United Nations Security Council Resolution 650 was adopted unanimously on 27 March 1990. After recalling resolutions 637 (1989) and 644 (1989), the Security Council endorsed the report by the Secretary-General and decided to authorise an enlargement of the United Nations Observer Group in Central America (ONUCA) in order to demobilise the Contras in Nicaragua.[1]
| UN Security Council Resolution 650 | ||
|---|---|---|
 Central America | ||
| Date | 27 March 1990 | |
| Meeting no. | 2,913 | |
| Code | S/RES/650 (Document) | |
| Subject | Central America | |
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| Result | Adopted | |
| Security Council composition | ||
Permanent members | ||
Non-permanent members | ||
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The size of ONUCA was increased by an additional 800 personnel, including the addition of a Venezuelan combat battalion and security to oversee weapons disposal in Honduras.[2][3] It also authorized the addition of armed personnel to its ranks and requested that the Secretary-General keep the Council updated on the resolution's implementation.
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References edit
- ^ Sellers, Mortimer N. S. (1996). The New world order: sovereignty, human rights, and the self-determination of peoples. Berg Publishers. p. 286. ISBN 978-1-85973-064-5.
- ^ Atkins, G. Pope (1997). Encyclopedia of the inter-American system. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-313-28600-1.
- ^ Frowein, Jochen, Abr; Wolfrum, Rüdiger (1998). Yearbook of United Nations Law 1998. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 245. ISBN 978-90-411-9665-1.
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Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 650 at Wikisource- Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
