UN Security Council Resolution 872 | ||
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![]() Prefectures of Rwanda in 1993 | ||
Date | 5 October 1993 | |
Meeting no. | 3,288 | |
Code | S/RES/872 (Document) | |
Subject | The situation in Rwanda | |
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Result | Adopted | |
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United Nations Security Council resolution 872, adopted unanimously on 5 October 1993, after reaffirming resolutions 812 (1993) and 846 (1993) on the situation in Rwanda and Resolution 868 (1993) on the security of United Nations operations, the council stressed the need for an international force in the country and therefore established the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR).[1]