United Nations Security Council resolution 861, adopted unanimously on 27 August 1993, after recalling Resolution 841 (1993) and welcoming an agreement between the

President of Haiti The president of Haiti ( ht, Prezidan peyi Ayiti, french: Président d'Haïti), officially called the president of the Republic of Haiti (french: link=no, Président de la République d'Haïti, ht, link=no, Prezidan Repiblik Ayiti), is the head ...

and the commander-in-chief of the

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, the council, acting under

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, suspended

international sanctions International sanctions are political and economic decisions that are part of diplomatic efforts by countries, multilateral or regional organizations against states or organizations either to protect national security interests, or to protect in ...

against

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. At the same time, the sanctions would be reimposed if at any point the council is informed by the

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that the parties to the agreement or any other authorities in Haiti had not complied in good faith with the agreement. All measures would be reviewed with a view to lifting them definitively when the secretary-general, having regard for the views of the

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, informed the security council that all parties have fully implemented the agreement. The agreement would not be fully implemented which led the Security Council to reimpose sanctions in Resolution 875.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{UNSCR 1993 0861 1993 in Haiti 0861 United Nations Security Council sanctions regimes August 1993 events

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