United Nations Security Council Resolution 940

UN Security Council
Resolution 940
Peacekeepers in Haiti
Date31 July 1994
Meeting no.3,413
CodeS/RES/940 (Document)
SubjectHaiti
Voting summary
  • 12 voted for
  • None voted against
  • 2 abstained
  • 1 absent
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
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United Nations Security Council resolution 940, adopted on 31 July 1994, after recalling resolutions 841 (1993), 861 (1993), 862 (1993), 867 (1993), 873 (1993), 875 (1993), 905 (1994), 917 (1994) and 933 (1994), the Council permitted a United States-led force to restore President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and authorities of the Government of Haiti, and extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) for an additional six months.[1]

  1. ^ Dinstein, Yoram (2005). War, aggression and self-defence (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-521-85080-3.