United Nations Security Council Resolution 872

UN Security Council
Resolution 872
Prefectures of Rwanda in 1993
Date5 October 1993
Meeting no.3,288
CodeS/RES/872 (Document)
SubjectThe situation in Rwanda
Voting summary
  • 15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
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United Nations Security Council resolution 872, adopted unanimously on 5 October 1993, after reaffirming resolutions 812 (1993) and 846 (1993) on the situation in Rwanda and Resolution 868 (1993) on the security of United Nations operations, the council stressed the need for an international force in the country and therefore established the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR).[1]

  1. ^ Barnett, Michael N. (2003). Eyewitness to a genocide: the United Nations and Rwanda. Cornell University Press. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-8014-8867-2.