United Nations Security Council Resolution 819

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United Nations Security Council Resolution 819 is a 1993 UN measure that declared the besieged Bosnian town of Srebrenica a "safe area" during the Bosnian War, in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to protect its civilian population.

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instanceOf United Nations Security Council resolution ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ
abbreviation UNSC Resolution 819 ⓘ
abstentions 0 ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations Security Council ⓘ
adoptionDate 1993-04-16 ⓘ
againstVotes 0 ⓘ
bindingOn all UN member states ⓘ
calledFor free access for international humanitarian organizations to Srebrenica ⓘ
unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance to Srebrenica ⓘ
concern deteriorating humanitarian situation in Srebrenica ⓘ
threats to international peace and security in the region ⓘ
conflictContext Bosnian War ⓘ
countryConcerned Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
declared Srebrenica safe area ⓘ
linked to: Srebrenica
declaredStatus safe area ⓘ
demand immediate cessation of armed attacks against Srebrenica ⓘ
respect for the safe area of Srebrenica ⓘ
withdrawal of Bosnian Serb paramilitary units from Srebrenica and its surroundings ⓘ
demandedOf Bosnian Serb forces ⓘ
documentCode S/RES/819(1993) ⓘ
followedBy United Nations Security Council Resolution 824 ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 836 ⓘ
forVotes 15 ⓘ
implementationBody United Nations Protection Force ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalBasis Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
partOf United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Yugoslav Wars ⓘ
primaryObjective protection of civilians in Srebrenica ⓘ
protection of safe area Srebrenica ⓘ
reaffirmed previous Security Council resolutions on Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
recognized Srebrenica as besieged town ⓘ
Srebrenica as threatened with humanitarian catastrophe ⓘ
linked to: Srebrenica
regionConcerned eastern Bosnia ⓘ
relatedTo Srebrenica genocide ⓘ
requested Secretary-General to arrange monitoring of the safe area ⓘ
Secretary-General to increase presence of UNPROFOR in Srebrenica ⓘ
Secretary-General to report urgently on implementation ⓘ
subjectMatter protection of civilians in armed conflict ⓘ
safe areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
townConcerned Srebrenica ⓘ
voteResult adopted unanimously ⓘ
year 1993 ⓘ

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Srebrenica genocide → UNResolution → United Nations Security Council Resolution 819 ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 819 → documentCode → S/RES/819(1993) ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Security Council Resolution 819
United Nations Security Council Resolution 819 → abbreviation → UNSC Resolution 819 ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Security Council Resolution 819
Dutchbat → associatedWith → United Nations Security Council Resolution 819 ⓘ
United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning the Yugoslav Wars → hasPart → United Nations Security Council Resolution 819 ⓘ