United Nations Security Council Resolution 766 – Cambodia

Resolution 766 (1992) of 21 July 1992

The Security Council,

Reaffirming its resolutions 668 (1990) of 20 September 1990, 717 (1991) of 16 October 1991, 718 (1991) of31 October 1991, 728 (1992) of 8 January 1992, and 745 (1992) of 28 February 1992,

Recalling the statement made by the President of the Security Council on 12 June 1992,

Recalling also that any difficulty arising in the implementation of the agreements on a comprehensive political settlement of the Cambodia conflict signed in París on 23 October 1991 no should be settled through close consultation between the Supreme National Council of Cambodia and the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia and must not be allowed to undermine the principies ofthese agreements, or to delay the timetable for their implementation,

Taking note of the second special report of the Secretary-General of 14 July 1992 on the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia, 129 and in particular of the fact that the Cambodian People’s Party, the Front uni national pour un Cambodge indépendant, neutre, pacifique et coopératif and the Khmer People’s National Liberation Front have agreed to proceed with phase II ofthe cease-fire as laid down in annex 2 of the Agreement on a Comprehensive Political Settlement of the Cambodia Conflict and that the Party of Democratic Kampuchea has so far refused to do so,

Taking note also of the Tokyo Declaration on the Cambodía Peace Process130 issued on 22 June 1992, and the other efforts made at Tokyo by the countries and parties concerned for the implementation of the Paris agreements,

1. Expresses its deep concern at the difficulties met by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia in the implementation ofthe agreements on a comprehensive política! settlement of the Cambodia conflict signed in Paris on 23 October 1991110;

2. Underlines that all signatories of the París agreements are bound by ali their obligations thereunder;

3. Deplores the continuing violations ofthe cease-fire and urges ali parties to cease ali hostilities forthwith, to cooperate fully with the Authority in the marking of all minefields and to refrain from any deployment, movement, or other action intended to extend the territory they control or which might lead to renewed fighting;

4. Reaffirms the intemational community’s firm commitment to a process under which the Authority, operating freely throughout all of Cambodia as authorized by the Paris agreements, can verify the departure of ali foreign forces and ensure full implementation of the agreements;

5. Demands that all parties respect the peaceful nature of the Authority’s mission and take ali necessary measures to ensure the safety and security of ali United Nations personnel;

6. Urges all parties to cooperate with tbe Authority in broadcasting information helpful to implementation oftbe París agreements;

7. Strongly deplores the continuing refusal by one of the parties to permit the necessary deployment of ali components of the Authority to the areas under its control to enable the Authority to carry out its full functions in the implementation of the Paris agreements;

8. Urges all States, in particular neighbouring States, to provide assistance to the Authority to ensure the effective implementation of the París agreements;

9. Approves the efforts of the Secretary-General and bis Special Representative for Cambodia to continue to implement the París agreements despite the difficulties;

10. Invites in particular the Secretary-General and bis Special Representative to accelerate the deployment of the Authority’s civilian components of the, especially the component mandated to supervise or control the existing administrative structures;

11. Demands that the party that has failed so far to do so permit without delay the deployment of the Authority in the areas under its control, and implement fully phase II of the plan as well as the other aspects of the París agreements;

12. Requests the Secretary-General and bis Special Representative to ensure that intemational assistance to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Cambodia from now on benefits only the parties which are fulfilling their obligations under the París agreements and cooperating fully with the Authority;

13. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

Adopted unanimously al the 3099th meeting.