United Nations Security Council Resolution 1259

United Nations Security Council resolution 1259, adopted unanimously on 11 August 1999, after recalling resolutions 808 (1993), 827 (1993), 936 (1994), 955 (1994) and 1047 (1996), the Council appointed Carla Del Ponte as Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).[1]

UN Security Council Resolution 1259
Carla Del Ponte
Date	11 August 1999
Meeting no.	4,033
Code	S/RES/1259 (Document)
Subject	Appointment of Prosecutor at the ICTY and ICTR
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	Argentina  Bahrain  Brazil  Canada  Gabon  Gambia  Malaysia  Namibia  Netherlands  Slovenia

The Council noted the resignation of the former Prosecutor, Louise Arbour, with effect from 15 September 1999, and decided that term of Carla Del Ponte, a Swiss attorney general, would begin on that date.[2]

See also

• Bosnian Genocide
• Rwandan genocide
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1201 to 1300 (1998–2000)
• Yugoslav Wars

References

1. "Security Council accepts Secretary-General's nomination of Carla Del Ponte as Prosecutor at the Tribunals for former Yugoslavia and Rwanda". United Nations. 11 August 1999.
2. Anonymous. "Carla Del Ponte: Appointment And Initial Appearance". Institute for War & Peace Reporting.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1259 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org