Resolution 724 (1991)
of 15 December 1991

The Security Council,

Reaffirming its resolutions 713 (1991) of 25 September 1991
and 721 (1991) of 27 November 1991,

Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General pursuant to Security Council resolution 721 (1991) of 11 December 1991, 196

Recalling its primary responsibility under the Charter of the
United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and
security,

Recalling also the provisions of Chapter VIII of the
Charter,

Determined to ensure that the general and complete
embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military equipment
to Yugoslavia imposed by resolution 713 (1991) is effectively
applied,

Commending the initiatives taken by the Secretary-General
in the humanitarian field.

1. Approves the report of the Secretary-General of 11
December 1991, 196 and expresses its appreciation for it;

2. Endorses in particular the views expressed in paragraph 21 of that report that the conditions for establishing a
peace-keeping operation in Yugoslavia still do not exist and in
paragraph 24 that full compliance with the agreement signed in
Geneva on 23 November 1991 197 would permit accelerated
consideration of the question of establishing a United Nations
peace-keeping operation in Yugoslavia;

3. Concurs in particular with the Secretary-General’s
observation that the international community is prepared to
assist the Yugoslav peoples, if the conditions described in his
report are met, and in that context endorses his offer to send
to Yugoslavia a small group of personnel, including military
personnel, as part of the continuing mission of his Personal
Envoy, to carry forward preparations for possible deployment
of a peace-keeping operation;

4. Underlines the view that the purpose of the deployment of any United Nations peace-keeping operation in
Yugoslavia would be to enable all parties to settle their disputes
peacefully. including through the processes of the Conference
on Yugoslavia;

5. Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations:

(a) Requests all States to report to the Secretary-General
within twenty days on the measures they have instituted for
meeting the obligations set out in paragraph 6 of resolution 713
(1991) to implement a general and complete embargo on all
deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Yugoslavia;

(b) Decides to establish, in accordance with rule 28 of its
provisional rules of procedure, a committee of the Security
Council consisting of all the members of the Council to
undertake the following tasks and to report on its work to the
Council with its observations and recommendations:

To examine the reports submitted pursuant to
paragraph (a);

(i)

To seek from all States further information
regarding the action taken by them concerning
the effective implementation of the embargo
imposed by paragraph 6 of resolution 713 (1991);

(ii)

To consider any information brought to its
attention by States concerning violations of the
embargo, and in that context to make recommendations to the Council on ways of increasing the
effectiveness of the embargo;

(iii)

(iv) To recommend appropriate measures in response
to violations of the general and complete
embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military
equipment to Yugoslavia and to provide information on a regular basis to the Secretary-General

for general distribution to Member States;

(c) Calls upon all States to cooperate fully with the
Committee in the fulfilment of its tasks concerning the effective
implementation of the provisions of paragraph 6 of resolution
713 (1991);

(2) Requests the Secretary-General to provide all necessary
assistance to the Committee and to make the necessary
arrangements in the Secretariat for this purpose;

6. Undertakes to consider ways by which compliance with
the commitments entered into by the parties may be achieved;

7. Strongly urges all States and parties to refrain from any
action which might contribute to increasing tension, to inhibiting the establishment of an effective cease-fire and to impeding
or delaying a peaceful and negotiated outcome to the conflict
in Yugoslavia which would permit all the peoples of Yugoslavia
to decide upon and to construct their future in peace;

8. Encourages the Secretary-General to pursue his
humanitarian efforts in Yugoslavia, in liaison with the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children’s
Fund and other appropriate humanitarian organizations, to take
urgent practical steps to tackle the critical needs of the people
of Yugoslavia, including displaced persons and the most
vulnerable groups affected by the conflict, to assist in the
voluntary return cf displaced persons to their homes:

9. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter until
a peaceful solution is achieved.

Adopted unanimously ai the 3023rd
meeting.
