S/RES/2604(2021) SC
Security Council resolution 2604 (2021) [on renewal of the authorization of the European Union-led Multinational Stabilization Force (EUFOR ALTHEA) in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a further period of 12 months]
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| Draft symbol | S/2021/913 |
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| Adopted symbol | S/RES/2604(2021) |
| Category | POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS |
| Sponsors (1) | |
| P5 Positions |
Russia
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United States
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United Kingdom
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China
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France
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| UN Document | S/RES/2604(2021) ↗ |
Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.8896
Speeches following this vote (20)
Mr. De Rivière
First of all, allow me to thank Kenya, its Permanent Representative and its team for the outstanding work during the month of October. Allow me as well, Sir, to commend your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. You have the full support of my delegation in the coming weeks.
Since the conflict of the 1990s, with the continued support of the European Union, Bosnia and Herzegovina …
Ms. Byrne Nason
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming your important functions as our President for this month. I thank your predecessor Ambassador Kimani for his deft handling of the presidency in the month of October. I also thank his team.
I would like to begin by emphasizing our strong support for a single, sovereign, united and multi-ethnic Bosnia and Herzegovina and for the Office o…
Ms. Deshong
Let me also join others in wishing you, Mr. President, every success as Mexico steers us this month in the work of the Security Council. I also take the opportunity to congratulate Ambassador Kimani and his very dynamic team on a wonderful and successful presidency in the month of October.
We begin by expressing thanks to the Office of the High Representative for its commitment to help promote t…
Ms. Farrey
I would like to start by congratulating you, Mr. President, on Mexico’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month and wish you all the best. I also congratulate Kenya for a very successful presidency in October.
I would like to join other Council members in welcoming the adoption just now of resolution 2604 (2021), which renews the authorization for the European Union Milit…
Ms. Heimerback
Let me, like others, thank Kenya and the Kenyan team for their excellent presidency. We also wish to convey to you, Mr. President, and your team our best wishes for the month of November.
The contribution of the European Union Military Operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina to maintaining stability and a safe and secure environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina is vital and, unfortunately, still necess…
Mrs. Thomas-Greenfield
Let me join others in welcoming you, Mr. President, to your new role as President of the Security Council. I would also like to thank Kenya for its extraordinary effort during the previous month.
We are very pleased that the Security Council once again reauthorized European Union Military Operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and sent a clear message of support for the vitally important mission of…
Mr. Mathur
We wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We also wish to congratulate Kenya for a successful presidency in the month of October.
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Christian Schmidt for his first report, covering the period from 16 April to 15 October 2021, which has been shared with the Security Council.
The recent political developmen…
Mr. Cherif
At the outset, it is my pleasure to once again congratulate Kenya on its successful presidency of the Security Council during the month of October. I also wish all the best to Mexico on assuming the presidency of the Council this month. I would like as well to welcome the representatives of the European Union, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia.
The report that we have before us shows th…
Mr. Geng Shuang
For some time now, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been facing growing challenges. The election law reform is beset with difficulties. The formation of a new Government shows little progress, and the parties increasingly disagree over national governance models. China is of the view that the issues facing Bosnia and Herzegovina should ultimately be resolved by its people. We encourage all parties in B…
Mr. Abarry
Allow me to extend my sincere congratulations to the delegation of Kenya on its excellent presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. I also congratulate you, Mr. President, on Mexico’s assumption of the presidency for the month of November. I assure you of the Niger’s full support.
My delegation deplores the negative political climate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which, if prolon…
Mr. Nebenzia
At the outset, let me congratulate Mexico on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for November and wish them a successful month. We also thank Kenya, its Permanent Representative and his team for their able leadership in October.
We are concerned over yet further worsening of the internal political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, unprecedented in the post-war period. The situatio…
Mr. Kiboino
Let me congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November and to assure you of the support of Kenya’s delegation. On behalf of my delegation, allow me also to most sincerely thank all the members of the Council both for their compliments this afternoon and for the critical
support and cooperation extended to Kenya during its presidency o…
Mr. Jürgenson
I join others in thanking Kenya for an excellent presidency during the month of October and congratulating you, Sir, on assuming that role for November. I wish you every success.
Estonia just supported the operational rollover of the European Union Military Operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR-Althea) for 12 months, as Operation Althea is a strong contributor to the country’s efforts in ma…
Mr. Pham
At the outset, I would like to wish you, Sir, and your team all the best for the month ahead under the Mexican presidency. You can count on our support and cooperation. I would also like to congratulate Kenya for its very successful presidency last month.
Viet Nam remains concerned about the volatile situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the past years. Inter-ethnic and intercommunal tensions…
The President
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Mexico.
I welcome the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia, as well as the observer of the European Union, to the Council.
I would like to focus my statement on three points.
First, we welcome the Council’s decision to unanimously adopt the renewal of the mandate for
the European Union Military Opera…
Mr. Alkalaj
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November and to wish you and your delegation every success.
We have taken note of the report on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, covering the period 16 April to 15 October 2021, by the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We also welcome the Se…
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of the European Union, in its capacity as observer.
Mr. Skoog
Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your country on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council.
(spoke in English)
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its 27 member States.
The candidate countries Turkey, the Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania align themselves with this statement.
The European Union (EU) is pleased that th…
Mr. Šimonović
I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, and extend our best wishes for your presidency. I would also like to congratulate Kenya on its successful performance.
Croatia associates itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union (EU) its members and other aligned States. I would like to add some remarks in my national capacity.
Croatia reiterates its support for the extensio…
Draft resolution text UNBench dataset (Liang et al.) ↗
The Security Council,
Determining that the situation in the region of the Former Yugoslavia continues to constitute a threat to international peace and security,
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
1. Authorizes the Member States acting through or in cooperation with the EU to establish for a further period of twelve months, starting from the date of the adoption of this resolution, a multinational stabilization force (EUFOR ALTHEA) as a legal successor to SFOR under unified command and control, which will fulfill its missions in relation to the implementation of Annex 1-A and Annex 2 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the annexes thereto (collectively the Peace Agreement, S/1995/999, Annex) in cooperation with the NATO Headquarters presence in accordance with the arrangements agreed between NATO and the EU as communicated to the Security Council in their letters of 19 November 2004, which recognize that EUFOR ALTHEA will have the main peace stabilization role under the military aspects of the Peace Agreement;
2. Decides to renew the authorization provided by paragraph 11 of its resolution 2183 (2014) for a further period of twelve months starting from the date of adoption of this resolution;
3. Authorizes the Member States acting under paragraphs 1 and 2 above to take all necessary measures to effect the implementation of and to ensure compliance with annexes 1-A and 2 of the Peace Agreement, stresses that the parties shall continue to be held equally responsible for the compliance with that annex and shall be equally subject to such enforcement action by EUFOR ALTHEA and the NATO presence as may be necessary to ensure implementation of those annexes and the protection of EUFOR ALTHEA and the NATO presence;
4. Authorizes Member States to take all necessary measures, at the request of either EUFOR ALTHEA or the NATO Headquarters, in defence of the EUFOR ALTHEA or NATO presence respectively, and to assist both organizations in carrying out their missions, and recognizes the right of both EUFOR ALTHEA and the NATO presence to take all necessary measures to defend themselves from attack or threat of attack;
5. Authorizes the Member States acting under paragraphs 1 and 2 above, in accordance with annex 1-A of the Peace Agreement, to take all necessary measures to ensure compliance with the rules and procedures governing command and control of airspace over Bosnia and Herzegovina with respect to all civilian and military air traffic;
6. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
Full text of resolution
United Nations S/RES/2604 (2021)
Security Council Distr.: General
3 November 2021
Resolution 2604 (2021)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 8896th meeting, on
3 November 2021
The Security Council,
Determining that the situation in the region of the Former Yugoslavia continues
to constitute a threat to international peace and security,
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
1. Authorizes the Member States acting through or in cooperation with the
EU to establish for a further period of twelve months, starting from the date of the
adoption of this resolution, a multinational stabilization force (EUFOR ALTHEA) as
a legal successor to SFOR under unified command and control, wh ich will fulfil its
missions in relation to the implementation of Annex 1-A and Annex 2 of the General
Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the annexes thereto
(collectively the Peace Agreement, S/1995/999, Annex) in cooperation with the
NATO Headquarters presence in accordance with the arrangements agreed between
NATO and the EU as communicated to the Security Council in their letters of
19 November 2004, which recognize that EUFOR ALTHEA will have the main peace
stabilization role under the military aspects of the Peace Agreement;
2. Decides to renew the authorization provided by paragraph 11 of its
resolution 2183 (2014) for a further period of twelve months starting from the date of
adoption of this resolution;
3. Authorizes the Member States acting under paragraphs 1 and 2 above to
take all necessary measures to effect the implementation of and to ensure compliance
with annexes 1-A and 2 of the Peace Agreement, stresses that the parties shall
continue to be held equally responsible for the compliance with that annex and shall
be equally subject to such enforcement action by EUFOR ALTHEA and the NATO
presence as may be necessary to ensure implementation of those annexes and the
protection of EUFOR ALTHEA and the NATO presence;
4. Authorizes Member States to take all necessary measures, at the request of
either EUFOR ALTHEA or the NATO Headquarters, in defence of the EUFOR ALTHEA
or NATO presence respectively, and to assist both organizations in carrying out their
missions, and recognizes the right of both EUFOR ALTHEA and the NATO presence to
take all necessary measures to defend themselves from attack or threat of attack;
5. Authorizes the Member States acting under paragraphs 1 and 2 above, in
accordance with annex 1-A of the Peace Agreement, to take all necessary measures to
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ensure compliance with the rules and procedures governing command and control of
airspace over Bosnia and Herzegovina with respect to all civilian and military air traffic;
6. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
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