S/RES/2469(2019) SC
Security Council resolution 2469 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 Nov. 2019]
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| Draft symbol | S/2019/381 |
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| Adopted symbol | S/RES/2469(2019) |
| Category | POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS |
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安全理事会
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| UN Document | S/RES/2469(2019) ↗ |
Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.8524
Speeches following this vote (7)
The United States thanks the Council members for their efforts to ensure that the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is appropriately configured for the current security situation in Abyei, creating space for the parties to seek a political solution to outstanding disputes. The Council has shown its commitment to helping the Sudan, South Sudan and, most important, the people…
The Russian Federation voted in favour of resolution 2469 (2019), extending the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). We note the stabilization of the situation in Abyei, where intercommunal dialogue has been established. We believe it is essential to maintain the presence of peacekeepers in the region with a view to ensuring security on the border between the S…
The situation in Abyei remains generally calm. It has benefited not only from the assistance provided by the
European Union and the international community but also, more importantly, from good cooperation between the Sudan and South Sudan on the relevant issues.
Whether the Abyei issue can be properly resolved has a bearing on the stability of the two countries concerned and the region as a wh…
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. President, on our sister country of Indonesia’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to wish you all the best. I would also like to congratulate your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Germany, on his efforts as President of the Council for the month of April.
Since 2011 we have affirmed …
We would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. Our delegation is pleased and ready to work and cooperate with you during your tenure.
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of South Sudan, I would like to thank the Council for its decision to renew the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).…
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安全理事会,
回顾其以往关于苏丹和南苏丹局势的各项决议和主席声明,特别是第1990(2011)、2024(2011)、2032(2011)、2046(2012)、2047(2012)、2075(2012)、2104(2013)、2126(2013)、2156(2014)、2179(2014)、2205(2015)、2230(2015)、2251(2015)、2287(2016)、2318(2016)、2352(2017)、2386(2017)、2411(2018)、2412(2018) 、 2416(2018) 、 2438(2018) 、 2445(2018) 和 2465(2019) 号 决 议 , S/PRST/2012/19 和 S/PRST/2013/14 号主席声明,以及安理会 2012 年 6 月 18 日、2012 年 9 月 21 日、2012 年 9 月 28 日、2013 年 5 月 6 日、2013 年 6 月 14 日、2014 年 2 月 14 日、2014 年 3 月 17 日、2014 年 12 月 11 日和 2015 年 11 月 27 日的新闻谈话,
重申对苏丹和南苏丹的主权、独立、统一和领土完整以及对《联合国宪章》宗旨和原则的坚定承诺,并回顾睦邻友好、互不干涉和区域合作等原则的重要性,
重申不得以武力改变国家间的领土分界线,任何领土争端都只应通过和平途径解决,申明安理会高度重视《全面和平协议》所有未决问题得以全面紧急落实,特别指出阿卜耶伊未来地位问题应以符合《全面和平协议》的方式,通过双方谈判,而不是通过任何一方的单方面行动予以解决,
特别指出苏丹共和国政府与南苏丹共和国政府之间的持续合作对和平、安全与稳定以及对双方今后的关系至关重要,鼓励在改善双边关系以及定期举行联合政治和安全机制及其他联合机制会议等方面取得进展,促请两国政府履行其在2011年6月20日《苏丹政府与苏丹人民解放运动关于阿卜耶伊地区临时行政和安全安排的协定》、2011年6月29日《苏丹政府与南苏丹政府关于边界安全与联合政治和安全机制的协议》、2011年7月30日《苏丹政府与南苏丹政府关于边界监测支助团的协定》和2012年9月27日《合作与安全安排协定》中的承诺,执行联合政治和安全机制的所有后续决定,
赞扬非洲联盟(非盟)、非盟高级别执行小组、政府间发展组织、埃塞俄比亚联邦民主共和国、秘书长非洲之角特使和联合国阿卜耶伊临时安全部队(联阿安全部队)继续为各当事方提供协助,
肯定自联阿安全部队成立以来的八年中,该支部队得以使阿卜耶伊地区稳定和非军事化,知悉联阿安全部队目前是一支没有可行撤出战略的临时安全部队,在此方面,表示注意到有必要重组该支部队,以便为一个可行的政治进程创造空间,这样一个进程也可成为一个撤出战略,
着重指出苏丹政府和南苏丹政府在八年期间未在上文所列 2011 和 2012 年相关协定所概述的政治进程方面取得有意义进展,包括未能定期举行阿卜耶伊联合监督委员会会议,未能建立阿卜耶伊地区行政当局和阿卜耶伊警察局,
强调 2018 年 8 月 20 日秘书长信函(S/2018/778)中所述的阿卜耶伊地区内威胁的变化情况,表示注意到秘书长 2018 年 10 月 15 日报告(S/2018/923)和 2019 年 4 月 16 日报告(S/2019/319)中所述的阿卜耶伊地区安全局势,
赞扬联合国警察开展活动,在阿卜耶伊警察局尚未设立的情况下为当地民众提供咨询和辅导,敦促双方设立阿卜耶伊警察局,欢迎联阿安全部队在促进族群间对话方面发挥更大作用,敦促所有各方继续这些对话,
回顾安理会第 2117(2013)号决议,表示关切小武器和轻武器非法转让、不利于稳定地积累和滥用对阿卜耶伊和平与安全造成的威胁,
赞扬联阿安全部队努力地有效执行任务,包括在阿卜耶伊地区全境不断协助和平移徙,预防、调解和遏止冲突,大力强调对联合国人员的任何攻击都是不可接受的,重申应迅速彻底调查此类可能构成战争罪的袭击,追究应对袭击负责者的责任,
回顾安全理事会在第 2205(2015)号决议中欢迎秘书长决定任命一名联阿安全部队文职领导人,
铭记阿卜耶伊地区的民众继续依靠人道主义援助,人道主义组织能够接触有需要的民众依然至关重要,而且人道主义行为体继续向阿卜耶伊地区 182 000 人提供援助,
回顾第 2378(2017)号决议,其中请秘书长确保对照妥善订立的明确基准,利用关于维和行动成效的数据,包括维和业绩数据来改进对特派团行动的分析评价,还回顾第 2436(2018)号决议,其中请秘书长确保关于表彰和奖励杰出表现的决定以及关于部署、补救、培训、暂停资金偿付和遣返军警人员或解雇文职人员的决定系根据客观的业绩数据作出,
又回顾关于妇女与和平与安全的第 1325(2000)号决议及其后相关决议,强调惟有专注地致力于妇女的赋权、参与和人权,并通过一致领导、始终如一的信息和行动及支持,推动妇女参与各级决策,有碍这些决议得以充分实施的那些顽固障碍才能消除,并回顾第 2242(2015)号决议及其中关于增加联合国维和行动军事和警察特遣队中妇女人数的期望,
还回顾第 2467(2019)号决议,其中要求确保及时向相关联合国和平行动部署妇女保护顾问,特别是高级别的妇女保护顾问。
确认阿卜耶伊以及苏丹与南苏丹边界沿线当前的局势继续对国际和平与安全构成威胁,
1. 决定将第 1990(2011)号决议第 2 段规定的联阿安全部队任务的期限延至2019年11月15日,依照《联合国宪章》第七章采取行动,还决定将第 1990(2011)号决议第 3 段规定的联阿安全部队各项工作的期限延至2019年11月15日;
2. 回顾第 2465(2019)号决议决定将第 2024(2011)号决议及第 2075(2012)号决议第 1 段规定的联阿安全部队修订任务延至2019年10月15日,还回顾第 2465(2019)号决议决定,这将是最后一次延长支持联合边界核查与监测机制(边界核监机制)的任务的期限,除非双方在第 2465(2019)号决议第 3 段所述措施方面取得可计量的进展,促请双方采取那些措施;
3. 决定将联阿安全部队核定兵力上限减至3,550人,又决定核定兵力上限到2019年10月15日应再减少585人,除非安理会按照第 2465(2019)号决议第 1 和 3 段的规定,决定延长第 2024(2011)号决议和第 2075(2012)号决议第 1 段规定的修订任务;
4. 决定将第 1990(2011)号决议规定的核定警察人数上限增至640名警察,包括148名单派警察和3支建制警察部队,请联合国采取必要步骤,逐渐部署更多警察,以达到新核定的警察人数上限640人,要求苏丹政府和南苏丹政府充分支持联阿安全部队部署这些人员,包括为此迅速发放签证,表示打算随着阿卜耶伊警察局逐渐设立并在整个阿卜耶伊地区有效实施法治而降低核定警察人数上限;
5. 请秘书长为联阿安全部队任命一名文职副首长,以期以符合《关于阿卜耶伊地区临时行政和安全安排的协定》、包括符合关于设立阿卜耶伊警察局的协定的方式,进一步促进各方之间的联络及与各方的互动协作;
6. 表示打算根据秘书长的建议,包括2018年4月22日和2018年8月20日信函中所载建议,并根据2012年9月27日各项《合作协定》的执行进展和以符合《全面和平协议》的方式解决阿卜耶伊最终地位问题的进展情况,继续酌情修改联阿安全部队的配置和任务;
7. 表示深为关切苏丹政府没有及时发放签证以支持部署对联阿安全部队的任务至关重要的人员,再次促请苏丹政府和南苏丹政府全力支持联合国,包括迅速为联合国军事、警务和文职人员,包括人道主义人员,发放苏丹和南苏丹入境签证而不考虑这些人员的国籍,协助在任务区设置营地和建造基础设施,包括建造阿同尼机场,批准飞行,并提供后勤支持,促请苏丹政府和南苏丹政府为从苏丹和南苏丹境内往返阿卜耶伊提供便利,还促请各方全面遵守《部队地位协定》规定的义务;
8. 表示对各当事方几乎没有采取步骤执行《关于阿卜耶伊地区临时行政和安全安排的协定》和实现阿卜耶伊地位问题的政治解决感到失望,请各当事方就下文概述的步骤向非盟高级别执行小组和秘书长非洲之角特使通报最新情况,邀请非盟高级别执行小组和秘书长特使不迟于 2019 年 10 月 15 日向安理会通报为推进以下方面而采取的最新步骤:
1. 解决阿卜耶伊最终地位问题,包括采取步骤审议非盟高级别执行小组 2012 年的提案,尤其注意到非盟和平与安全理事会(非盟和安会)2012 年 10 月 24 日、2013 年 10 月 26 日和 2018 年 2 月 6 日的公报;
2. 根据 2011 年 6 月《关于阿卜耶伊地区临时行政和安全安排的协定》执行阿卜耶伊联合监督委员会的各项决定;
3. 非盟委员会为了按非盟和安会 2015 年 7 月 31 日公报的要求向非盟和安会提交阿卜耶伊地区联合调查和查询委员会的调查结果和建议而采取的步骤,以及为促进米塞里亚族和恩哥克-丁卡族和解和接触而采取的步骤;
9. 敦促按照 2011 年 6 月《关于阿卜耶伊地区临时行政和安全安排的协定》继续推进阿卜耶伊地区临时机构的设立,特别是,表示注意到在没有阿卜耶伊警察局的情况下,联阿安全部队仍然是提供治安服务以应对法律和秩序问题的唯一实体,还表示注意到 2017 年 11 月 30 日至 2018 年 2 月 2 日联合国警察协同联合国各机构、基金和方案以及两族传统领导人为最终设立阿卜耶伊警察局进行了摸底工作,敦促苏丹政府和南苏丹政府不迟于 2019 年 10 月 15 日参加联合统筹规划活动并参与制定设立阿卜耶伊警察局的路线图,促请南苏丹政府对关于参加这项工作的邀请作出积极回应;
10. 鼓励非盟高级别执行小组和秘书长特使继续开展协调工作,促进全面执行 2011 年各项协定,还鼓励联阿安全部队与非盟高级别执行小组和秘书长特使就和解、社区宣传和政治和平进程进行协调;
11. 欢迎再次努力在实地最终确定非军事化边界安全区的中线,重申该边界安全区的中线绝不妨碍边界目前和今后的法律地位,不妨碍目前就有争议和有主权主张的地区进行的谈判,也不妨碍边界划定;
12. 特别指出,第 1990(2011)号决议第 3 段规定的联阿安全部队保护平民的任务包括采取必要行动,在平民随时可能遭受人身暴力威胁时对其进行保护,无论这种暴力来自何方,并为此着重指出,根据联阿安全部队的任务规定、《联合国宪章》和其他适用的国际法,维和人员有权使用一切必要手段,包括必要时使用武力,保护遭受人身暴力威胁的平民,强调指出联阿安全部队高级领导层必须继续进一步参与,以确保联阿安全部队所有部门和各级指挥系统都妥善了解联阿安全部队保护平民的任务及各自的相关职责、接受有关培训并参与履行这些任务和职责;赞扬联阿安全部队在这方面的努力。
13. 谴责阿卜耶伊地区不时出现南苏丹安全部门人员,且有迪夫拉石油警察部队部署在那里,这些做法违反了 2011 年 6 月 20 日《协定》,谴责武装民兵进入该地区,重申要求南苏丹政府立即不带先决条件地将其安全部门人员全部调离阿卜耶伊地区,并要求苏丹政府将迪夫拉的石油警察调离阿卜耶伊地区,还重申,根据有关决议,特别是第 1990(2011)和 2046(2012)号决议,除了联阿安全部队和阿卜耶伊警察局外,阿卜耶伊地区不应有其他任何部队以及当地族群的武装人员;
14. 敦促两国政府采取一切必要步骤,确保阿卜耶伊切实实现非军事化,包括视需要执行解除武装方案;
15. 重申联阿安全部队可根据第 1990(2011)号决议的授权,按照任务规定并在现有能力范围内,与 2011 年 6 月《关于阿卜耶伊地区临时行政和安全安排的协定》签署方、阿卜耶伊联合监督委员会以及米塞里亚族和恩哥克-丁卡族进行协调,并根据阿卜耶伊联合监督委员会之前关于将该地区设为“无武器区”的决定,在阿卜耶伊地区收缴和销毁武器;
16. 请联阿安全部队继续与阿卜耶伊联合监督委员会以及米塞里亚族和恩哥克-丁卡族进行对话,以制定有效的战略和监督机制,确保相关各方充分尊重阿卜耶伊作为无武器区的地位,促请苏丹政府和南苏丹政府、阿卜耶伊联合监督委员会以及米塞里亚族和恩哥克-丁卡族为此与联阿安全部队全面合作;
17. 欢迎联阿安全部队采取举措支持米塞里亚族和恩哥克-丁卡族开展对话及和平委员会等两族社群做出努力,以加强族群间关系,促进阿卜耶伊地区的稳定与和解,邀请联阿安全部队利用适当的民事文职专长,与设在阿卜耶伊、由朱巴任命的行政当局和设在穆格莱德的米塞里亚行政当局协调,以维持稳定,促进族群间和解,便利流离失所者返回各自村庄,便利服务提供;
18. 敦促两国政府立即采取步骤,在阿卜耶伊地区各族群间实施建立信任措施,确保妇女参与其中各个阶段,包括为建立信任而借助基层的和解进程,支持参与建设和平工作的非政府组织的现行努力,并充分支持联阿安全部队努力促进族群对话;
19. 特别指出妇女参与族群间各级对话对确保可信正当的进程至关重要,促请所有各方促进妇女的充分平等参与;
20. 欢迎联阿安全部队在现有能力和资源范围内,并与米塞里亚族和恩哥克-丁卡族密切协调,继续努力加强族群保护委员会的能力,以协助管理阿卜耶伊的法律和秩序进程,同时确保嫌疑人和其他被拘禁者得到人道和有尊严的待遇,并继续努力就这一问题与两国政府进行接触;
21. 欢迎恩哥克-丁卡族和米塞里亚族传统领导人 2017 年 11 月 14 日举行会议,促请各方在非盟委员会发布阿卜耶伊地区联合调查和查询委员会关于联阿安全部队一名维和人员和恩哥克-丁卡族最高酋长被杀事件的调查结论和建议后,予以全面配合,欢迎非盟和平与安全理事会在 2015 年 3 月 24 日对新闻界的谈话中请非盟委员会就这些结论和建议与各方进行接触,期待非盟委员会按传统领导。
人的商定意见,就恩哥克-丁卡族酋长遇害事件发布报告,并期待将该报告作为两个族群实现和解的基础,同时铭记促进阿卜耶伊地区稳定与和解的必要性;
22. 促请所有会员国,特别是苏丹和南苏丹,确保联阿安全部队所有人员以及公务专用的设备、给养、用品和其他物资,包括车辆、飞机和零配件,能够自由、不受阻碍和快速进出阿卜耶伊和在整个非军事化边界安全区通行;
23. 确认缺少发展项目和没有能力提供基本政府服务对阿卜耶伊居民产生了不利影响,促请苏丹政府和南苏丹政府以及捐助方支持道路维修、总体重建和能力建设工作,欢迎秘书长信函(S/2018/778)中呼吁实施注重和解的发展项目;
24. 要求苏丹政府和南苏丹政府继续协助联合国地雷行动处(地雷行动处)进行部署,以确保行动自由,并协助在阿卜耶伊地区和非军事化边界安全区探明和清除地雷;
25. 还要求有关各方按照国际法,包括适用的国际人道主义法和联合国关于人道主义援助的指导原则,允许所有人道主义人员充分、安全和不受阻碍地接触需要援助的平民和进出一切必要设施以开展活动;
26. 强烈敦促各方停止一切形式的暴力、侵犯践踏人权行为、违反国际人道主义法行为,特别是违反适用的国际法侵害虐待妇女和儿童的行为,并将这类虐待或侵害行为的施害者绳之以法;
27. 请秘书长确保对侵犯践踏人权行为进行有效监测,包括监测性暴力和性别暴力行为以及其他侵害虐待妇女和儿童的行为,再次促请苏丹政府和南苏丹政府为此与秘书长充分合作,包括向有关联合国人员发放签证;
28. 请秘书长设法增加联阿安全部队中妇女人数,确保妇女充分、有效和切实参与各方面的行动,并请联阿安全部队将性别因素作为贯穿整个授权任务的跨领域问题予以充分考虑;
29. 欢迎联阿安全部队任命了一名文职妇女和儿童保护顾问;
30. 欢迎秘书长采取举措制定联合国维持和平业绩文化标准,重申支持制定全面综合的业绩政策框架,其中确定明确的业绩标准,据以评价为维持和平行动工作和提供支助的所有联合国文职和军警人员的业绩,以此推动任务得以有效和全面执行;该框架还将包含以清晰和明确界定的基准为基础的全面和客观方法,以确保对业绩不佳进行问责,对出色业绩给予激励或嘉奖;促请秘书长将此框架适用于联阿安全部队;
31. 回顾安理会 S/PRST/2015/22 号主席声明和第 2272(2016)号决议,请秘书长采取一切必要措施,确保联阿安全部队充分遵守联合国对性剥削和性虐待的零容忍政策,确保对部队所有人员进行审查以确定他们在为联合国服务期间是否曾有不正当性行为记录,通过提交报告随时向安全理事会通报联阿安全部队在这方面的进展,并敦促部队和警察派遣国采取适当预防行动,包括进行部署前提高
认识培训,确保在涉及本国人员的不正当行为案件中,酌情由部队和警察派遣国及联合国及时对指控进行调查,充分追究责任;
注意到秘书长努力确保联合国在该区域的各特派团,包括联阿安全部队、联合国南苏丹共和国特派团(南苏丹特派团)和非洲联盟-联合国达尔富尔混合行动(达尔富尔混合行动)以及秘书长苏丹和南苏丹问题特使之间相互密切合作,并请秘书长继续这样做,包括与秘书长非洲之角特使一起这样做;
报告
请秘书长至迟于 2019 年 7 月 31 日通过一份说明向安理会通报联阿安全部队执行任务的进展情况,并报告依照第 3 和第 4 段减少部队和增加警察的情况,以及为支持执行任务发放签证的情况;
请秘书长至迟于 2019 年 10 月 15 日报告关于联阿安全部队任务重组的最新建议,包括过渡战略,以便联阿安全部队最终撤出,还请秘书长至迟于 2019 年 9 月 15 日提出关于联阿安全部队对边界核监机制支助情况的评价报告,在这方面,请秘书长对军事和警察能力进行调研,包括研究如何调整部队和相关装备,以适应阿卜耶伊的安全局势;
请秘书长至迟于 2019 年 10 月 15 日通过一份书面报告继续向安理会通报联阿安全部队执行任务的进展情况,报告内容应包括:
• 依照第 3 和第 4 段减少部队和增加警察的进展情况,
• 武器流入阿卜耶伊的情况以及阿卜耶伊地区内存在武器的情况、依据第 14 段销毁和收缴武器的情况,
• 根据第 28 和第 30 段已采取的步骤,
• 按照第 27 段要求开展人权监测的结果,包括关于侵犯践踏人权行为的信息、分析和数据,
• 各方依照第 7 和第 8 段要求已采取的步骤,
• 概要介绍为改善特派团业绩和应对领导层失误、对任务执行成效产生负面影响的国内制约因素以及困难的行动环境等业绩挑战而采取的行动;
决定继续积极处理此案。
Full text of resolution
United Nations S/RES/2469 (2019)
Security Council Distr.: General
14 May 2019
Resolution 2469 (2019)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 8524th meeting, on
14 May 2019
The Security Council,
Recalling its previous resolutions and its presidential statements on the situation
in Sudan and South Sudan, and in particular, resolutions 1990 (2011), 2024 (2011),
2032 (2011), 2046 (2012), 2047 (2012), 2075 (2012), 2104 (2013), 2126 (2013), 2156
(2014), 2179 (2014), 2205 (2015), 2230 (2015), 2251 (2015), 2287 (2016), 2318
(2016), 2352 (2017), 2386 (2017), 2411 (2018), 2412 (2018), 2416 (2018), 2438
(2018), 2445 (2018), and 2465 (2019) as well as presidential statements
S/PRST/2012/19 and S/PRST/2013/14, and the Council’s press statements of 18 June
2012, 21 September 2012, 28 September 2012, 6 May 2013, 14 June 2013,
14 February 2014, 17 March 2014, 11 December 2014, and 27 November 2015,
Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and
territorial integrity of Sudan and South Sudan, and to the purposes and the principles
of the Charter of the United Nations, and recalling the importance of the principles of
good neighbourliness, non-interference and regional cooperation,
Reiterating that the territorial boundaries of States shall not be altered by force,
and that any territorial disputes shall be settled exclusively by peaceful means,
affirming the priority it attaches to the full and urgent implementation of all
outstanding issues from the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), and
underscoring that the future status of Abyei shall be resolved by negotiations between
the parties in a manner consistent with the CPA and not by the unilateral actions of
either party,
Underscoring that continued cooperation between the Government of the
Republic of the Sudan and Government of the Republic of South Sudan is critical for
peace, security and stability and the future relations between them, encouraging
progress on improving bilateral relations and holding regular meetings of the Joint
Political and Security Mechanism (JPSM) and other joint mechanisms, and calling on
both governments to implement their commitments in the 20 June 2011 Agreement
between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement on
Temporary Arrangements for the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area, the
29 June 2011 Agreement between the Government of the Sudan and the Government
of South Sudan on Border Security and the Joint Political an d Security Mechanism
(JPSM), the 30 July 2011 Agreement on the Border Monitoring Support Mission
between the Government of Sudan and the Government of South Sudan, the
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27 September 2012 Agreements on Cooperation and Security Arrangements, and all
subsequent decisions of the Joint Political and Security Mechanism (JPSM),
Commending the continued assistance provided to the parties by the African
Union (AU), the AU High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), the
Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the Federal Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa, and the
United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA),
Acknowledging that over the course of the eight years since establishment of
UNISFA, the mission has been able to stabilize and demilitarize the Abyei Area and
that UNISFA is now an interim security force with no viable exit strategy, and in this
regard, taking note of the need to reconfigure the mission in order to create the space
for a viable political process that would also serve as an exit strategy,
Underlining that over the course of eight years the Government of Sudan and
the Government of South Sudan have not made meaningful progress on the political
process outlined in the 2011 and 2012 agreements listed above, including the failure
to hold regular meetings of the Abyei Joint Oversight Committee and to establish the
Abyei Area Administration, and the Abyei Police Service,
Emphasizing the change in threat in the Abyei Area as characterized by the
20 August 2018 Secretary-General’s letter (S/2018/778), and taking note of the
security situation in the Abyei Area as characterized by the reports of the Secretary -
General on 15 October 2018 (S/2018/923) and 16 April 2019 (S/2019/319),
Commending the UN Police for activities to advise and mentor the local
population in absence of the Abyei Police Service, urging both parties to establish the
Abyei Police Service, welcoming UNISFA’s enhanced role in fostering
intercommunal dialogue, and urging all parties to continue these dialogues,
Recalling its resolution 2117 (2013) and expressing concern at the threat to
peace and security in Abyei arising from the illicit transfer, destabilizing
accumulation, and misuse of small arms and light weap ons,
Commending the efforts of UNISFA in effectively carrying out its mandate,
including by its ongoing facilitation of peaceful migration throughout the Abyei Area,
conflict prevention, mediation and deterrence, and strongly underscoring the
unacceptability of any attack on United Nations personnel, and reiterating that such
attacks, which may constitute a war crime, should be swiftly and thoroughly
investigated, and that those responsible should be held to account,
Recalling that the Security Council welcomed in resolution 2205 (2015) the
decision of the Secretary-General to appoint a civilian head of mission,
Bearing in mind that people in the Abyei Area continue to rely on humanitarian
assistance, that access for humanitarian organizations to reach people in need remains
of crucial importance, and that humanitarian actors continue to provide assistance to
182,000 people in the Abyei Area,
Recalling resolution 2378 (2017) and its request of the Secretary-General to
ensure that data related to the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations, including
peacekeeping performance data, is used to improve analytics and the evaluation of
mission operations, based on clear and well-identified benchmarks, and further
recalling resolution 2436 (2018) and its request of the Secretary-General to ensure
that decisions to recognize and incentivize outstanding performance and decisions
regarding deployment, remediation, training, withholding of financial
reimbursement, and repatriation of uniformed or dismissal of civilia n personnel, are
predicated on objective performance data,
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Further recalling resolutions 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions on
women, peace, and security and emphasizing that persistent barriers to full
implementation of these resolutions will only be dismantled through dedicated
commitment to women’s empowerment, participation, and human rights, and through
concerted leadership, consistent information and action, and support, to build
women’s engagement in all levels of decision-making, also recalling resolution 2242
and its aspiration to increase the number of women in military and police contingents
of United Nations peacekeeping operations,
Recalling as well its resolution 2467 (2019) and its request to ensure the timely
deployment of Women Protection Advisors to relevant UN peace operations,
particularly at a senior level,
Expressing concern about the residual threat of landmines and explosive
remnants of war in the Abyei Area, which hinders the safe return of displaced persons
to their homes, safe migration, and livelihood activities,
Recognizing that the current situation in Abyei and along the border between
Sudan and South Sudan continues to constitute a threat to international peace and
security,
1. Decides to extend until 15 November 2019 the mandate of UNISFA as set
out in paragraph 2 of resolution 1990 (2011) and acting under Chapter VII of the
Charter of the United Nations, further decides to extend until 15 November 2019 the
tasks of UNISFA as set out in paragraph 3 of resolution 1990 (2011);
2. Recalls its decision in resolution 2465 (2019) to extend until 15 October
2019 UNISFA’s mandate modification set forth in resolution 2024 (2011) and
paragraph 1 of resolution 2075 (2012), further recalls its decision in resolution 2465
(2019) that such extension shall be the final extension of support to the Joint Border
Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM) unless both parties demonstrate
measurable progress as outlined in paragraph 3 of resolution 2465 (2019), and calls
on the parties to take those steps;
3. Decides to reduce the authorized troop ceiling to 3,550 and also decides
that as of 15 October 2019, the authorized troop ceiling shall decrease by a further
585 troops, unless it decides to extend the mandate modification set forth in resolution
2024 (2011) and paragraph 1 of resolution 2075 (2012), in accordance with
paragraphs 1 and 3 of resolution 2465 (2019);
4. Decides to increase the authorized police ceiling established in resolution
1990 (2011) to 640 police personnel, including 148 individual police officers and
three formed police units, requests the United Nations to take necessary steps to
deploy additional police sequentially in order to meet the new authorized police
ceiling of 640, demands that the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan provide full
support to UNISFA in the deployment of these personnel, including by promptly
issuing visas, and expresses its intention to reduce the authorized police ceiling as the
Abyei Police Service is gradually established and effectiv ely providing rule of law
throughout the Abyei area;
5. Requests the Secretary-General to appoint a civilian Deputy Head of
Mission for UNISFA to further facilitate liaison between and engagement with the
parties in a manner consistent with the Agreement on Temporary Arrangements for
the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area, including agreement to establish
the Abyei Police Service;
6. Expresses its intention to continue revising as appropriate the
configuration and mandate of UNISFA in light of recommendations from the
Secretary-General, including recommendations contained in the 22 April 2018 and
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20 August 2018 letters, and based on progress towards implementation of the
Cooperation Agreements of 27 September 2012 and settlement of the final status of
Abyei in a manner consistent with the CPA;
7. Expresses deep concern that the Government of Sudan has not promptly
issued visas to support the deployment of personnel critical for the mandate of
UNISFA, renews its call upon the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan to provide
full support to the United Nations, including by promptly issuing visas to military,
police and civilian United Nations personnel, including humanitarian personnel,
without prejudice to their nationality, for entry into Sudan and South Sudan,
facilitating basing arrangements, infrastructure construction, including the Athony
airport, in the Mission Area and flight clearances, and providing logistical support,
calls upon the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan to facilitate travel from within
Sudan and South Sudan to and from Abyei, and further calls upon all parties to fully
adhere to their obligations under the Status of Forces Agreements;
8. Expresses disappointment that the parties have taken few steps to
implement the Agreement on Temporary Arrangements for the Administration and
Security of the Abyei Area and to achieve a political resolution to the status of Abyei,
and requests the parties update the AUHIP and the Special Envoy of the Secretary -
General for the Horn of Africa on the steps outlined below and invites the AUHIP a nd
the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to update it by 15 October 2019 on the
steps taken towards the following:
1. Resolution of the final status of Abyei to include steps towards
considering the 2012 proposal made by AUHIP, noting, in particular the
AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) Communiqués of 24 October 2012,
26 October 2013 and 6 February 2018,
2. Implementation of all Abyei Joint Oversight Committee (AJOC)
decisions, in accordance with the Agreement on Temporary Administrative and
Security Arrangements for the Abyei Area of June 2011,
3. Steps the AU Commission has taken to submit to the AUPSC the
findings and recommendations of the Abyei Area Joint Investigation and Inquiry
Committee as requested by the AUPSC in its Communiqué of 3 1 July 2015, and
steps taken to promote reconciliation and engagement of the Misseriya and
Ngok Dinka communities;
9. Urges continued progress towards the establishment of the Abyei Area
interim institutions, in accordance with the Agreement on Temporary Administrative
and Security Arrangements for the Abyei Area of June 2011, takes note, in particular,
that in the absence of an Abyei Police Service, UNISFA continues to be the only entity
to provide policing services in response to matters of law and order, further takes note
of the mapping exercise from 30 November 2017 to 2 February 2018 by UN Police
in conjunction with UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes and traditional leaders of
both communities for the eventual establishment of an Abyei Police Service, urges
the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan to participate in a joint integrated
planning exercise and development of a road map towards establishment of the Abyei
Police Service by 15 October 2019, and calls on the Government of South Sudan to
respond positively to the invitation to participate in such an exercise;
10. Encourages the AUHIP and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to
continue coordinating efforts to facilitate full implementation of the 2011 agreements,
and further encourages UNISFA to coordinate with the AUHIP and the Special Envoy
of the Secretary-General on reconciliation, community sensitization, and political
peace processes;
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11. Welcomes renewed efforts to determine conclusively the Safe
Demilitarized Border Zone (SDBZ) centreline on the ground, and reiterates that the
centreline of the SDBZ in no way prejudices the current or future legal status of the
border, ongoing negotiations on the disputed and claimed areas, and demarcation of
the borders;
12. Underscores that UNISFA’s protection of civilians mandate as set out in
paragraph 3 of resolution 1990 (2011) includes taking the necessary actions to protect
civilians under imminent threat of physical violence, irrespective of the source of
such violence, and in that regard underlines that peacekeepers are authorized to use
all necessary means, which includes the use of force when required, in order to protect
civilians under threat of physical violence, in accordance with mission mandates, the
United Nations Charter and other applicable international law, and stresses the
importance of continued and further engagement by senior mission leadership, with
a view to ensuring that all mission components and all levels of the chain of command
are properly informed of, trained for, and involved in the mission’s protection of
civilians mandate and their relevant responsibilities; and commending UNISFA ’s
efforts in that regard;
13. Condemns the intermittent presence of South Sudan security service
personnel and the deployment of Diffra Oil Police units in the Abyei Area, in violation
of the 20 June 2011 Agreement, as well as any entry of armed militias into the
territory, and reiterates its demands that immediately and without preconditions the
Government of South Sudan fully redeploy its security service personnel from the
Abyei Area and that the Government of Sudan redeploy the Oil Police in Diffra from
the Abyei Area, and further reiterates, in accordance with relevant resolutions, in
particular resolution 1990 (2011) and resolution 2046 (2012), that the Abyei Area
shall be demilitarized from any forces, as well as armed elements of the local
communities, other than UNISFA and the Abyei Police Service;
14. Urges the two governments to take all necessary steps to ensure that Abyei
is effectively demilitarized, including through disarmament programmes as
necessary;
15. Reaffirms that UNISFA may undertake weapons confiscation and
destruction in the Abyei Area as authorized under resolution 1990 (2011), consistent
with its mandate and within its existing capabilities, in coordination with the
signatories of the June 2011 Agreement on the Temporary Arrangements for the
Administration and Security of the Abyei Area, the AJOC, and the Misseriya and
Ngok Dinka communities and consistent with the previous AJOC decision to establish
the Area as a “weapons free area”;
16. Requests UNISFA to continue its dialogue with the AJOC and with the
Misseriya and Ngok Dinka communities on effective strategies and oversight
mechanisms for ensuring full compliance by all relevant parties with Abyei’s status
as a weapons-free area, and calls upon the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan,
the AJOC, and the Misseriya and Ngok Dinka communities to extend full cooperation
to UNISFA in this regard;
17. Welcomes UNISFA initiatives to support community dialogue and efforts
by the Misseriya and Ngok Dinka communities, such as peace committees, to
strengthen intercommunal relationships and facilitate stability and reconciliation in
the Abyei Area, and invites UNISFA to coordinate with the Juba-appointed
administration in Abyei and the Misseriya administration in Muglad, using
appropriate civilian expertise, to maintain stability, foster intercommunal
reconciliation, and facilitate the return of displaced persons to their villages and the
delivery of services;
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18. Urges the two Governments immediately to take steps to implement
confidence-building measures among the respective communities in the Abyei Area,
ensuring women are involved at all stages, including through recon ciliation processes
at the grass-roots level as well as through support for the ongoing efforts of
non-governmental organizations engaging in peacebuilding, and by fully supporting
UNISFA’s efforts in promoting community dialogue;
19. Underscores that women’s participation at all levels of intercommunity
dialogue is critical to ensure a credible, and legitimate process and calls upon all
parties to promote full and equal participation of women;
20. Welcomes UNISFA’s continued efforts, within existing capabilities and
resources, and in close coordination with the Misseriya and Ngok Dinka communities,
to strengthen the capacities of Community Protection Committees in order to assist
with management of law and order processes in Abyei, while ensuring the huma ne
and dignified treatment of suspects and other detainees, and to continue engaging
with both governments on this issue;
21. Welcomes the 14 November 2017 meeting of traditional leaders of Ngok
Dinka and Misseriya communities, calls upon all parties to cooperate fully with the
findings and recommendations following the Abyei Area Joint Investigation and
Inquiry Committee’s investigation into the killing of a UNISFA peacekeeper and the
Ngok Dinka Paramount Chief, following the release of findings by the
AU Commission, welcomes the 24 March 2015 AUPSC press statement requesting
the AU Commission to engage the parties on the findings and recommendations, and
looks forward to the release of the African Union Commission’s report on the killing
of the Ngok Dinka chief, as agreed to by the traditional leaders, and for the report to
be used as a basis for reconciliation between the communities, bearing in mind the
need to promote stability and reconciliation in the Abyei Area;
22. Calls upon all Member States, in particular Sudan and South Sudan, to
ensure the free, unhindered and expeditious movement, to and from Abyei and
throughout the SDBZ, of all personnel, as well as equipment, provisions, supplies and
other goods, including vehicles, aircraft, and spare part s, which are for the exclusive
and official use of UNISFA;
23. Recognizes that the absence of development projects and the inability to
deliver basic government services has had an adverse effect on Abyei populations,
calls upon the Government of Sudan and the Government of South Sudan, as well as
donors to support road maintenance, general reconstruction, and capacity -building,
and welcomes the call in the Secretary-General’s letter (S/2018/778) for development
projects that focus on reconciliation;
24. Demands that the Government of Sudan and the Government of South
Sudan continue to facilitate the deployment of the United Nations Mine Action
Service (UNMAS) to ensure freedom of movement, as well as the identification and
clearance of mines in the Abyei Area and SDBZ;
25. Further demands that all parties involved allow all humanitarian personnel
full, safe and unhindered access to civilians in need of assistance and all necessary
facilities for their operations, in accordance with international law, incl uding
applicable international humanitarian law, and United Nations guiding principles of
humanitarian assistance;
26. Strongly urges that all parties cease all forms of violence, human rights
violations and abuses, violations of international humanitaria n law, and, in particular
violations and abuses of applicable international law committed against women and
children, and bring perpetrators of such abuses or violations to justice;
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27. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that effective monitoring of
violations and abuses of human rights is carried out, including of sexual and gender -
based violence and other violations and abuses committed against women and
children, and reiterates its call upon the Government of Sudan and the Government
of South Sudan to extend their full cooperation to the Secretary-General to this end,
including by issuing visas to the concerned United Nations personnel;
28. Requests the Secretary-General to seek to increase the number of women
in UNISFA, as well as to ensure the full, effective and meaningful participation of
women in all aspects of operations, and requests UNISFA to take fully into account
gender considerations as a crosscutting issue throughout its mandate;
29. Welcomes UNISFA’s deployment of a civilian Women and Child
Protection Advisor;
30. Welcomes the initiatives undertaken by the Secretary-General to
standardize a culture of performance in UN peacekeeping, and reaffirms its support
for the development of a comprehensive and integrated performance policy
framework that identifies clear standards of performance for evaluating all United
Nations civilian and uniformed personnel working in and supporting peacekeeping
operations that facilitates effective and full implementation of mandates, and includes
comprehensive and objective methodologies based on clear and well-defined
benchmarks to ensure accountability for underperformance and incentives and
recognition for outstanding performance, and calls on him to apply it to UNISFA;
31. Recalls its Presidential Statement S/PRST/2015/22 and its resolution 2272
(2016) and requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary measures to ensure
full compliance of UNISFA with the United Nations zero tolerance policy on sexual
exploitation and abuse and to ensure that all personnel of the mission are vetted for
history of sexual misconduct in the service with the United Nations and to keep it
informed through his reports about UNISFA’s progress in this regard, and urges
troop- and police-contributing countries to take appropriate preventative action
including predeployment awareness training, and to ensure full accountability in
cases of such conduct involving their personnel through timely investigation of
allegations by troop-contributing and police-contributing countries and the United
Nations, as appropriate;
32. Notes the Secretary-General’s efforts to ensure close cooperation among
United Nations missions in the region, including UNISFA, the United Nations
Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS), and the African Union-United
Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), as well as his Special Envoy for
Sudan and South Sudan, and requests that he continue this practice including with the
Special Envoy for the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa;
Reporting
33. Requests the Secretary-General to inform it of progress in implementing
UNISFA’s mandate, in a note, no later than 31 July 2019 and report on the progress
in reduction of troops and increase in police per paragraphs 3 and 4, and the issuance
of visas to support implementation of the mandate;
34. Requests the Secretary-General to report no later than 15 October 2019 on
updated recommendations for the reconfiguration of the UNISFA mandate, including
a transition strategy that would allow for an eventual exit for the mission, and further
requests the Secretary-General to provide an evaluation of UNISFA’s support to the
JBVMM to be reported no later than 15 September 2019, and in this regard, requests
the Secretary-General undertake a military and police capability study to include
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realigning military troops and associated equipment to match the security situation in
Abyei;
35. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to inform it of progress in
implementing UNISFA’s mandate, in one written report, no later than 15 October
2019 and include reporting on:
• the progress in reduction of troops and increase in police per paragraphs 3 and 4,
• the movement of weapons into Abyei and the presence, destruction and
confiscation of weapons within Abyei per paragraph 14,
• the steps that have been taken in line with paragraphs 28 and 30,
• results of human rights monitoring as requested in paragraph 27, including
information, analysis, and data on violations and abuses of human rights,
• steps which the parties have taken per paragraphs 7 and 8,
• a summary of actions taken to improve mission performance and address
performance challenges including lapses in leadership, national caveats that
negatively affect mandate implementation effectiveness, and demanding
operational environments;
36. Decides to remain actively seized of this matter.
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