United Nations Security Council Resolution 656

United Nations Security Council resolution 656, adopted unanimously on 8 June 1990, after recalling Resolution 654 (1990) and reviewing a report by the Secretary-General, the Council decided to extend the tasks of monitoring the ceasefire, demobilising and separating the Contras and other forces of the resistance in Nicaragua until 29 June 1990.

UN Security Council Resolution 656
Central America
Date	8 June 1990
Meeting no.	2,927
Code	S/RES/656 (Document)
Subject	Central America
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Canada  Colombia  Cuba  Ethiopia  Finland  Ivory Coast  Malaysia  Romania  Yemen  Zaire

The resolution urged all parties involved to maintain and increase the speed of demobilisation so that it could be completed by 29 June 1990. It also requested the Secretary-General to report back to the Council by this date. Reporting back on 29 June, the Secretary-General informed the Council that demobilisation had been completed the day before, and that the United Nations Observer Group in Central America had helped in the conflict in Nicaragua.[1]

See also

• History of Central America
• History of Nicaragua
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 601 to 700 (1987–1991)

References

1. United Nations: Department of Political Affairs (1989). Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council: Supplement 1989–1992. United Nations Publications. p. 368. ISBN 978-92-1-137030-0.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 656 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org