United Nations Security Council resolution 721, adopted unanimously on 27 November 1991, after reaffirming
Resolution 713 (1991) on the situation in the
SFR Yugoslavia, the council strongly supported the efforts of the Secretary-General
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar and his Personal Envoy to help end the
outbreak of fighting in parts of the country, in the hope of establishing a
peacekeeping
Peacekeeping comprises activities, especially military ones, intended to create conditions that favor lasting peace. Research generally finds that peacekeeping reduces civilian and battlefield deaths, as well as reduces the risk of renewed w ...
mission.
The Council noted however, that the deployment of a peacekeeping mission cannot take place without the parties involved fully observing the
ceasefire agreements signed. The resolution also noted that the council will examine recommendations of the Secretary-General including the recommendation of establishing a possible peacekeeping mission in the country.
See also
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Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence) and (rarely) "War in Krajina" ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Рат у Крајини, Rat u Krajini) are used. was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croats, Croat forces loyal to the Governmen ...
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List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 701 to 800 (1991–1993)
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Slovenian Independence War
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United Nations Protection Force
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Yugoslav Wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related#Naimark, Naimark (2003), p. xvii. ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and Insurgency, insurgencies that took place from 1991 to 2001 in what had been the Socialist Federal Republic of ...
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List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions related to the conflicts in former Yugoslavia
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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