Croatia

• January 1992


  EU held conference about restoring peace in Yugoslavia

  (supported by UN)

  • Personell sent in to maintain a ceasefire

  UNPROFOR created (UN Protective Force) to support humanitarian work of other agencies:

  • Monitor ceasefire and withdrawal of Yugoslav forces from Croatia
  • Create demilitarised UN protected areas
  • Protect civilians and human rights
• UNPROFOR became more involved in protecting civilians:

  • 'Pink' zones remained: Serb dominated areas of Croatia, run by Yugoslav army.
  • Demilitarisation ineffective: Yugoslav army withdrew, left weapons for Croatian-Serbs
• January 1933


  Ceasefire broke down

  • Croatia launched attack against Serb forces

  UN + EU joint talks = ceasefire returns.
• 1935


  Croatia launch series of attacks against Serbs

  (Serbs struggling in Bosnia too)

  • Croatia regains lost land - 200,000 Serbs fled to Croatia.

  November 1995: Peace deal signed in Dayton, Ohio

  US diplomacy (not UN) playing key role

  US Secretary of State: Richard Holbrooke led negotiations

  • minimum UN involvement in talks - desired by US

  (UN was unpopular in the US)