Arria-Formula "25th Anniversary of General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina"
Historic background The General Framework Agreement was initialed on November 21, 1995, and then was formally signed in Paris on December 14, 1995, by the parties and witnessed by US President Bill Clinton, French President Jacques Chirac, British Prime Minister John Major, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin. The Dayton Peace Agreement with its 11 annexes represents a complex and unique architecture for maintenance of regional peace and security. It was hard-won, but it brought to an end four years of the most brutal conflict in Europe since the Second World War, conflict that claimed more than 100,000 lives and caused more than 2 million people to flee their homes. Twenty-five years after the Agreement was reached, the Dayton Accords remain the most important documents for Bosnia and Herzegovina, by which all spheres of its political, economic and social life are regulated. The Peace Implementation Council is an international body which supports the promotion of peace. The Steering Board of the Council meets twice a year. The situation in BiH remains in the focus of the Security Council within the Council’s mandate based on the Article VII of the UN Charter. Questions for discussion: - What factors affect normalization of relations between the three constituent peoples of BiH? - What political and practical measures could be taken in order to help reduce mistrust among the constituent peoples and states in the region? - What can the international community, including the UNSC, do to support the full implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement? - What can be done to facilitate transfer of responsibilities for the development of the country to the three constituent peoples of BiH?
Historic background The General Framework Agreement was initialed on November 21, 1995, and then was formally signed in Paris on December 14, 1995, by the parties and witnessed by US President Bill Clinton, French President Jacques Chirac, British Prime Minister John Major, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin. The Dayton Peace Agreement with its 11 annexes represents a complex and unique architecture for maintenance of regional peace and security. It was hard-won, but it brought to an end four years of the most brutal conflict in Europe since the Second World War, conflict that claimed more than 100,000 lives and caused more than 2 million people to flee their homes. Twenty-five years after the Agreement was reached, the Dayton Accords remain the most important documents for Bosnia and Herzegovina, by which all spheres of its political, economic and social life are regulated. The Peace Implementation Council is an international body which supports the promotion of peace. The Steering Board of the Council meets twice a year. The situation in BiH remains in the focus of the Security Council within the Council’s mandate based on the Article VII of the UN Charter. Questions for discussion: - What factors affect normalization of relations between the three constituent peoples of BiH? - What political and practical measures could be taken in order to help reduce mistrust among the constituent peoples and states in the region? - What can the international community, including the UNSC, do to support the full implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement? - What can be done to facilitate transfer of responsibilities for the development of the country to the three constituent peoples of BiH?