United Nations Security Council Resolution 1966
| UN Security Council Resolution 1966 | ||
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Front view of the ICTY building (Photograph provided courtesy of the ICTY) | ||
| Date | 22 December 2010 | |
| Meeting no. | 6,463 | |
| Code | S/RES/1966 (Document) | |
| Subject | International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia | |
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| Result | Adopted | |
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1966, adopted on December 22, 2010, after recalling resolutions 827 (1993) and 955 (1994), the Council established a residual mechanism to conclude the remaining tasks of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda (ICTR) and former Yugoslavia (ICTY). It was the final Security Council resolution adopted in 2010.
The resolution was adopted by 14 votes to none against and one abstention from Russia, which stated that the tribunals would be able to complete their work by the agreed dates, and for this to be the final resolution on the matter. It argued that the work of the tribunals would have to be completed by 2014.