United Nations Security Council Resolution 849

United Nations Security Council resolution 849, adopted unanimously on 9 July 1993, after noting with concern the recent fighting around Sukhumi in the disputed region of Abkhazia, the Council requested the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to send his Special Envoy to the region in order to reach agreement for a ceasefire between Abkhazia and Georgia, and once implemented, authorised a dispatch of 50 military observers. It was the first Security Council resolution on the conflict.^[1]

UN Security Council Resolution 849
Abkhazia and Georgia
Date	9 July 1993
Meeting no.	3,252
Code	S/RES/849 (Document)
Subject	Abkhazia, Georgia
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France Russia United Kingdom United States
Non-permanent members	Brazil Cape Verde Djibouti Hungary Japan Morocco New Zealand Pakistan Spain  Venezuela
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The Secretary-General was also requested to make recommendations on the mandate of the military observers, while his efforts to launch a peace process involving Abkhazia, Georgia along with Russia as a facilitator and continuing co-operation with the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe were supported.^[2] Finally, the Government of Georgia was requested to enter into discussions with the United Nations on a Status of Forces Agreement to facilitate early deployment of observers.

See also

• Georgian–Abkhazian conflict
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 801 to 900 (1993–1994)
• Sukhumi massacre
• United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
• United Nations resolutions on Abkhazia
• War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)