United Nations Security Council Resolution 925
| UN Security Council Resolution 925 |
|
|---|---|
Bodies of Rwandan refugees
|
|
| Date | 8 June 1994 |
| Meeting no. | 3,388 |
| Code | S/RES/925 (Document) |
| Subject | The situation in Rwanda |
|
Voting summary
|
15 voted for None voted against None abstained |
| Result | Adopted |
| Security Council composition | |
|
Permanent members
|
|
|
Non-permanent members
|
|
United Nations Security Council resolution 925, adopted unanimously on 8 June 1994, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation in Rwanda, particularly resolutions 912 (1994) and 918 (1994), and Resolution 868 (1993) on the safety of United Nations peacekeepers, the Council deployed additional battalions and extended the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) until 9 December 1994.
The Security Council noted that the hostilities were still continuing, that there was no ceasefire and the violence affecting the population had not stopped. In particular, there were reports of genocide occurring. The violence and the systematic murder of thousands of civilians were severely condemned by the Council, and that the perpetrators were acting with impunity. The Council noted that the purpose of UNAMIR was not to act as a buffer between the two sides, and that its expanded military component will continue only as long as it is needed to protect displaced civilians, refugees and humanitarian aid workers.
The displacement of some 1.5 million Rwandans, for whom famine and disease was a risk, along with the mass exodus of refugees, was a huge humanitarian crisis. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights had visited the region and a Special Rapporteur for Rwanda was appointed. The contributions of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and neighbouring countries was welcomed.
...
Wikipedia