UNTAC was established by SC resolution 745 (1992) as one of the provisions of the 1991 Paris Peace Accords, which provided a settlement to issues that arose following Vietnam’s invasion and occupation of Kampuchea in 1978.1 While UNTAC was authorized by the SC, it is a notable example of complementary action by the GA. Due to divisions within the SC’s permanent members with respect to the conflict, the GA (A/RES/34/22) took on a much greater role in the good offices and preparations that led to the Paris Conference, which resulted in the signing of the Paris Agreements on 23 October 1991.2 These Agreements included provisions for the creation of UNTAC. The GA endorsed the Paris Peace Agreements in November 1991, including explicit support for UNTAC (A/RES/46/18, para. 2).
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- Agreement on a Comprehensive Political Settlement of the Cambodia Conflict (1991), Article 2. The SC initially offered its full support for the Paris Agreement in its resolution 718, S/RES/718 (1991), and requested the Secretary-General to carry out plans for implementation of its provisions, including for UNTAC. It then officially authorized UNTAC according to those plans in resolution 745 (S/RES/745 (1992)). ↩︎
- Agreement on a Comprehensive Political Settlement of the Cambodia Conflict (1991). ↩︎