United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/55/24
Distr.: General
15 January 2001
Fifty-fifth session
Agenda item 45
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/55/L.31 and Add.1)]
55/24. The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 46/242 of 25 August 1992, 47/1 of 22 September
1992, 47/121 of 18 December 1992, 48/88 of 20 December 1993, 49/10 of
3 November 1994, 51/203 of 17 December 1996, 52/150 of 15 December 1997,
53/35 of 30 November 1998, 54/119 of 16 December 1999 and all relevant
resolutions of the Security Council regarding the situation in Bosnia and
Herzegovina,
Reaffirming its support for the independence, sovereignty, legal continuity and
territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, within its internationally recognized
borders,
Reaffirming its support also for the equality of the three constituent peoples
and others in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a united country, with two multi-ethnic
entities,
Welcoming the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and
Herzegovina and the annexes thereto (collectively the “Peace Agreement”), signed
in Paris on 14 December 1995, 1
Welcoming also the accomplishments achieved in implementation of the Peace
Agreement, including the stabilization of the security situation, major
reconstruction, the acceleration of the return of refugees and internally displaced
persons, including to minority areas, the establishment of the Brcko District and the
strengthening of political pluralism,
Welcoming further the efforts for the respect, promotion and protection of
human rights and the strengthening of the rule of law in all of Bosnia and
Herzegovina and for the development of the common institutions that will ensure
that Bosnia and Herzegovina functions as an integrated modern State, accountable to
its citizens,
Supporting those institutions and organizations of Bosnia and Herzegovina that
are engaged in the implementation of the Peace Agreement and the process of
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A/50/790-S/1995/999.