Forty-ninth session
Agenda item 148
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the relevant principles of the Charter of the
United Nations and, in particular, the principle of inadmissibility
of the acquisition of territory through the use of force,
Stressing the importance of efforts to restore peace in
the entire territory of the Republic of Croatia as well as to
preserve its territorial integrity within the internationally
recognized borders, and emphasizing in this regard that the territories
comprising the United Nations Protected Areas are integral parts
of the territory of the Republic of Croatia,
Alarmed and concerned by the fact that the ongoing situation
in the Serbian-controlled parts of Croatia is de facto allowing
and promoting a state of occupation of parts of the sovereign
Croatian territory, and thus seriously jeopardizing the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of the Republic of Croatia,
Rejecting the odious policies and practices of ethnic cleansing
and their consequences, and all other violations of international
humanitarian law,
Emphasizing that the Serbian-controlled territories of
Croatia must be peacefully reintegrated into the rest of the country,
under the close supervision of the international community,
Stressing the importance of the mutual recognition of the
international borders by all States in the region of the former
Yugoslavia, and recalling all relevant Security Council resolutions
on this matter,
1. Expresses its commitment to ensure respect for the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of the Republic of Croatia;
2. Calls upon all parties and, in particular, the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), to comply fully
with all Security Council resolutions regarding the situation
in Croatia, and to respect strictly its territorial integrity,
and in this regard concludes that their activities aimed at achieving
the integration of the occupied territories of Croatia into the
administrative, military, educational, transportation and communication
systems of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
are illegal, null and void, and must cease immediately;
3. Requests the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia
and Montenegro) to cease immediately any military and logistic
support to the self-proclaimed authorities in the Serbian-controlled
parts of Croatia;
4. Strongly condemns the Serbian self-proclaimed authorities
in the Serbian-controlled territories of Croatia for their militant
actions that have resulted in ethnic cleansing of the United Nations
Protected Areas, and for their constant refusal to comply with
the relevant Security Council resolutions;
5. Reaffirms its support for the principle that all statements
or commitments in the Serbian-controlled parts of Croatia made
under duress, particularly those regarding land and property,
are wholly null and void;
6. Reaffirms the right of all refugees and displaced persons
from the area of the former Yugoslavia to return voluntarily to
their homes safely and with dignity, with the assistance of the
international community, and in this regard notes that the 1991
census is the basis for defining the population structure of the
Republic of Croatia;
7. Urges the restoration of the authority of the Republic
of Croatia in its entire territory and urges also the utmost respect
for human and minority rights in the territory of Croatia, including
the right to autonomy in accordance with the Constitution of the
Republic of Croatia and established international standards, and
for efforts to achieve a political solution within the framework
of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia;
8. Calls for mutual recognition between the Republic of
Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
within their existing internationally recognized borders;
9. Commends the persistent efforts of the United Nations
Protection Force in performing its duties in the territory of
the Republic of Croatia, and in this regard emphasizes the importance
of its role for the overall peace process and for the success
of the peaceful reintegration of Serbian- controlled territories
of Croatia;
10. Also calls for full respect of the cease-fire agreements
in the territory of Croatia, and urges the resumption of direct
negotiations in close cooperation with the International Conference
on the Former Yugoslavia;
11. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General
Assembly at its fiftieth session a comprehensive report on the
implementation of the present resolution.
83rd plenary meeting
9 December 1994