United Nations Security Council resolution 644, adopted unanimously on 7 November 1989, after recalling Resolution 637 (1989), the Council endorsed the report by the Secretary-General and decided to establish the United Nations Observer Group in Central America (ONUCA) in accordance with the report.
| UN Security Council Resolution 644 | ||
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 Central America | ||
| Date | 7 November 1989 | |
| Meeting no. | 2,890 | |
| Code | S/RES/644 (Document) | |
| Subject | Central America | |
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| Result | Adopted | |
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The Council noted the need to monitor monetary expenditure carefully, and established the Observer Group in Central America for an initial period of six months, requesting the Secretary-General to keep the Council updated on developments.
ONUCA was able to undertake on-site verification of the cessation of aid to irregular forces and insurrectionist movements and the non-use of territory of one state for attacks on another. The costs for the initial dispatch were US$41 million, and the Council appointed, inline with the Secretary-General's recommendations, General Agustin Quesada Gómez of Spain as the Chief Observer of the ONUCA.[1] The Observer Group itself would be unarmed, and would consist of 260 military observers, 115 air-crew and support personnel, 50 naval personnel, 14 medical personnel, 104 international staff to perform administrative and political functions and 84 civilians.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b United Nations: Department of Political Affairs (1989). Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council: Supplement 1989–1992. United Nations Publications. pp. 129–130. ISBN 978-92-1-137030-0.
External links
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Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 644 at Wikisource- Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
- ONUCA (peacekeeping.un.org)
