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Distr. GENERAL S/RES/781 (1992) 9 October 1992

RESOLUTION 781 (1992)
A4opted by the Security Council at its 3122nd meeting, op 9 October 1992
The Security Council,
Reaffirming its resolution 713 (1991) and all subsequent relevant resolutions,
Determined to ensure the safety of humanitarian fliqhts to Bosnia and Herzeqovina,
Noting the readiness of the parties, expressed in the framework of the London Conference, to take appropriate steps in order to ensure the safety of humanitarian fliqhts and their commitment at that Conference to a ban on military fliqhts,
Recalling in this context the Joint Declaration l/ siqned at Geneva on 30 September 1992 by the Presidents of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yuqoslavia (Serbia and Monteneqro), and in particular paraqraph 7 thereof,
ReCalling also the aqreement reached on air issues at Geneva on 15 September 1992 amonq all the parties concerned in the framework of the Workinq Group on Confidence and Security-buildinq and Verification Measures of
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Alarmed at reports that military fliqhts over the territory of Bosnia and Herzeqovina are none the less continuing,

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Noting the letter of 4 October 1992 from the President of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina addressed to the President of the Security Council, l/
Considering that the establishment of a ban on military flights in the airspace of Bosnia and Herzegovina constitutes an essential element for the safety of the delivery of humanitarian assistance and a decisive step for the cessation of hostilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Acting pursuant to the provisions of resolution 770 (1992) aimed at ensuring the safety of the delivery of humanitarian assistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
1. Decides to establish a ban on military flights in the airspace of Bosnia and Herzegovina, this ban not to apply to United Nations Protection Force flights or to other flights in support of United Nations operations, including humanitarian assistance;
2. Requests the United Nations Protection Force to monitor compliance with the ban on military flights, including the placement of observers where necessary at airfields in the territory of the former Yugoslavia;
3. Also reques~ the United Nations Protection Force to ensure, through an appropriate mechanism for approval and inspection, that the purpose of flights to and from Bosnia and Herzegovina other than those banned by paragraph 1 above is consistent with Security Council resolutions;
4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council on a periodic basis on the implementation of the present resolution and to report immediately any evidence of violations;
5. Calls upon States to take nationally or through regional agencies or arrangements all measures necessary to provide assistance to the United Nations Protection Force, based on technical monitoring and other capabilities, for the purposes of paragraph 2 above;
6. Undertake~ to examine without delay all the information brought to its attention concerning the implementation of the ban on military flights in Bosnia and Herzegovina and, in the case of violations, to consider urgently the further measures necessary to enforce this ban;
7. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.
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