| UNSecurity Council Resolution 837 | ||||
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 Egyptian troops in Somalia | ||||
| Date | 6 June 1993 | |||
| Meeting no. | 3,229 | |||
| Code | S/RES/837 (Document) | |||
| Subject | Somalia | |||
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| Result | Adopted | |||
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United Nations Security Council resolution 837, adopted unanimously on 6 June 1993, after reaffirming resolutions733 (1992),746 (1992),751 (1992),767 (1992),775 (1992),794 (1992) and814 (1993), the Council condemned the attacks on theUnited Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II) in which 24Pakistani troops were killed and 56 injured, including 1 Italian and 3 American soldiers.[1]
Acting underChapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Council re-emphasised the importance of the early implementation of the disarmament of allSomali parties, factions and movements, as well as neutralizing radio broadcasting systems that contributed to attacks towards United Nations forces. It also demanded that all parties in Somalia comply with the commitments they had undertaken in the agreements they concluded at the informal Preparatory Meeting on Somali Political Reconciliation inAddis Ababa, Ethiopia, reaffirming that theUN Secretary-GeneralBoutros Boutros-Ghali is authorised to take action against those responsible for the armed attacks against UNOSOM II to establish its authority throughout Somalia.[2]
During privateUNSC consultations, Russia proposed creating an international tribunal to try people who attacked UN personnel.[3][4] Russian AmbassadorYuli Vorontsov would argue the attackers should be punished through legal or military mean.[5]
The Council concluded by encouraging the deployment of all UNOSOM II contingents to meet the full requirements of 28,000 men; urging Member States to contribute equipment to the Operation; and for the Secretary-General to report back on the situation within seven days of the adoption of the current resolution.
Based on this resolution, the decision was made to arrest GeneralMohamed Farrah Aidid of theSomali National Alliance (SNA). Though Aidids name appeared on an early draft of the resolution, it was removed by the Americans on account of a lack of tangible evidence. Instead the Americans,"...pushed hard to identify the SNA" according to U.S. Special Envoy to SomaliaRobert B. Oakley. The SNA was consequently directly named, and became an enemy of UNOSOM. As the leader of the Somali National Alliance, Aidid was still held accountable, although he was not captured.[6][7]
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