The resolution began by indicating its appreciation to the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali for convening the Conference on National Reconciliation for Somalia in which some progress was made and that a wide range of Somali people were represented.

It also welcomed the convening of the Third United Nations Coordination Meeting for Humanitarian Assistance for Somalia in Addis Ababa from 11 to 13 March 1993.

It demanded Somali parties fulfil their obligations to the agreements they signed and ensure the safety of United Nations personnel and those of international organisations, as well as requesting the secretary-general to enforce from inside Somalia the arms embargo imposed in Resolution 733 alongside member states.

The resolution then requested the secretary-general to provide security during the repatriation of refugees and the assisted resettlement of displaced persons, reiterating its call for all Somali parties to cease and desist from violations of international humanitarian law.

[1] Resolution 814 concluded by welcoming the efforts United Nations agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and the International Committee of the Red Cross in Somalia; requests the secretary-general to seek further financing for institutions in Somalia and for him to keep the council fully informed on the situation in the country.