Resolution 885 (1993) / adopted by the Security Council at its 3315th meeting, on 16 November 1993.

Security Council resolution 885 (1993) [on establishment of the Commission of Inquiry to investigate armed attacks on the personnel of the UN Operation in Somalia II]

Authorizes the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry, in further implementation of resolutions 814 (1993) and 837 (1993), to investigate armed attacks on ONUSOM II personnel which led to casualties among them; requests the Secretary-General, having conveyed his views to the Security Council, to appoint the Commission at the earliest possible time, and to report to the Council on the establishment of the Commission; directs the Commission to determine procedures for carrying out its investigation taking into account standard UN procedures; notes that members of the Commission will have the status of experts on mission within the meaning of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of UN; urges the Secretary-General to provide the Commission with all assistance necessary to facilitate its work; requests the Commission to report its findings through the Secretary-General to the Security Council as soon as possible; requests that the Secretary-General, pending completion of the report of the Commission, suspend arrest actions against those individuals who might be implicated but are not currently detained pursuant to resolution 837 (1993), and make appropriate provision to deal with the situation of those already detained.

Adopted unanimously, 3315th meeting

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Authorizes the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry to investigate armed attacks on the personnel of the UN Operation in Somalia II.