United Nations Security Council resolution 1491, adopted unanimously on 11 July 2003, after recalling resolutions
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(2002) on the conflicts in the
former Yugoslavia, the Council extended the mandate of the
Stabilisation Force (SFOR) in
Bosnia and Herzegovina for a further period of twelve months.
Resolution
Observations
The Security Council emphasised the importance of the implementation of the
Dayton Agreement (General Framework Agreement) and welcomed contributions from SFOR, the
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and other international organisations. The situation continued to constitute a threat to peace and security and the council was determined to promote a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Acts
Acting under
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military an ...
, the Council reminded the parties to the Dayton Agreement of their responsibility to implement the agreement. It emphasised the role of the
High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina to monitor its implementation. It also attached importance to co-operation with the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was a body of the United Nations that was established to prosecute the war crimes that had been committed during the Yugoslav Wars and to try their perpetrators. The tribunal ...
.
The Security Council commended the countries participating in SFOR and authorised them to continue their operations for an additional twelve months; it would be extended beyond this date if warranted by the situation in the country. It also authorised the use of necessary measures, including that of the use of force and
self-defense, to ensure compliance with the agreements and 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 SFOR personnel.
Countries were urged to provide training, equipment and support to local police forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Secretary-General
Kofi Annan was requested to submit reports from the
High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The resolution further welcomed the deployment of the
European Union's
Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1 January 2003, which had succeeded the
United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
See also
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Bosnian War
The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...
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Dayton Agreement
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List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1401 to 1500 (2002–2003)
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Yugoslav Wars
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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