United Nations Security Council resolution 749, adopted unanimously on 7 April 1992, after reaffirming resolutions

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(1991),

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(1991),

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(1991), 727 (1992),

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(1992) and

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(1992), the Council approved of a report by the Secretary-General

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and decided to authorise the earliest possible deployment of the

United Nations Protection Force The United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR; also known by its French acronym FORPRONU: ''Force de Protection des Nations Unies'') was the first United Nations peacekeeping force in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav War ...

(UNPROFOR) in the

former Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yu ...

. Noting the continuous daily violations of the

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, the Council called on all parties to ensure the safety and

freedom of movement Freedom of movement, mobility rights, or the right to travel is a human rights concept encompassing the right of individuals to travel from place to place within the territory of a country,Jérémiee Gilbert, ''Nomadic Peoples and Human Rights' ...

of the Force and urged all parties to help offset the costs of it to secure the most effective and cost-efficient operation as possible. It also urged co-operation of those in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

with the efforts of the

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, urging all parties to refrain from where UNPROFOR will be based. Despite being fully authorised in Resolution 749, UNPROFOR was not fully deployed until May–June 1992. The passing of the current resolution also occurred on the same day many

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recognised the independence of

, Croatia and

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{UNSCR 1992 0749 0749 1992 in Yugoslavia 1992 in Croatia 1992 in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992 in Slovenia 0749 April 1992 events

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