Peacekeepers for Sarajevo
The UN moved quickly with 1,000 peacekeepers arriving at the airport in Sarajevo to supply humanitarian aid. In July the Croats declared one fifth of Bosnia and Herzegovina the independent state of “Herceg-Besna.” The Serbs and Croats continued to fight over the last third of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992.
As it became clear that there were massive human rights violations in Bosnia and Herzegovina early in 1993 the Council of Europe passed resolutions that defined what was happening and demanding that it end. The United Nations investigated crimes against humanity and prepared to prosecute those involved.
In April and May 1993 the United Nations declared that Sarajevo, Tuzla, Bihać, Srebrenica, Zepa, and Gorazde as safe areas to protect the Muslim population
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