The UN announces East Timor’s vote for independence

The bombing began without explicit Security Council authorization. It intensified debate about humanitarian intervention, the UN Charter and whether powerful states applied sovereignty rules...

The agreements assigned the UN a role in organizing a direct popular consultation on a proposed autonomy arrangement. They followed prolonged East Timorese resistance and international pressure, but...

The Council authorized international civil and security presences and an interim UN administration in Kosovo. The decision followed NATO’s unauthorized bombing campaign and preserved a contested...

Security Council Resolution 1246 established UNAMET to organize and conduct the ballot. The mission made self-determination operational through registration and voting, while violence and intimidation...

Nearly 98 percent of registered voters participated; 78.5 percent rejected special autonomy within Indonesia. The result expressed a clear popular demand for a transition toward independence after...

Resolution 1264 authorized a multinational force to restore peace and security after post-ballot violence. The intervention helped protect the transition, while also raising questions about the...

The ministers reiterated positions on Palestine and multilateral affairs while coordinating across the UN. The meeting reflected an effort to preserve a collective voice after the Cold War, even as...

The ministers marked the group’s 35th anniversary and prepared for the first South Summit. They urged developing countries to strengthen collective negotiating power and coordinate the G77 and NAM...

The communiqué recorded the movement’s positions on international issues, including Palestine, and emphasized coordination among developing states. It documents how NAM used the UN as a venue to...

Security Council Resolution 1272 gave UNTAET broad administrative authority and tasked it with supporting self-government and reconstruction. The arrangement enabled the transition to independence but...