Final agreement reached between SRSG, Mr Akashi and the Bosnian Serb civilian and military authorities, Belgrade, 23 April 1994

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Country/entity
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Yugoslavia (former)
Region
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and Eurasia
Agreement name
Final agreement reached between SRSG, Mr Akashi and the Bosnian Serb civilian and military authorities, Belgrade, 23 April 1994
Date
23 Apr 1994
Agreement status
Unilateral document
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Balkan Conflicts (1991 - 1995) (1998 - 2001) )
Stage
Ceasefire/related
Conflict nature
Government/territory
Peace process
Bosnia peace process
Parties
SRSG Mr Akashi; Bosnian Serb Civilian and Military Authorities
Third parties
-
Description
This agreement provides for an immediate and total cease-fire in and around the area of Gorazde, to be monitored by a UNPROFOR battalion. It also provides for immediate medical evacuations, complete freedom of movement for UNPROFOR personnel and humanitarian organisations, and the immediate start of negotiations.

Agreement document
BA_940423_Gorazde Cease-Fire Agreement.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth
No specific mention.
Disabled persons
No specific mention.
Elderly/age
No specific mention.
Migrant workers
No specific mention.
Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
Religious groups
No specific mention.
Indigenous people
No specific mention.
Other groups
No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
Social class
No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
Men and boys
No specific mention.
LGBTI
No specific mention.
Family
No specific mention.

State definition

Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
State configuration
No specific mention.
Self determination
No specific mention.
Referendum
No specific mention.
State symbols
No specific mention.
Independence/secession
No specific mention.
Accession/unification
No specific mention.
Border delimitation
No specific mention.
Cross-border provision
No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
Elections
No specific mention.
Electoral commission
No specific mention.
Political parties reform
No specific mention.
Civil society
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COMPLETE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR ALL PERSONNEL OF UNPROFOR AND HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS.
Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
Public administration
No specific mention.
Constitution
No specific mention.

Power sharing

Political power sharing
No specific mention.
Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
Military power sharing
No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship
No specific mention.
Democracy
No specific mention.
Detention procedures
No specific mention.
Media and communication
No specific mention.
Mobility/access
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COMPLETE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR ALL PERSONNEL OF UNPROFOR AND HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS.
Protection measures
No specific mention.
Other
No specific mention.

Rights institutions

NHRI
No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
Traditional Laws
No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction
No specific mention.
National economic plan
No specific mention.
Natural resources
No specific mention.
International funds
No specific mention.
Business
No specific mention.
Taxation
No specific mention.
Banks
No specific mention.

Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
Environment
No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees
No specific mention.
Ceasefire
Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
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AN IMMEDIATE AND TOTAL CEASE-FIRE IN AND AROUND THE AREA OF GORAZDE FROM 1200 HRS, 23 APRIL 1994.

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AS A FIRST STEP, URGENT DEPLOYMENT OF AN UNPROFOR BATTALION IN AN AREA OF THREE KILOMETRES FROM THE CENTRE OF GORAZDE, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DRINA RIVER, FROM WHICH BOSNIAN SERB FORCES WILL BE REDEPLOYED BY MID-NIGHT ON 23 APRIL 1994, TO CLOSELY MONITOR, SUPERVISE AND REPORT ON THE OBSERVANCE OF THE CEASE-FIRE BY BOTH PARTIES. IN ADDITION, IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, AND NOT LATER THAN MID-NIGHT 26 APRIL 1994, HEAVY WEAPONS WILL BE WITHDRAWN OUT OF A 20 KILOMETRE RADIUS OF THE CENTRE OF GORAZDE (BUT INSIDE THE TERRITORY OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA) AND OUT OF RANGE SO AS NOT TO CONSTITUTE A THREAT TO THE GORAZDE SAFE AREA, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROCEDURES TO BE SUBSEQUENTLY AGREED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION 913, PARAGRAPH 3.
Police
No specific mention.
Armed forces
No specific mention.
DDR
No specific mention.
Intelligence services
No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
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AS A FIRST STEP, URGENT DEPLOYMENT OF AN UNPROFOR BATTALION IN AN AREA OF THREE KILOMETRES FROM THE CENTRE OF GORAZDE, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DRINA RIVER, FROM WHICH BOSNIAN SERB FORCES WILL BE REDEPLOYED BY MID-NIGHT ON 23 APRIL 1994, TO CLOSELY MONITOR, SUPERVISE AND REPORT ON THE OBSERVANCE OF THE CEASE-FIRE BY BOTH PARTIES. IN ADDITION, IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, AND NOT LATER THAN MID-NIGHT 26 APRIL 1994, HEAVY WEAPONS WILL BE WITHDRAWN OUT OF A 20 KILOMETRE RADIUS OF THE CENTRE OF GORAZDE (BUT INSIDE THE TERRITORY OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA) AND OUT OF RANGE SO AS NOT TO CONSTITUTE A THREAT TO THE GORAZDE SAFE AREA, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROCEDURES TO BE SUBSEQUENTLY AGREED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION 913, PARAGRAPH 3.
Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
Corruption
No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
Drugs
No specific mention.
Terrorism
No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
Courts
No specific mention.
Mechanism
No specific mention.
Prisoner release
No specific mention.
Vetting
No specific mention.
Victims
No specific mention.
Missing persons
No specific mention.
Reparations
No specific mention.
Reconciliation
No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory
MR AKASHI, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
Other international signatory
No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar
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AS A FIRST STEP, URGENT DEPLOYMENT OF AN UNPROFOR BATTALION IN AN AREA OF THREE KILOMETRES FROM THE CENTRE OF GORAZDE, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DRINA RIVER, FROM WHICH BOSNIAN SERB FORCES WILL BE REDEPLOYED BY MID-NIGHT ON 23 APRIL 1994, TO CLOSELY MONITOR, SUPERVISE AND REPORT ON THE OBSERVANCE OF THE CEASE-FIRE BY BOTH PARTIES. IN ADDITION, IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, AND NOT LATER THAN MID-NIGHT 26 APRIL 1994, HEAVY WEAPONS WILL BE WITHDRAWN OUT OF A 20 KILOMETRE RADIUS OF THE CENTRE OF GORAZDE (BUT INSIDE THE TERRITORY OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA) AND OUT OF RANGE SO AS NOT TO CONSTITUTE A THREAT TO THE GORAZDE SAFE AREA, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROCEDURES TO BE SUBSEQUENTLY AGREED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION 913, PARAGRAPH 3.

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COMPLETE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR ALL PERSONNEL OF UNPROFOR AND HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS.
Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
Related cases
No specific mention.
Source
ICTY Court Records, Karadzic trial, exhibit D03498
http://icr.icty.org/

FINAL AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN THE SRSG, MR AKASHI, AND THE BOSNIAN SERB CIVILIAN AND MILITARY AUTHORITIES, BELGRADE, 23 APRIL, 1994

GUIDED BY THE SPIRIT OF SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 913 OF 21 APRIL 1994.

THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA AND THE BOSNIAN SERB CIVILIAN AND MILITARY AUTHORITIES HAVE AGREED ON THE FOLLOWING:

1. AN IMMEDIATE AND TOTAL CEASE-FIRE IN AND AROUND THE AREA OF GORAZDE FROM 1200 HRS, 23 APRIL 1994.

2. AS A FIRST STEP, URGENT DEPLOYMENT OF AN UNPROFOR BATTALION IN AN AREA OF THREE KILOMETRES FROM THE CENTRE OF GORAZDE, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DRINA RIVER, FROM WHICH BOSNIAN SERB FORCES WILL BE REDEPLOYED BY MID-NIGHT ON 23 APRIL 1994, TO CLOSELY MONITOR, SUPERVISE AND REPORT ON THE OBSERVANCE OF THE CEASE-FIRE BY BOTH PARTIES.

IN ADDITION, IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, AND NOT LATER THAN MID-NIGHT 26 APRIL 1994, HEAVY WEAPONS WILL BE WITHDRAWN OUT OF A 20 KILOMETRE RADIUS OF THE CENTRE OF GORAZDE (BUT INSIDE THE TERRITORY OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA) AND OUT OF RANGE SO AS NOT TO CONSTITUTE A THREAT TO THE GORAZDE SAFE AREA, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROCEDURES TO BE SUBSEQUENTLY AGREED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION 913, PARAGRAPH 3.

3. GUARANTEE OF SECURE CONDITIONS FOR IMMEDIATE MEDICAL EVACUATIONS FROM GORAZDE.

4. COMPLETE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR ALL PERSONNEL OF UNPROFOR AND HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS.

5. IMMEDIATE START OF NEGOTIATIONS IN GOOD FAITH ON ALL MILITARY MATTERS IN ORDER TO REDUCE TENSIONS, ACHIEVE DISENGAGEMENT, CREATE SECURE AND PEACEFUL CONDITIONS AND PROVIDE FOR HUMANITARIAN NEEDS FOR THE CIVILIAN POPULATION.

6. IT IS INTENDED THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ABOVE MEASURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO INTENSIFYING EFFORTS TOWARDS ACHIEVING AN OVERALL POLITICAL SETTLEMENT AGREED BY ALL PARTIES.