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United Nations resolution adopted in 1992
UN
Security Council
Resolution
776
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United Nations peace-keepers collecting bodies in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Date
| 14 September 1992
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Meeting no.
| 3,114
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Code
| S/RES/776 (
Document
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Subject
| Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Voting summary
| - 12 voted for
- None voted against
- 3 abstained
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Result
| Adopted
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United Nations Security Council resolution 776
, adopted on 14 September 1992, after reaffirming
Resolution 743
(1992) and noting offers of assistance made by Member States since the adoption of
Resolution 770
(1992), the Council authorised an increase in the size and strength of the
United Nations Protection Force
in Bosnia and Herzegovina and other areas of the
former Yugoslavia
.
Under Resolution 776, the Protection Force was to provide protection to humanitarian organisations such as the
International Committee of the Red Cross
, and other activities as requested by the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
such as scheduling convoys and negotiating safe passage.
[1]
The Force would also be permitted to use
self-defence
if armed persons attempted to prevent it from carrying out its mandate.
[2]
The resolution was adopted by 12 votes to none, with 3
abstentions
from
China
, India and
Zimbabwe
.
[3]
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