United Nations Security Council Resolution 1437

UN Security Council
Resolution 1437
Date: 11 October 2002
Meeting no.: 4,622
Code: S/RES/1437 (Document)

Vote: For: 15 Abs.: 0 Against: 0
Subject: The situation in Croatia
Result: Adopted

Security Council composition in 2002:
permanent members:

 CHN  FRA  RUS  UK  USA

non-permanent members:
 BUL  CMR  COL  GUI  IRL
 MEX  MRI  NOR  SIN  SYR

Prevlaka peninsula area

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1437, adopted unanimously on October 11, 2002, after recalling previous resolutions on Croatia, including resolutions 779 (1992), 981 (1995), 1088 (1996), 1147 (1998), 1183 (1998), 1222 (1999), 1252 (1999), 1285 (2000), 1307 (2000), 1357 (2001), 1362 (2001), 1387 (2002) and 1424 (2002), the Council authorised the United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) to continue monitoring the demilitarisation in the Prevlaka peninsula area of Croatia for a final two months until December 15, 2002.[1]

The Security Council welcomed the calm and stable situation on the Prevlaka peninsula. It noted that the presence of UNMOP contributed greatly to maintaining conditions conducive to a settlement of the dispute and welcomed that Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) were making progress in the normalisation of their relations.

Extending UNMOP's mandate for a final time, the Secretary-General Kofi Annan was asked to make preparations for its termination including a reduction in its size and adjusting its activities.[2] It reiterated calls on both parties to cease violations of the demilitarisation regime, co-operate with United Nations observers and to ensure full freedom of movement to the observers. The Secretary-General Kofi Annan was requested to report to the Council on the completion of UNMOP's mandate, which would be shortened upon request from the parties.[3]

Finally, both parties were urged to intensify efforts towards a negotiated settlement of the Prevlaka dispute in accordance with their 1996 Agreement of Normalization of Relations.[4]

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