               United Nations                                                                      S/RES/2682 (2023)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                30 May 2023

               Resolution 2682 (2023)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 9331st meeting, on
               30 May 2023

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions on Iraq, in particular 1500 (2003),
               1546 (2004), 1557 (2004), 1619 (2005), 1700 (2006), 1770 (2007), 1830 (2008), 1883
               (2009), 1936 (2010), 2001 (2011), 2061 (2012), 2110 (2013), 2169 (2014), 2233
               (2015), 2299 (2016), 2379 (2017), 2421 (2018), 2470 (2019), 2522 (2020), 2576
               (2021), 2631 (2022), and reiterating resolutions 2107 (2013) and 2621 (2022) on the
               situation between Iraq and Kuwait, and the values set forth in 2367 (2017),
                     Reaffirming the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of
               Iraq, and emphasizing the importance of the stability, prosperity, and security of Iraq
               for the people of Iraq, the region, and the international community, particularly in
               light of Iraq’s territorial victory over ISIL (Da’esh), and encouraging the international
               community to continue supporting Iraq in this regard,
                     Supporting Iraq in addressing the challenges it faces as it continues its
               stabilization efforts, including the ongoing fight against terrorism and ISIL (Da ’esh),
               Al-Qaida and their affiliates, consistent with its obligations under international law
               including international human rights law and international humanitarian law and
               continues the task of recovery, reconstruction, stabilization and reconciliation,
               including the requirement to meet the needs of all Iraqis, including women, youth,
               children, displaced persons, and persons belonging to ethnic and relig ious minorities,
               recognizing the threat of explosive ordinance and its impact on civilians, including
               children, and welcoming efforts to clear areas of such devices,
                    Welcoming the confirmation of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani’s
               government by the Council of Representatives,
                     Encouraging the recently formed government to deliver on reforms, aimed at
               meeting the Iraqi people’s legitimate aspirations, to address corruption, respect and
               protect the human rights of all individuals in Iraq, promote accountability for human
               rights violations and abuses, deliver essential services, diversify the economy, create
               jobs, improve governance, combat climate change and environmental and waterrelated challenges, and strengthen viable and responsive state inst itutions, including
               the security sector,
                     Recognizing the Government of Iraq’s efforts to that effect, and calling for State
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      human rights violations and abuses including the killing, serious injury, abduction or
      disappearance of demonstrators and journalists, including women and to safeguard
      and respect the rule of law and the right to freedom of expression,
            Welcoming the Government of Iraq’s efforts to assist internally displaced
      persons and displaced Iraqis in Syria to return and reintegrate to their areas of origin
      or resettle elsewhere in Iraq, encouraging again international support for those
      efforts, and stressing the importance of achieving dignified, safe and durable
      solutions undertaken on a voluntary and informed basis,
            Recognizing the progress the Government of Iraq has made in implementing the
      Yazidi Survivors Law, establishing the General Directorate for Survivors Affairs and
      disbursing the first payments to survivors and victims, noting that the lack of
      inclusion of children born of conflict-related sexual violence needs to be addressed,
      including all administrative obstacles to obtain registration and documentation for
      these children, acknowledging the need to ensure a survivor-centered approach in
      which reparations and redress measures are continued, and evidentiary standards and
      requirements are not overly burdensome, discriminatory, or risk re-traumatizing and
      calling on the Government of Iraq to hold perpetrators of conflict-related sexual and
      gender-based violence accountable and provide mental health and psychosocial
      support to all survivors and victims,
            Recognizing that the adverse effects of climate change, ecological changes, and
      natural disasters, among other factors, can contribute to desertification and drought,
      sand and dust storms, adversely impact food security, water scarcity, livelihoods, and
      the humanitarian situation, and aggravate any existing instability, emphasizing the
      need for comprehensive risk assessments by the Government of Iraq with the support
      of the United Nations, upon the request of the Government of Iraq, to take meaningful
      actions to adapt to or mitigate challenges posed by climate change and ecological
      change, acknowledging the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
      Change and the Paris Agreement, and welcoming the Government of Iraq’s efforts to
      that effect, in particular noting the Government of Iraq’s accession to the UN Water
      Convention and the Iraq Climate Conference as well as the third Baghdad
      International Water Conference in 2023,
           Calling on the international community to support durable solutions and
      development efforts while the Government of Iraq assumes responsibility for the
      provision of humanitarian services,
           Noting the Government of Iraq’s support for an Independent Strategic Review
      shared in the letter dated 18 May 2023 from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
      of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq H.E. Fuad Hussein addressed to the
      Secretary-General of the United Nations,
            1.   Decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission
      for Iraq (UNAMI) until 31 May 2024;
         2.    Requests that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and
      UNAMI, at the request of the Government of Iraq, shall:
           (a) prioritize the provision of advice, support, and assistance to the
      Government and people of Iraq on advancing inclusive political dialogue and national
      and community-level reconciliation, with the full, equal, and meaningful participation
      of women, taking into account civil society and youth input;
           (b)   further advise, support, and assist:
           (i) the Government of Iraq, the Independent High Electoral Commission and
           other Iraqi institutions with efforts to strengthen electoral preparation and
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        the Kurdistan Region of Iraq parliamentary elections, carried out with
        transparent processes, including through regular technical reviews and detailed
        reporting on electoral preparations and processes, as part of the Secretary -
        General’s regular reporting cycle;
        (ii) the Government of Iraq and the Council of Representatives on
        constitutional review, the implementation of constitutional provisions, as well
        as on the development of processes acceptable to the Government of Iraq to
        resolve disputed internal boundaries;
        (iii) the Government of Iraq with progress on security sector reform, including
        by prioritizing the planning, funding, and implementation of efforts to
        strengthen state control and age appropriate and gender-responsive reintegration
        programmes for former members of armed groups, where and as appropriate, in
        coordination with other multinational entities;
        (iv) the Government of Iraq on facilitating regional dialogue and cooperation,
        including on issues of border security, clearance of landmines, improvised
        explosive devices and explosive remnants of war, energy, trade, environment,
        water, adverse impacts of climate change in particular those contributing to
        desertification and drought, resilience building, infrastructure, public health,
        and refugees;
        (c)   promote, support, and facilitate, in coordination with the Government of
Iraq:
        (i) the safe, timely, orderly, voluntary and dignified return or local
        integration, as appropriate, of internally displaced persons, and displaced Iraqis
        in Syria, including through the efforts of the UN Country Team, and timely
        access to legal assistance and civil documentation for internally displaced
        persons and displaced Iraqis in Syria, including persons at risk of statelessness,
        particularly children without birth registration or other documentation of legal
        identity;
        (ii) the coordination and implementation of programmes to improve Iraq’s
        capacity to provide effective essential civil and social services, including health
        care, inclusive of psychosocial support services, and education, for its people
        and continue to support Iraq’s regional and international donor coordination
        towards strengthening national ownership;
        (iii) Iraqi, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and other efforts on
        economic reform, capacity-building and setting conditions for sustainable
        development and recovery and reconstruction including in areas affected by
        terrorism, including through coordination with national and regional
        organizations and, as appropriate, civil society, donors, and other international
        institutions;
        (iv) the contributions of UN agencies, funds, and programmes to the objectives
        outlined in this resolution under the unified leadership of the Secretary-General
        through the Special Representative for Iraq, supported by their designated
        Deputy;
      (d) promote accountability and the protection of human rights, and judicial
and legal reform, with full respect for the sovereignty of Iraq, in order to strengthen
the rule of law and improve governance in Iraq, in addition to supporting the work of
the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by
Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD) established in resolution 2379 (2017);
    (e) approach gender mainstreaming as a crosscutting issue throughout its
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      advise and assist the Government of Iraq in ensuring the full, equal and meaningful
      participation, involvement and representation of women at all levels of decision
      making, including in the context of elections and government formation, and the
      promotion of women’s economic empowerment, by supporting the implementation of
      the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security consistent with resol ution
      1325 (2000) and related resolutions, and the Joint Communique on Prevention and
      Response to Conflict Related Sexual Violence;
            (f) note the importance of treating children affected by armed conflict
      primarily as victims, and urge the Government of Iraq and UN Country Team to
      strengthen child protection, including the reintegration of children in accordance with
      Iraq’s national laws and Iraq’s obligations under international law, and to support the
      implementation of the conclusions of the Security Council’s Working Group on
      Children and Armed Conflict; and
            (g) actively support the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional
      Government to work together and engage in regular and structured dialogue in order
      to resolve outstanding issues, in a manner consistent with the unity of Iraq and its
      constitution, including security provisions, budgetary arrangements and the
      management of Iraq’s oil and gas resources, and to implement existing agreements,
      including the 2020 Sinjar Agreement;
            3.    Requests that the Secretary-General, in line with best practices, conduct
      and provide the Security Council, no later than 31 March 2024, with an independent
      strategic review of UNAMI, in consultation with the Government of Iraq, in addition
      to UN agencies, member States, regional organisations, independent experts and civil
      society, and the Government of Kuwait, consistent with paragraph 4 of resolution
      2107 (2013), including:
           (a) assessing current threats to Iraq’s peace and security, assessing the
      continued relevance of UNAMI’s tasks and priorities, and providing
      recommendations to optimize UNAMI’s mandate, mission structure and staffing to
      support the Government of Iraq in addressing the challenges of peace and security;
            (b) further assessing the options to support the Government of Iraq in
      strengthening effective regional cooperation on issues outlined in paragraph 2(b)(iv);
            4.    Recognizes that the security of UN personnel is essential for UNAMI to
      carry out its work for the benefit of the people of Iraq and calls upon the Government
      of Iraq to continue to provide security and logistical support to the UN presence in
      Iraq;
           5.    Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council every four months
      on the progress made towards the fulfilment of all UNAMI’s responsibilities;
           6.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2683 (2023)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                30 May 2023

               Resolution 2683 (2023)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 9332nd meeting,
               on 30 May 2023

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions, statements of its President, and press
               statements on the situation in South Sudan,
                     Affirming its support for the 2018 “Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of
               the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan” (the Revitalised Agreement), stressing
               that the peace process only remains viable with the full commitment by all parties,
               urging the full implementation without delay of the Revitalised Agreement and of the
               Agreement on the Roadmap to a Peaceful and Democratic end to the Transitional
               Period of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic
               of South Sudan, and noting with concern the delayed implementation of the
               Revitalised Agreement, which necessitated a further two-year extension of the
               transitional political arrangements,
                     Welcoming encouraging developments in the implementation of elements of the
               Revitalised Agreement, including the completion of the first phase of the training and
               graduation of the Necessary Unified Forces, the drafting of documents required in
               stage 1 of the Strategic Defence and Security Review, and on training, awareness -
               raising, and sensitization for the implementation of the Joint Action Plan for the
               Armed Forces on addressing conflict-related sexual violence,
                     Expressing appreciation for the leadership of the Intergovernmental Authority
               on Development (IGAD) in advancing the peace process in South Sudan, welcoming
               the resumption of mediation by the Community of Sant’Egidio to foster political
               dialogue between signatories and non-signatories of the Revitalised Agreement, and
               calling on South Sudanese parties to demonstrate the political will to peacefully
               resolve the outstanding differences that are driving continued violence,
                     Expressing concern over the continued intensification of violence prolonging
               the political, security, economic, and humanitarian crisis in most parts of the country,
               condemning the mobilization of armed groups and encouragement of defections,
               including by members of the government forces and armed opposition groups, and
               further recognizing that intercommunal violence in South Sudan is politically and
               economically linked to national-level violence and corruption,
                    Underscoring the need for the parties to avoid a relapse into widespread conflict
               and respect the agreed command structure arrangement, and stressing the need to

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               expeditiously finalize the security arrangements set out in Chapter II of the
               Revitalised Agreement, including by ensuring regular and adequate payment of
               salaries to the Necessary Unified Forces, consistent with the budgetary outlays to the
               National Security Service and of the South Sudan Presidential Guard Unit, and by
               assigning clear missions to these forces in keeping with the Strategic Defense and
               Security Review (SDSR) process contained in the Revitalised Agreement,
                    Expressing deep concern at continued fighting in South Sudan, condemning
               repeated violations of the Revitalised Agreement and the Agreement on Cessation of
               Hostilities, Protection of Civilians and Humanitarian Access (ACOH), strongly
               condemning all fighting, including violence in Upper Nile, Jonglei, and Central
               Equatoria states, and demanding that parties that violate the ACOH be held
               accountable in accordance with their obligations under the ACOH and Revitalised
               Agreement,
                      Strongly condemning past and ongoing human rights violations and abuses and
               violations of international humanitarian law by all parties, including by armed groups
               and national security forces, as well as the incitement to commit such abuses and
               violations, and the alarming surge in conflict-related sexual violence, which is a basis
               for designation, as described in paragraph 15 (e) of resolution 2521 (2020), further
               condemning harassment, targeting, and censorship of civil society, including
               journalists, human rights defenders, humanitarian personnel, and media
               correspondents, emphasizing that those responsible for violations of international
               humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights must be held
               accountable, and that the Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity
               (RTGNU) bears the primary responsibility to protect its population from genocide,
               war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity, and expressing concern
               that, despite the signing of the Revitalised Agreement, violations and abuses including
               those involving gender-based violence continue to occur, which may amount to
               international crimes, including war crimes and crimes against humanity,
                     Expressing its alarm and deep concern over continued armed violence against
               humanitarian workers and facilities, and food convoys that resulted in the deaths of
               at least 20 humanitarian workers and volunteers and nearly 50 security incidents since
               January 2023, and the looting and destruction of life-saving assistance, strongly
               condemning all instances of violence against humanitarians, expressing grave concern
               at the imposition of taxes and illegal fees which hamper the delivery of humanitarian
               assistance across the country, stressing the detrimental impact of continued insecurity
               on humanitarian operations across the country, encouraging all parties to allow and
               facilitate safe, rapid and unhindered humanitarian access to people in need, and
               calling on RTGNU to protect humanitarian personnel and create a safe and enabling
               environment for humanitarian assistance, consistent with international humanitarian
               law and its obligations under the Revitalised Agreement,
                    Expressing grave concern regarding increased violence between armed groups
               in some parts of South Sudan, which has killed and displaced thousands, and
               condemning the mobilization of such groups by parties to the conflict,
                     Expressing deep concern regarding the delays in implementing the Revitalised
               Agreement, in particular calling for the use of a single Treasury account and the
               required audits, reviews and additional tools for an oil marketing system that is open,
               transparent, and competitive, as specified in Chapter 4 of the Revitalised Agreement,
               calling on the parties to implement fully the Revitalised Agreement, including by
               allocating the necessary financial resources, establishing transitional institutions
               without delay, and ensuring full, equal, and meaningful participation of women and
               inclusion of youth, faith groups, and civil society in all conflict resolution and
               peacebuilding efforts, and to make progress on transitional reforms, including

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           establishing free and open civic space, an inclusive constitutional drafting process,
           and economic transparency and public financial management reform, expressing deep
           concern about the detrimental effect of corruption and misuse of public funds on the
           RTGNU’s ability to provide services to its population, and further stressing the need
           to enhance good economic governance to ensure effective national revenue collection
           and anti-corruption structures in order to finance implementation of regulatory
           framework essential for a political transition, and the humanitarian needs of the
           population,
                 Appreciating that Member States continue to express clear intent to provide
           technical assistance and capacity building to relevant authorities in South Sudan,
           complying with the provisions of resolution 2428 (2018), in support of the
           implementation of the Revitalised Agreement, and encouraging Member States to
           provide support to the RTGNU on ammunition storage and armory control, with the
           view to build South Sudan’s capacity in light of the benchmarks set out in paragraph 2
           of resolution 2577 (2021),
                 Recalling the need for Member States to ensure that all measures taken by them
           to implement this resolution comply with their obligations under international law,
           including international humanitarian law, international human rights law and
           international refugee law, as applicable,
                 Stressing that the measures imposed by this resolution are not intended to have
           adverse humanitarian consequences for the civilian population of South Sudan, and
           recalling paragraph 1 of resolution 2664 (2022), which states that the provision,
           processing or payment of funds, other financial assets, or economic resources, or the
           provision of goods and services, by certain entities or organizations, necessary to
           ensure the timely delivery of humanitarian assistance or to support other activities
           that support basic human needs, are permitted and are not a violation of the asset
           freeze,
                 Expressing deep concern at the findings and conclusions shared through the
           Final 2023 report (S/2023/294) of the United Nations Panel of Experts, and stressing
           that armed violence, impunity and misallocation of revenues can have a devastating
           impact on society and individuals, weaken democratic institutions, undermine the rule
           of law, perpetuate violent conflicts, facilitate illegal activities, divert humanitarian
           assistance or complicate its delivery, and undermine economic markets,
                 Also expressing grave concern at the threat to peace and security in South Sudan
           arising from the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms
           and light weapons, and further expressing concern that illicit trafficking and diversion
           of arms and related materiel of all types undermine the rule of law and have the
           potential to undermine respect for international humanitarian law, can impede the
           provision of humanitarian assistance and have wide-ranging negative humanitarian
           and socioeconomic consequences,
                 Acknowledging the cooperation by the South Sudanese authorities with the
           Panel of Experts, and strongly encouraging the South Sudanese authorities to
           continue their engagement with the Panel of Experts and prevent any obstruction to
           the implementation of its mandate,
                Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on South Sudan arms embargo
           benchmarks (S/2021/321),
                 Taking note of the Secretary-General’s report of 28 April 2023 (S/2023/300), as
           requested in paragraph 5 of its resolution 2633 (2022), providing an assessment of
           the progress achieved on the key benchmarks,

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                     Determining that the situation in South Sudan continues to constitute a threat to
               international peace and security in the region,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

               Arms Embargo and Inspections
                     1.   Decides to renew until 31 May 2024 the measures on arms imposed by
               paragraph 4 of resolution 2428 (2018), and reaffirms the provisions of paragraph 5 of
               resolution 2428 (2018);
                     2.   Decides that the notification requirements set out in paragraph 2 of
               resolution 2633 (2022) shall no longer apply to the supply, sale or transfer of
               non-lethal military equipment, solely in support of the implementation of the terms
               of the peace agreement, and related technical assistance or training on non-lethal
               military equipment;
                    3.    Reiterates its readiness to review arms embargo measures, through inter alia
               modification, suspension, or progressive lifting of these measures, in the light of
               progress achieved on the key benchmarks as set out in paragraph 2 of resolution 2577
               (2021), and encourages the South Sudan authorities to achieve further progress in this
               regard;
                    4.    Reiterates its call on the RTGNU to make progress on implementation of
               public finance management reforms in the Revitalised Agreement, including by
               making information on all revenues, expenditures, deficits, and debts of the RTGNU
               accessible to the public; and further reiterates its call on the RTGNU to establish the
               Hybrid Court for South Sudan, and set up the Commission for Truth, Reconciliation,
               and Healing and the Compensation and Reparation Authority;
                    5.    Requests in this regard the Secretary-General, in close consultation with
               the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Panel of Experts, to
               conduct, no later than 15 April 2024, an assessment of progress achieved on the key
               benchmarks established in paragraph 2 of resolution 2577 (2021);
                     6.   Requests the South Sudan authorities to report, no later than 15 April 2024,
               to the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South
               Sudan (“the Committee”) on the progress achieved on the key benchmarks in
               paragraph 2 of resolution 2577 (2021), and invites the South Sudan authorities to
               report on progress achieved on implementation of reforms in paragraph 4;
                    7.     Stresses the importance that notifications or requests for exemptions
               pursuant to paragraph 5 of resolution 2428 (2018) should contain all relevant
               information, including the purpose of the use, the end user, the techni cal
               specifications and quantity of the equipment to be shipped and, when applicable, the
               supplier, the proposed date of delivery, mode of transportation and itinerary of
               shipments;
                     8.   Underscores that arms shipments in violation of this resolution risk fueling
               conflict and contributing to further instability, and strongly urges all Member States
               to take urgent action to identify and prevent such shipments within their territory;
                     9.   Reiterates its call upon all Member States, in particular States neighboring
               South Sudan, to inspect, in accordance with their national authorities and legislation
               and consistent with international law, in particular the law of the sea and relevant
               international civil aviation agreements, all cargo to South Sudan, in their terr itory,
               including seaports and airports, if the State concerned has information that provides
               reasonable grounds to believe the cargo contains items the supply, sale, or transfer of
               which is prohibited by paragraph 4 of resolution 2428 (2018) for the purpose of
               ensuring strict implementation of these provisions;

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                 10. Decides to authorize all Member States to, and that all Member States
           shall, upon discovery of items the supply, sale, or transfer of which is prohibited by
           paragraph 4 of resolution 2428 (2018), seize and dispose (such as through destruction,
           rendering inoperable, storage or transferring to a State other than the originating or
           destination States for disposal) of such items, and decides further that all Member
           States shall cooperate in such efforts;
                 11. Requires any Member State when it undertakes an inspection pursuant to
           paragraph 9 of this resolution, to submit promptly an initial written report to the
           Committee containing, in particular, explanation of the grounds for the inspections,
           the results of such inspections, and whether or not cooperation was provided, and, if
           prohibited items for supply, sale, or transfer are found, further requires such Member
           States to submit to the Committee within 30 days a subsequent written report
           containing relevant details on the inspection, seizure, and disposal, and relevant
           details of the transfer, including a description of the items, their origin and intended
           destination, if this information is not in the initial report;

           Targeted Sanctions
                12. Decides to renew until 31 May 2024 the travel and financial measures
           imposed by paragraphs 9 and 12 of resolution 2206 (2015), and reaffirms the
           provisions of paragraphs 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15 of resolution 2206 (2015), and
           paragraphs 13, 14, 15 and 16 of resolution 2428 (2018);
                 13. Decides to keep the measures renewed in paragraph 12 under continuous
           review in light of progress achieved implementing all provisions of the Revitalised
           Agreement and developments related to human rights violations and abuses, including
           conflict-related sexual violence, and expresses its readiness to consider adjusting
           measures in paragraph 12, including through modifying, suspending, lifting or
           strengthening measures to respond to the situation;
                 14. Underscores its willingness to impose targeted sanctions in order to
           support the search for an inclusive and sustainable peace in South Sudan, and notes
           that the Committee can consider requests for delisting of individuals and entities;
                 15. Reaffirms that the provisions of paragraph 9 of resolution 2206 (2015)
           apply to individuals, and that the provisions of paragraph 12 of resolution 2206 (2015)
           apply to individuals and entities, as designated for such measures by the Committee,
           as responsible for or complicit in, or having engaged in, directly or indirectly, actions
           or policies that threaten the peace, security or stability of South Sudan, and further
           reaffirms that the provisions of paragraphs 9 and 12 of resolution 2206 (2015) apply
           to individuals, as designated for such measures by the Committee, who are leaders or
           members of any entity, including any South Sudanese government, opposition,
           militia, or other group, that has, or whose members have, engaged in any of the
           activities described in this paragraph and paragraph 16;
                 16. Reaffirms that such actions or policies as described in paragraph 15 above
           may include, but are not limited to, the criteria described in paragraph 15 of resolution
           2521 (2020), and underscores that actions or policies that have the purpose of
           impeding the conduct or legitimacy of free and fair elections in South Sudan,
           including by impeding or distorting pre-election preparatory activities, are also a basis
           for designation;
                17. Expresses concern at reports of misappropriation and diversion of public
           resources which pose a risk to the peace, security, and stability of South Sudan,
           expresses serious concern at reports of financial impropriety, lack of tr ansparency,
           oversight and financial governance, which pose a risk to the peace, stability, and
           security of South Sudan, and are out of compliance with Chapter IV of the Revitalised

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               Agreement, and in this context, underscores that individuals engaged in actions or
               policies that have the purpose or effect of expanding or extending the conflict in South
               Sudan may be listed for travel and financial measures;

               Sanctions Committee and Panel of Experts
                     18. Emphasizes the importance of holding regular consultations with
               concerned Member States, international and regional and subregional organizations,
               as well as UNMISS, as may be necessary, in particular neighboring and regional
               States, in order to ensure the full implementation of the measures in this resoluti on,
               and in that regard encourages the Committee to consider, where and when
               appropriate, visits to selected countries by the Chair and/or Committee members;
                     19. Decides to extend until 1 July 2024 the mandate of the Panel of Experts as
               set out in paragraph 19 of resolution 2428 (2018), and decides that the Panel of
               Experts should provide to the Council, after discussion with the Committee, an
               interim report by 1 December 2023, a final report by 1 May 2024, and, except in
               months when these reports are due, updates each month, and recalls paragraph 6 of
               resolution 2664 (2022), which directs the Committee, assisted by the Panel of
               Experts, to monitor the implementation of paragraph 1 of resolution 2664 (2022),
               including any risk of diversion;
                    20. Requests the Secretariat to include the necessary gender expertise on the
               Panel of Experts, in line with paragraph 6 of resolution 2242 (2015), and encourages
               the Panel to integrate gender as a cross-cutting issue across its investigations and
               reporting;
                    21. Calls upon all parties and all Member States, as well as international,
               regional and subregional organizations to ensure cooperation with the Panel of
               Experts, including by providing any information on illicit transfers of wealth from
               South Sudan into financial, property and business networks and further urges all
               Member States involved to ensure the safety of the members of the Panel of Experts
               and unhindered access, in particular to persons, documents and sites in order for the
               Panel of Experts to execute its mandate;
                     22. Requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children
               and Armed Conflict and the Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict
               to share relevant information with the Committee in accordance with paragraph 7 of
               resolution 1960 (2010) and paragraph 9 of resolution 1998 (2011), and invites the
               High Commissioner for Human Rights to share relevant information with the
               Committee, as appropriate;
                    23. Encourages timely information exchange between UNMISS and the Panel
               of Experts, and requests UNMISS to assist the Committee and the Panel of Experts,
               within its mandate and capabilities;
                    24. Invites the Revitalised Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission
               (RJMEC) to share relevant information with the Council, as appropriate, on its
               assessment of the parties’ implementation of the Revitalised Agreement, adherence to
               the ACOH, and the facilitation of unhindered and secure humanitarian access;
                    25.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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S/ X Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan.

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               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2685 (2023)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              2 June 2023

               Resolution 2685 (2023)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 9337th meeting, on
               2 June 2023

                    The Security Council,
                    Reaffirming all its previous resolutions, presidential statements and press
               statements concerning the situation in Sudan,
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, unity, independence, and
               territorial integrity of Sudan,
                     Taking note of the Report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the
               situation in Sudan and the activities of the United Nations Integrated Transition
               Assistance Mission (UNITAMS) (S/2023/355),
                     1.   Decides to extend the mandate of UNITAMS until 3 December 2023 as
               contained in paragraph 3 of resolution 2579 (2021) and as previously extended by
               resolution 2636 (2022);
                     2.   Requests the Secretary-General to continue to report to the Security
               Council every 90 days on the implementation of UNITAMS mandate as set out in
               resolution 2579 (2021), with the next report due by 30 August;
                    3.    Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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S/78 [205] UN INTEGRATED TRANSITION ASSISTANCE MISSION IN SUDAN
S/78 [160] SUDAN--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/ X Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan.

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               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2684 (2023)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              2 June 2023

               Resolution 2684 (2023)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 9335th meeting, on
               2 June 2023

                    The Security Council,
                      Recalling its resolution 1970 (2011) imposing the arms embargo on Libya and
               all its subsequent relevant resolutions,
                     Recalling its resolutions 2292 (2016), 2357 (2017), 2420 (2018), 2473 (2019),
               2526 (2020), 2578 (2021) and 2635 (2022) concerning the strict implementation of
               the arms embargo on the high seas off the coast of Libya,
                    Reaffirming its resolution 2656 (2022),
                    Recognizing the important role of neighbouring countries and regional
               organizations,
                    Mindful of its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace
               and security under the Charter of the United Nations,
                    Reaffirming its determination that terrorism, in all forms and manifestations,
               constitutes one of the most serious threats to peace and security,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.    Decides to extend the authorizations as set out in resolution 2635 (2022)
               for a further 12 months from the date of this resolution;
                   2.    Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council within six
               months and eleven months of the adoption of this resolution on its implementation;
                    3.    Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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S/78 [219] LIBYA SITUATION
S/ X The situation in Libya.

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               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2686 (2023)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                14 June 2023

               Resolution 2686 (2023)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 9347th meeting, on
               14 June 2023

                    The Security Council,
                     Underscoring the determination of the Member States of the United Nations to
               practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours,
                     Reaffirming the purpose of the United Nations to achieve international
               co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or
               humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights
               and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or
               religion,
                    Bearing in mind the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations
               and the primary responsibility of the Security Council under the Charter for the
               maintenance of international peace and security, which includes activities across the
               peace continuum, from prevention, conflict resolution and peacekeeping, to
               peacebuilding and sustaining peace,
                     Recalling the Security Council’s continuing commitment to addressing the
               prevention of armed conflicts in all regions of the world, and its determination to
               enhance the effectiveness of the United Nations in preventing and ending armed
               conflicts, their escalation, spread when they occur and their resurgence once they end,
                     Underlining the need to uphold the rule of law, and to fully promote, protect and
               respect human rights, reaffirming the rights to freedom of opinion and expression and
               freedom of religion or belief under international law, and stressing the importance of
               the rule of law and human rights in the fight against all forms of intolerance and of
               discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination based on religion or belief
               including against non-believers, in addressing the root causes of conflict, and in
               conflict prevention, resolution, reconciliation, reconstruction, and peacebuilding,
                     Reaffirming that States must respect and ensure the human rights of all
               individuals, within their territory and subject to their jurisdiction as provided for by
               relevant international law, including in particular the right to freedom of expression
               reflected in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and recognising
               in this regard that efforts to address hate speech, intolerance and extremism driving
               the outbreak, escalation and recurrence of conflict, in a manner that complies with
               international law, can contribute to respect for, and the protection and promotion of,
               human rights,

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                     Acknowledging the importance of tolerance, equality, coexistence, dialogue,
               pluralistic traditions, mutual respect and the diversity of religions and beliefs, and
               taking note of the International Day of Human Fraternity proclaimed by United
               Nations General Assembly resolution 75/200 (2020),
                      Expressing deep concern at instances of discrimination, intolerance and
               extremism, manifesting in the form of hate speech or violence based on race, sex,
               ethnicity or religion or belief, such as but not limited to persons belonging to religious
               communities, in particular cases motivated by Islamophobia, antisemitism or
               Christianophobia, and other forms of intolerance which may occur in the lead up to,
               during, and in the aftermath of armed conflict, and in that regard, recognising the
               efforts of the United Nations system to address hate speech at the national and global
               level,
                     Being further deeply concerned by the number of victims as a consequence of
               intolerance, discrimination or incitement in situations of armed conflict, including
               among civilians of diverse religions and beliefs, and stressing the importance of
               assisting such victims and survivors in situations of armed conflict,
                     Remaining deeply concerned about the persistent obstacles to women’s full,
               equal, meaningful and safe participation in the prevention and resolution of conflicts
               and in post-conflict public life, as a result of violence and intimidation, lack of
               security and lack of rule of law, cultural discrimination and stigmatization, including
               the rise of extremist or fanatical views on women, and socio-economic factors
               including the lack of access to education, and in this respect, recognizing that the
               marginalization of women can delay or undermine the achievement of durable peace,
               security and reconciliation,
                     Expressing deep concern at those acts that advocate racial or religious hatred in
               violation of international human rights law and thereby undermine the spirit of
               tolerance, inclusiveness and respect for diversity,
                    Expressing deep concern at instances of violence fuelled by hate speech,
               misinformation and disinformation, including through social media platforms,
                     Recognizing the importance of education, and the role of civil society, including
               community-based civil society, youth, women, peacebuilders, and where relevant the
               private sector, academia, think tanks, media online as well as offline, including
               Internet-based platforms such as social media, and cultural and religious leaders in
               promoting tolerance and peaceful coexistence to support peace building efforts and
               sustaining peace,
                     Underlining the potential contributions of ethnic, religious and confessional
               communities and religious leaders to conflict prevention, resolution, reconciliation,
               reconstruction, peacebuilding and addressing the root causes of conflict, stressing the
               positive contribution of initiatives to promote tolerance and peaceful coexistence, and
               welcoming efforts by religious leaders to promote interreligious dialogue and
               understanding,
                     Reaffirming that sexual violence, when used or commissioned as a method or
               tactic of war or as part of a widespread or systematic attack against civilian
               populations, can significantly exacerbate and prolong situations of armed conflict and
               may impede the restoration of international peace and security,
                     Strongly deploring all acts of violence against persons on the basis of their
               religion or belief and such acts directed against their places of worship, as well as all
               attacks on and in religious places, sites and shrines that are in violation o f
               international law including the Charter of the United Nations,

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               Acknowledging the important role that cultural heritage can play in the
           promotion of reconciliation, peacebuilding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence,
                 Underscoring the importance of strategic communications to, inter alia,
           contribute to countering disinformation and misinformation in order to strengthen the
           ability of United Nations peacekeeping operations to implement their mandates and
           enhance the safety and security of peacekeepers,
                 1.    Recognizes that hate speech, racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia,
           related forms of intolerance, gender discrimination, and acts of extremism can
           contribute to driving the outbreak, escalation and recurrence of conflict, and
           undermine initiatives to address root causes of conflict and prevent and resolve
           conflict, as well as reconciliation, reconstruction and peacebuilding efforts;
                2.    Urges States and international and regional organizations to publicly
           condemn violence, hate speech and extremism motivated by discrimination including
           on the grounds of race, ethnicity, gender, religion or language, in a manner consistent
           with applicable international law, including the right to freedom of expression ;
                3.     Encourages all relevant stakeholders, including religious and community
           leaders, media entities and social media platforms, as well as persons who may have
           credibility and influence within communities to speak out against hate speech, and to
           develop and share good practices to promote tolerance and peaceful coexistence, and
           to address, in a manner consistent with applicable international law, hate speech and
           extremism that leads to or exacerbates armed conflict and impedes durable peace and
           reconciliation;
                 4.    Recognizes the importance of interreligious and intercultural dialogue and
           its valuable contribution to promoting social cohesion, peace and development, and
           calls upon Member States to have regard to, as appropriate and where applicable,
           interreligious and intercultural dialogue as an important tool in efforts aimed at
           achieving peace and social stability and the full realization of internationally agreed
           development goals in situations throughout the peace continuum;
                 5.    Urges States to promote women’s full, equal, meaningful and safe
           participation and leadership at all levels of decision-making, in efforts to promote
           tolerance, sustainable and inclusive peace, and to strengthen social cohesion and
           community resilience, as well as women’s economic empowerment and gender
           equality, further recognizes the role of women’s leadership in prevention and
           resolution of conflict and their contribution to preventing the spread of intolerance
           and incitement to hatred, and recalls the Women, Peace and Security agenda pursuant
           to Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and related resolutions;
                6.    Reaffirms States’ obligation to respect, promote and protect human rights
           and fundamental freedoms of all individuals, and ensure equal access to justice and
           preserve the integrity of rule of law institutions, and to foster an enabling and safe
           environment for all those working on peace and security, including by protecting civic
           and political space and condemning hate speech and incitement to violence;
                 7.   Encourages States to engage relevant civil society, local communities, the
           private sector and other non-governmental actors, in developing strategies to address
           intolerance and extremism that infringes upon human rights and harms social
           cohesion, by empowering women, youth, families, and religious, cultural and
           education leaders, as well as community leaders, including racial and ethnic
           communities, persons with influence and authority within communities and all other
           concerned groups of civil society;
                8.    Urges Member States to support quality education for peace, including by
           designing and implementing policies whereby education systems promote sustainable

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               development and gender equality, help to prevent sexual and gender-based violence
               and instill the principles of tolerance and respect for others and cultural diversity, and
               the freedom of religion or belief;
                     9.    Encourages States to prevent the spread of intolerant ideology and
               incitement to hatred, through education to promote tolerance, human rights, and
               interreligious and intercultural dialogue;
                     10. Condemns misinformation, disinformation and incitement to violence
               against United Nations peacekeeping operations intended to negatively affect their
               safety or their ability to implement their mandates;
                     11. Requests United Nations peacekeeping and special political missions,
               within their respective mandates, to monitor hate speech, racism and acts of
               extremism that negatively affect peace and security, and to include reporting on these
               issues in their regular reporting to the Council;
                     12. Encourages all Special Representatives and Special Envoys of the
               Secretary-General, in coordination with relevant stakeholders, to use their good
               offices to support local peace initiatives, and where appropriate involve local
               communities, women, youth, civil society and religious leaders in the mediation of
               peace agreements and their implementation mechanisms;
                     13. Encourages the Peacebuilding Commission to continue fully utilising its
               role to convene United Nations bodies, Member States, national authorities and all
               other relevant stakeholders including regional and sub-regional organisations and
               international financial institutions to ensure an integrated, strategic, coherent,
               coordinated and gender-responsive approach to peacebuilding and sustaining peace
               and, in particular, to promote tolerance and address hate speech throughout the peace
               continuum in accordance with international law;
                     14. Encourages relevant United Nations entities to increase their activities that
               focus on peace education in order to enhance among young people an understanding
               of values such as peace, tolerance, openness, inclusion and mutual respect, whi ch are
               essential in developing a culture of peace;
                     15. Encourages the Secretary-General to carry out and include in relevant
               reporting lessons learned and best practices on participation of religious groups,
               institutions and leaders, including women, as well as local communities, in the
               mediation of peace agreements and their implementation, in initiatives directed to
               conflict prevention, resolution, reconciliation, reconstruction, peacebuilding and in
               addressing the root causes of conflict;
                     16. Requests the Secretary-General to provide an oral briefing to the Security
               Council by 14 June 2024, in a public meeting under the agenda item ‘Maintenance of
               international peace and security’, on the implementation of this resolution in the
               context of situations throughout the peace continuum which are on the agenda of the
               Council, utilizing information from available United Nations sources, including
               country teams, peacekeeping operations, and other United Nations personnel, and
               further requests the Secretary-General to swiftly inform the Council about threats to
               international peace and security in this regard, and expresses its intention to give its
               full attention to such information provided by the Secretary-General when those
               situations are brought to its attention.

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S/ X Maintenance of international peace and security.

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           United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2688 (2023)
           Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                            27 June 2023

           Resolution 2688 (2023)
           Adopted by the Security Council at its 9360th meeting,
           on 27 June 2023

                The Security Council,
                Recalling its previous resolutions and the statements of its President concerning
           the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),
                  Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, u nity and
           territorial integrity of the DRC as well as all States in the region and emphasising the
           need to respect fully the principles of non-interference, good neighbourliness and
           regional cooperation,
                 Taking note of the final report (S/2023/431) of the Group of Experts on the DRC
           (“the Group of Experts”) established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) and extended
           pursuant to resolutions 1807 (2008), 1857 (2008), 1896 (2009), 1952 (2010), 2021
           (2011), 2078 (2012), 2136 (2014), 2198 (2015), 2293 (2016), 2360 (2017) 2424
           (2018), 2478 (2019), 2528 (2020), 2582 (2021) and 2641 (2022),
                 Expressing concern at the continued presence of domestic and foreign armed
           groups in eastern DRC and the suffering they impose on the civilian population of the
           country, including from international humanitarian law violations and human rights
           violations and abuses, and at reported links between the ADF and terrorist networks,
           which may further exacerbate conflicts and contribute to undermining State authority,
           further expressing concern at the continued illegal exploitation and trade of natural
           resources, which enable these armed groups to operate, strongly condemning support
           of any kind to armed groups, reaffirming its support to national and regional efforts
           to promote peace and stability in the DRC and the Region, and calling on all signatory
           States to fully implement their commitments per the Peace and Security Framework
           for the DRC and the Region,
                Welcoming efforts by the Government of the DRC towards ensuring
           accountability, reiterating the need for the Government of the DRC to fully
           investigate the killing of the two members of the Group of Experts and the four
           Congolese nationals accompanying them and bring those responsible to justice,
           welcoming the work of the United Nations team, known as the Follow-On Mechanism,
           deployed to assist the Congolese authorities in their investigations, in agreement with
           the Congolese authorities, and further welcoming their continued cooperation,
                 Welcoming the report of the Government of the DRC provided pursuant to
           resolution 2667 (2022), stressing the importance of enhancing the safe and effective

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               management, storage and security of stockpiles of weapons and ammunition,
               including to reduce the risk of diversion to armed groups of source materials for
               improvised explosive devices, calling for continued efforts by the Government of the
               DRC and encouraging the United Nations and international partners to increase their
               support to the Government of the DRC in this regard,
                     Stressing that the measures imposed by this resolution are not intended to have
               adverse humanitarian consequences for the civilian population of the DRC and
               recalling resolution 2664 (2022),
                     Determining that the situation in the DRC continues to constitute a threat to
               international peace and security in the region,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.    Decides to renew until 1 July 2024 the measures as set out in paragraphs 1
               to 6 of resolution 2293 (2016), including its reaffirmations therein;
                     2.    Reaffirms that measures described in paragraph 5 of resolution 2293
               (2016) shall apply to individuals and entities as designated by the Committee, as set
               forth in paragraph 7 of resolution 2293 (2016), paragraph 3 of resolution 2360 (2017),
               paragraph 3 of resolution 2582 (2021) and paragraph 3 of resolution 2641 (2022) and
               recalls paragraph 1 of resolution 2664 (2022);
                     3.     Reiterates that the measures set forth in paragraph 1 of resolution 1807
               (2008) continue to apply to all non-governmental entities and individuals operating
               in the territory of the DRC;
                     4.   Demands that States ensure that all measures taken by them to implement
               this resolution comply with their obligations under international law, including
               international humanitarian law, international human rights law and international
               refugee law, as applicable;
                     5.    Decides to extend until 1 August 2024 the mandate of the Group of
               Experts, as set forth in paragraph 6 of resolution 2360, expresses its intention to
               review the mandate and take appropriate action regarding the further extension no
               later than 1 July 2024, requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary
               administrative measures as expeditiously as possible to re-establish the Group of
               Experts, in consultation with the Committee, drawing, as appropriate, on the expertise
               of the members of the Group established pursuant to previous resolutions and
               reaffirms the importance of ensuring the safety and security of the mem bers of the
               Group of Experts;
                     6.    Calls for enhanced cooperation between all States, particularly those in
               the region, and the Group of Experts and requests the Group of Experts to provide to
               the Council, after discussion with the Committee, a midterm report no later than
               30 December 2023, and a final report no later than 15 June 2024, as well as submit
               monthly updates to the Committee, except in the months where the midterm and final
               reports are due;
                    7.   Reaffirms the reporting provisions as set out in resolutions 2360 (2017)
               and 2478 (2019);
                     8.    Recalls the Guidelines of the Committee for the Conduct of its Work as
               adopted by the Committee on 6 August 2010, and calls on Member states to use, as
               appropriate, the procedures and criteria therein, including on the issues of listing and
               delisting and recalls resolution 1730 (2006) in that regard;
                    9.   Recalls the Secretary-General’s commitment that the United Nations will
               do everything possible to ensure that the perpetrators of the killing of the two
               members of the Group of Experts and the four Congolese nationals accompanying

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           them are brought to justice and stresses the importance of a continued deployment by
           the Secretary General of the Follow-on Mechanism, currently comprising a senior
           United Nations official, four technical experts and support staff, to the Democratic
           Republic of the Congo to assist with the national investigation, within existing
           resources;
                10.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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S/ X The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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