate with the IFOR Commander to ensure the effective management
of the airports in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the light of the
responsibilities conferred on IFOR by Annex 1-A of the Peace Agreement
with regard to the airspace of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
21. Decides, with a view to terminating the authorization
granted in paragraphs 14 to 17 above one year after the transfer
of authority from UNPROFOR to IFOR, to review by that date and
to take a decision whether that authorization should continue,
based upon the recommendations from the States participating in
IFOR and from the High Representative through the SecretaryGeneral;
22. Decides also that the embargo imposed by resolution
713 (1991) of 25 September 1991 shall not apply to weapons and
military equipment destined for the sole use of the Member States
acting under paragraph 14 above, or of international police forces;
23. Invites all States, in particular those in the region,
to provide appropriate support and facilities, including transit
facilities, for the Member States acting under paragraph 14 above;
24. Welcomes the conclusion of the agreements concerning
the status of forces as referred to in Appendix B to Annex 1-A
of the Peace Agreement, and demands that the parties comply fully
with those agreements;
25. Requests the Member States acting through or in cooperation
with the organization referred to in Annex 1-A of the Peace Agreement
to report to the Council, through the appropriate channels and
at least at monthly intervals, the first such report be made not
later than 10 days following the adoption of this resolution;
26. Endorses the establishment of a High Representative,
following the request of the parties, who, in accordance with
Annex 10 on the civilian implementation of the Peace Agreement,
will monitor the implementation of the Peace Agreement and mobilize
and, as appropriate, give guidance to, and coordinate the activities
of, the civilian organizations and agencies involved, and agrees
the designation of Mr. Carl Bildt as High Representative;
27. Confirms that the High Representative is the final
authority in theatre regarding interpretation of Annex 10 on the
civilian implementation of the Peace Agreement;
28. Decides that all States concerned, and in particular
those where the High Representative establishes offices, shall
ensure that the High Representative enjoys such legal capacity
as may be necessary for the exercise of his functions, including
the capacity to contract and to acquire and dispose of real and
personal property;
29. Notes that close cooperation between IFOR, the High
Representative and the agencies will be vital to ensure successful
implementation;
30. Affirms the need for the implementation of the Peace
Agreement in its entirety and, in this context, stresses the importance
it attaches to the urgent implementation of Annex 11 of the Peace
Agreement, decides to act expeditiously on the report of the Secretary-General
recommending the establishment of a United Nations Civilian Police
Force with the tasks set out in that Annex, together with a civilian
office with the responsibilities described in the report of the
Secretary-General, and further decides that in the interim civilian
police, de-mining, civil affairs and other personnel that might
be required to carry out the tasks described in that report shall
continue in theatre, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs
33 and 34 below;
31. Stresses the need for early action in Sarajevo to create
confidence between the communities and to this end requests the
Secretary-General to ensure the early redeployment of elements
of United Nations civilian police from the Republic of Croatia
to Sarajevo;
32. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Council
reports from the High Representative, in accordance with Annex
10 of the Peace Agreement and the conclusions of the London Conference,
on the implementation of the Peace Agreement;
33. Decides that the mandate of UNPROFOR shall terminate
on the date on which the Secretary-General reports to the Council
that the transfer of authority from UNPROFOR to IFOR has taken
place;
34. Approves the arrangements set out in the report of
the SecretaryGeneral on the withdrawal of UNPROFOR and headquarters
elements from the United Nations Peace Force (UNPF), including
the arrangements for the command and control of UNPROFOR following
the transfer of authority from it to IFOR;
35. Expresses its warmest appreciation to all UNPROFOR
personnel, who have served the cause of peace in the former Yugoslavia,
and pays tribute to those who have given their lives and those
who have suffered serious injuries in that service;
36. Authorizes the Member States acting under paragraph
14 above to use all necessary means to assist in the withdrawal
of UNPROFOR;
37. Calls upon the parties to ensure the safety and security
of UNPROFOR and confirms that UNPROFOR will continue to enjoy
all existing privileges and immunities, including during the period
of withdrawal;
38. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council
when the withdrawal of UNPROFOR is complete;
39. Recognizes the unique, extraordinary and complex
character of the present situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
requiring an exceptional response;
40. Decides to remain seized of the matter.