               United Nations                                                                  S/RES/2251 (2015)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               15 December 2015

               Resolution 2251 (2015)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7580th meeting, on
               15 December 2015

                    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), and 2230 (2015) 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 and 11 December 2014,
                      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,
                    Recalling the commitments made by the Government of Sudan and the
               Government of South Sudan 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 and Security Mechanism
               (JPSM), and the 30 July 2011 Agreement on the Border Monitoring Support Mission
               between the Government of Sudan and the Government of South Sud an, as well as
               the 27 September 2012 Agreements on Cooperation and Security Arrangements, the
               JPSM’s 8 March 2013 decision, and the Implementation Matrix of 12 March 2013,
               reached by the Government of Sudan and the Government of South Sudan in Addis
               Ababa under the auspices of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel
               (AUHIP), as well as the extraordinary meeting of the JPSM 13 -14 October 2015,

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                     Expressing its full support for the efforts of the African Union on the situation
               between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan, in order to ease
               the current tension, facilitate the resumption of negotiations on post -secession
               relations and the normalization of their relations, recalling in this regard the African
               Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) communiqués of 24 April 2012,
               24 October 2012, 25 January 2013, 7 May 2013, 29 July 2013, 23 September 2013,
               26 October 2013, 12 November 2013, 12 September 2014, 31 July 2015, and
               25 August 2015; the AUPSC press statements of 6 November 2013 and 24 March
               2015; and the statement from the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on
               28 October 2013 and the 24 June 2015 and 14 October 2015 statements from the
               African Union Commission,
                     Reaffirming its previous resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006),
               1738 (2006), 1894 (2009) 2175 (2014) and 2222 (2015) on the protection of
               civilians in armed conflict; 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011), 2068 (2012),
               2143 (2014) and 2223 (2015) on children and armed conflict; 1502 (2003) on the
               protection of humanitarian and United Nations personnel; and 1325 (2000), 1820
               (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013), 2122 (2013), and
               2242 (2015) on women peace and security,
                     Stressing the need for effective human rights monitoring and reporting,
               including of any sexual and gender-based violence and violations and abuses
               committed against women and children, taking note that there have been no
               developments with regard to the operationalization of human rights monitoring in
               the Abyei Area, and reiterating its concern at the lack of cooperation by the parties
               with the Secretary-General to this end,
                     Recalling that its resolution 2086 (2013) reiterates the importance, when
               establishing and renewing the mandates of United Nations Missions, o f including
               provisions on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women in
               post-conflict situations and on children and armed conflict, and emphasizing that
               persistent barriers to full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), and subsequen t
               resolutions on Women, Peace, and Security, including 2242 (2015), 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,
                     Acknowledging the Government of Sudan and the Government of South
               Sudan’s acceptance at the 13-14 October 2015 JPSM meeting of the map presented
               by the AUHIP in November 2011 relating to the SDBZ, their agreement that the
               centreline is only the location of the separation line between armed forces, as well
               as the Parties’ agreement to activate all mechanisms relating to the JPSM as
               provided for in relevant agreements, and encouraging the parties to delineate or
               agree on the coordinates of, and demilitarize the SDBZ, including the “14 Mile
               Area”, and to fully implement the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring
               Mechanism (JBVMM), in accordance with Security Council resolution 2046 (2012)
               and the AUPSC Roadmap of 24 April 2012, and underlining the importance of fully
               establishing and maintaining effective JBVMM monitoring of the SDBZ, including
               the “14 Mile Area”, and further urging the parties to cooperate in allowing the
               United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) to fulfil its
               responsibility to provide security for the JBVMM’s mission to monitor the SDBZ,

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                Noting with concern the absence of local institutions to manage the Abyei
           Area, lack of progress in convening an Abyei Joint Oversight Committee (AJOC)
           meeting since March 2015 and lack of progress in convening a meeting of Misseriya
           and Ngok Dinka leaders,
                 Recognizing the importance of regular dialogue between the Governments of
           Sudan and South Sudan, recalling the United Nations Security Council decision in
           resolution 2046 (2012) that the parties must resume immediately negotiations to
           reach agreement on Abyei final status under the auspices of the AUHIP, calling
           upon all parties to engage constructively in the process mediated by the AUHIP
           towards final agreement on the final status of the Abyei Area, and stressing that the
           parties must immediately implement pending aspects of the 20 June 2011
           Agreement, in particular to resolve the dispute over the Abyei Area Agreement, and
           to resolve the dispute over the Abyei Area Council, and immediately establish the
           Abyei Area Administration and Abyei Police Service,
                Stressing that both countries and communities will have much to gain if they
           show restraint and choose the path of dialogue instead of resorting to violence or
           provocations,
                 Commending the continued assistance provided to the parties by the AUHIP,
           the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the Federal Democratic Republic
           of Ethiopia, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Sudan and South Sudan,
           and the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA),
                Further 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, a nd expressing its deep
           appreciation for the work of the troop-contributing countries, and strongly
           underscoring the unacceptability of any attack on UN personnel, including the
           26 November attack that resulted in the death of a peacekeeper, and reiterating that
           such attacks should be swiftly and thoroughly investigated, and that those
           responsible should be held to account,
                 Taking note of the security situation in the Abyei Area as characterized by the
           11 September 2015 and 13 November 2015 Secretary-General’s reports (S/2015/700
           and S/2015/870), and acknowledging UNISFA’s contribution to enhanced peace and
           stability since its deployment and expressing its determinatio n to prevent the
           recurrence of violence against or displacements of civilians and to avert
           intercommunal conflict,
                 Reiterating its deep concern regarding the public administration and rule of
           law vacuum in the Abyei Area, due to continued delays in the e stablishment of the
           Abyei Area Administration Council and Police, including a special unit to deal with
           particular issues related to nomadic migration, which are essential to maintain law
           and order and prevent intercommunal conflict in Abyei, and in this r egard,
           welcoming UNISFA’s efforts to support and strengthen community protection
           committees, and to continue engaging with both governments on this issue,
                 Noting with concern the continued delay in establishing the temporary
           institutions and resolving the final status of Abyei and that the continued threat of
           intercommunal violence contributes to heightened tensions in the Abyei Area,
           including those ongoing tensions that prevent UNISFA’s and other agencies’
           Sudanese staff from returning to Abyei,

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                     Urging all parties to refrain from any unilateral action that could aggravate
               intercommunal relations within the Abyei Area, expressing concern over the
               continued implications of what the AUPSC described in their 6 November 2013
               press statement as “the decision by the Ngok Dinka to conduct a unilateral
               referendum” and also in this context, taking note that the Government of Sudan
               proceeded with its April 2015 national elections in Abyei,
                    Taking note of the information in the 13 November 2015 Secretary-General’s
               report (S/2015/870) regarding continued earthwork excavation in Diffra,
                     Bearing in mind the current humanitarian situation in which humanitarian
               actors continue to provide assistance to over 89,000 people in the Abyei Area and
               the importance of coherence of United Nations assistance in the region, and further
               stressing the urgency of facilitating the delivery of humanitarian assistance to all
               affected populations,
                     Affirming the importance of voluntary, safe, dignified return and sustainable
               reintegration of displaced persons, and of peaceful and orderly migration cycles
               respecting the traditional migratory routes from Sudan to South Sudan through
               Abyei, and urging UNISFA to continue to take measures as neces sary to ensure
               security in the Abyei Area in accordance with its mandate,
                     Recalling its resolution 2117 (2013), and expressing grave concern at the
               threat to peace and security in Abyei arising from the illicit transfer, destabilizing
               accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons, and in this regard,
               welcoming UNISFA’s progress on completing infrastructure, systems, and policy for
               weapons confiscation, storage and destruction,
                    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,
                    Taking note of the 11 September 2015 and 13 November 2015 Secretary-General’s reports (S/2015/700 and S/2015/870), including the hope that the
               momentum for dialogue between the two governments can revive implementation of
               the 20 June 2011 Abyei Agreement and translate into a sustainable improvement of
               border security, and the recommendations contained therein,
                    Recognizing that the current situation in Abyei and along the border between
               the Sudan and South Sudan continues to constitute a serious threat to international
               peace and security,
                     1.   Decides to extend until 15 May 2016 the mandate of the United Nations
               Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) as set out in paragraph 2 of resolution
               1990 (2011) and modified by resolution 2024 (2011) and paragraph 1 of resolution
               2075 (2012), and acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
               further decides to extend until 15 May 2016 the tasks of UNISFA as set out in
               paragraph 3 of resolution 1990 (2011), and determines that for the purposes of
               paragraph 1 of resolution 2024 (2011), support to the operational activities of the
               JBVMM shall include support to the Ad Hoc Committees, as appropriate when so
               requested by consensual decisions of these mechanisms, within UNISFA’s
               operational area and existing capabilities;
                    2.    Takes note of the stated intention by both sides to hold another AJOC
               meeting, regrets the meeting has not yet taken place, and urges the swift resumption

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           of regular meetings to ensure steady progress on the implementation of the 20 June
           2011 Agreement, including the implementation of the AJOC decisions, welcomes
           African Union initiatives to support this goal and encourages its continued
           engagement, and requests the Secretary-General to provide an assessment of
           progress on these issues in his regular reports;
                 3.    Underscores that continued cooperation between the Government of
           Sudan and Government of South Sudan is also critical for peace, security and
           stability and the future relations between them;
                4.    Further reiterates its demand that Sudan and South Sudan urgently
           commence the establishment of the Abyei Area Administration and Council,
           including by resolving the deadlock over the composition of the Council, and
           constitute the Abyei Police Service, to enable it to take over policing functions
           throughout the Abyei Area, including the protection of oil infrastructure, in
           accordance with their commitments in the 20 June 2011 Agreement;
                 5.   Expresses renewed concern regarding the delays and stalled efforts to
           fully operationalize the JBVMM, takes note of the Secretary-General’s benchmarks
           and recommendations regarding JBVMM operations, takes note that continued
           investment in achieving full operational capability of the JBVMM should be based
           on a set of conditions, including resolution of the dispute over the SDBZ,
           resumption of border demarcation discussions, occurrence of regular meetings of
           the JPSM, and granting of full freedom of movement, and calls on both parties to
           demonstrate full commitment to implementation of their border arrangements and
           take the necessary steps to this effect, including by swiftly holding a new meeting of
           the JPSM to take the operational decisions related to their agreement on the SDBZ;
                 6.    Decides to maintain the troops authorized by resolution 2104 (2013)
           already deployed, and that the remaining authorized forces continue to be deployed
           dependent on the evolution of the JBVMM, to enable UNISFA to provide required
           force protection to the JBVMM and to enable UNISFA to fully support the JBVMM
           to conduct extended operations into the SDBZ as soon as possibl e, and requests the
           Secretary-General to keep the Council fully updated on the status of deployment as
           part of his regular reporting cycle;
                 7.  Calls upon the Government of Sudan and the Government of South
           Sudan to make timely and effective use of the JBVMM, JPSM and other agreed
           joint mechanisms to ensure the security and transparency of the SDBZ, including
           the “14 Mile Area”;
                 8.    Urges renewed efforts to determine conclusively the 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;
                9.    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;
                 10. 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

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               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;
                     11. Supports the AJOC’s 3 May 2013 and 30 March 2015 decisions on
               Abyei’s status as a weapons-free area, underscores the AUPSC’s concern in its
               7 May 2013 Communiqué over reports that various communities living in Abyei are
               heavily armed, recalls that the 20 June 2011 Agreement on Temporary Arrangements
               for the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area stipulates that Abyei should
               be a weapons-free area and that only UNISFA is authorized to carry weapons inside
               the area, and in this regard, urges the two Governments to take all necessary steps to
               ensure that Abyei is effectively demilitarized, including through disarmament
               programs as necessary;
                     12. 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”, and reiterates its request that UNISFA,
               observe, document and report on the movement of weapons into Abyei and the
               presence, destruction and confiscation of weapons within Abyei as part of the
               Secretary-General’s regular reporting cycle;
                     13. 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, with a particular priority placed on the urgent elimination of
               heavy or crew-served weapons, as well as rocket-propelled grenades, 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;
                     14. Urges the two Governments immediately to take steps to implement
               confidence-building measures among the respective communities in the Abyei Ar ea,
               including through reconciliation processes at the grass-roots level and supporting
               UNISFA in promoting community dialogue, urges the planned convening of a
               meeting between the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya traditional leaders, and strongly
               urges all Abyei communities to exercise maximum restraint in all their engagements
               and to desist from inflammatory acts or statements that may lead to violent clashes;
                     15. Welcomes UNISFA initiatives, under the leadership of Mr. Haile Tilahun
               Gebremariam, to support community dialogue and efforts by the Misseriya and
               Ngok Dinka communities to strengthen intercommunal relationships and facilitate
               stability and reconciliation in the Abyei Area, including the 17 -19 September
               conference in Aweil, South Sudan, and the 7 October joint meeting at Todach, and
               encourages the parties to move forward with organizing the traditional leaders ’
               reconciliation meeting per the resolution of the AJOC meeting of 29 -30 March
               2015;

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                16. 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 and to
           continue engaging with both governments on this issue;
                 17. 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, welcomes the 24 March 2015 AUPSC press statement
           requesting the AU Commission to engage the parties on the findings and
           recommendations, and reiterates the need to enable the two communities to find
           closure on the assassination of the Ngok Dinka Paramount Chief, bearing in mind
           the need to promote stability and reconciliation in the Abyei Area;
                18. Expresses its intention to review as appropriate the mandate of UNISFA
           for possible reconfiguration of the force in light of the compliance by Sudan and
           South Sudan with the decisions set forth in resolution 2046 (2012) and their
           commitments as set forth in the Agreements of 20 June, 29 June, 30 July 2011 and
           27 September 2012, including the redeployment of all forces from the SDBZ,
           achieving full operational capability for the JVBMM, and the Ad Hoc Committees,
           as well as completing the full demilitarization of the Abyei Area;
                19. 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 parts, which are for the
           exclusive and official use of UNISFA;
                 20. 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 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;
                 21. Recognizes that the absence of development projects and the inability to
           deliver basic government services has had an adverse effect on Abyei populations
           and calls upon the Government of Sudan and the Government of South Sudan, as
           well as donors to support reconstruction and capacity-building;
                 22. 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 JBVMM freedom of movement, as well as the
           identification and clearance of mines in the Abyei Area and SDBZ;
                 23. 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,
           including applicable international humanitarian law, and United Nations guiding
           principles of humanitarian assistance;

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                     24. Strongly urges that all parties cease all forms of violence, human rights
               violations and abuses, violations of international humanitarian law, and violations
               and abuses against children in violation of applicable international law;
                     25. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that effective human rights
               monitoring is carried out, and the results included in his reports to the Council, 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;
                     26. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to ensure
               full compliance of UNISFA with the United Nations zero -tolerance policy on sexual
               exploitation and abuse and to keep the Council informed if cases of such conduct
               occur;
                     27. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to inform the Council of
               progress in implementing UNISFA’s mandate in one written report, no later than
               15 April 2016, and continue to bring to the Council’s immediate attention any
               serious violations of the above referenced Agreements;
                    28. 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;
                    29.   Decides to remain actively seized of this matter.

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               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2252 (2015)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                15 December 2015

               Resolution 2252 (2015)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7581st meeting, on
               15 December 2015

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions 1996 (2011), 2046 (2012), 2057 (2012),
               2109 (2013), 2132 (2013), 2155 (2014), 2187 (2014), 2206 (2015), 2223 (2015),
               and 2241 (2015), and statements by its President S/PRST/2014/16, S/PRST/2014/26
               and S/PRST/2015/9,
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence,
               territorial integrity, and national unity of the Republic of South Sudan, and recalling
               the importance of the principles of non-interference, good-neighbourliness, and
               regional cooperation,
                    Welcoming the signing of the “Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in
               the Republic of South Sudan” (the “Agreement”) as contained in the annex to
               S/2015/654, by President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the Sudanese People’s Liberation
               Movement/Sudanese People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLM/SPLA -IO)
               Chairman Dr. Riek Machar Teny, Former Detainees representative Mr. Pagan Amum
               Okiech, and other stakeholders, and recognizing these signatures as a commitment
               by the parties to implement the Agreement, without exception, welcoming the steps
               that the parties to the Agreement have taken towards implementation of the
               Agreement including the declarations of ceasefire and signing of the transitional
               security arrangements, and calling upon the parties, with support from the United
               Nations and the international community, to fully implement the Agreement,
               including its timelines,
                     Expressing its concern with any statement or action by any party suggesting a
               lack of commitment to implement the Agreement, as contained exclusively in the
               annex to S/2015/654, and noting with deep concern reports of continued fighting,
               calling upon the parties to adhere to the permanent ceasefire immediately, and
               noting with deep concern the delays in implementing some other parts of the
               agreement including the establishment of a Transitional Government of National
               Unity (TGoNU),
                    Commending the expanded efforts of the “IGAD-Plus” configuration in
               helping to facilitate the signing of the Agreement by the parties and welcoming its
               ongoing support to implement the Agreement; and urging enhanced support by the

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               international community, in particular the Intergovernmental Authority on
               Development (IGAD) and the African Union (AU), during the peace
               implementation,
                    Welcoming the appointment of former President of Botswana Festus Mogae as
               Chair of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), and the first
               meeting of the JMEC on 27 November 2015, and urging all parties and international
               partners to engage fully with the JMEC and other bodies created by the Agreement,
                     Recognizing the important role played by civil society organizations, faith
               leaders, women, and youth in South Sudan in reaching the Agreement, and
               underscoring the importance of their participation — and that of other political
               parties — in implementing the Agreement,
                     Recalling its resolution 2086 (2013) and reaffirming the basic principles of
               peacekeeping, including consent of the parties, impartiality, and non -use of force,
               except in self-defence and defence of the mandate, recognizing that the mandate of
               each peacekeeping mission is specific to the need and situation of the country
               concerned, and underlining in this regard, that the basic principles are consistent
               with the mandates that the Security Council authorizes that seek to tack le new
               challenges faced by peacekeeping operations, such as force protection and safety
               and security, protection of civilians, and asymmetric threats, and that the Security
               Council expects full delivery of the mandates it authorizes,
                    Reiterating its grave alarm and concern regarding the political, security,
               economic, and humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, resulting from the internal Sudan
               People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) political dispute, and subsequent violence
               caused by the country’s political and military leaders since December 2013,
                     Recognizing that the safe return of all parties to Juba and the implementation
               of stable security arrangements in the capital during the transitional period are
               essential to the successful implementation of the Agree ment as it will build
               confidence in the wider transitional security arrangements, and encouraging all
               parties to continue their efforts at reconciliation and building a democratic state,
                     Taking note with interest of the reports on the human rights situat ion in South
               Sudan issued by the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan
               (UNMISS) and the Secretary-General, welcoming the release of the AU Commission
               of Inquiry report on South Sudan and the Separate Opinion, and emphasizing its
               hope that these and other credible reporting will be duly considered by any
               transitional justice and reconciliation mechanisms for South Sudan including those
               established in the Agreement,
                     Expressing grave concern that according to some of these reports there are
               reasonable grounds to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity,
               including those involving extrajudicial killings, rape and other acts of sexual
               violence, enforced disappearances, the use of children in armed conflict, arbitrary
               arrests and detention, and attacks on schools and hospitals have been committed by
               both government and opposition forces, and noting that crimes involving these
               actions threaten the peace, security and stability of South Sudan,
                     Strongly condemning all human rights violations and abuses and violations of
               international humanitarian law, including those involving extrajudicial killings,
               ethnically targeted violence, rape and other forms of sexual and gender -based

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           violence, recruitment and use of children, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests
           and detention, violence aimed at spreading terror among the civilian population,
           targeting of members of civil society, and attacks on schools, places of worship,
           hospitals, and United Nations and associated peacekeeping personnel, by all parties,
           including armed groups and national security forces, as well as the incitement to
           commit such abuses and violations,
                 Stressing the increasingly urgent need to end impunity in South Sudan and to
           bring to justice all perpetrators of such crimes, and further stressing the importance
           of accountability, reconciliation and healing in ending impunity and ensuring a
           sustainable peace,
                 Further condemning harassment and targeting of journalists, and the use of
           media to broadcast hate speech and transmit messages instigating violence against a
           particular ethnic group, a practice that has the potential to play a significant role in
           promoting mass violence and exacerbating conflict, calling on the Government of
           South Sudan to take all appropriate measures in order to deter such activity, and
           further urging all parties to desist from these actions and instead contribute to
           promoting peace and reconciliation among the communities,
                 Emphasizing the importance of accountability for those responsible for
           violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human
           rights and that the Government of South Sudan bears the primary responsibility to
           protect its populations from crimes against humanity, war crimes, ethni c cleansing,
           and genocide,
                 Expressing serious and urgent concern over the approximately 2.4 million
           displaced persons and deepening humanitarian crisis, stressing the responsibility
           borne by all parties to the conflict for the suffering of the people of South Sudan,
           and the necessity of ensuring that the basic needs of the population are met, and
           commending United Nations humanitarian agencies, partners, and donors for their
           efforts to provide urgent and coordinated support to the population,
                 Recalling the need for all parties to the conflict to allow and facilitate, in
           accordance with relevant provisions of international law and United Nations guiding
           principles of humanitarian assistance, the full, safe and unhindered access of relief
           personnel, equipment and supplies and timely delivery of humanitarian assistance,
           to all those in need, in particular to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and
           refugees,
                 Condemning all attacks against humanitarian personnel and facilities,
           including those that resulted in the deaths of at least 41 personnel since December
           2013, and recalling that attacks against humanitarian personnel and depriving
           civilians of objects indispensable to their survival may amount to violations of
           international humanitarian law,
                 Expressing its deep appreciation for the actions taken by UNMISS
           peacekeepers and troop- and police-contributing countries to protect civilians,
           including foreign nationals, under threat of physical violence and to stabilize the
           security situation within and beyond UNMISS sites, recognizing the significant
           resource and capacity challenges the Mission faces in implementing its mandate,
           expressing appreciation for UNMISS’s efforts to support IDPs seeking protection
           on its sites, while underlining the necessity to find sustainable solutions for IDPs
           including in alternative safe and secure locations, and in keeping with the Guiding

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               Principles on Internal Displacement, and underlining in this regard need to extend
               its presence, including through proactive deployment and patrolling, to areas of
               displacement, return, and resettlement,
                    Reaffirming that sustainable peace requires an integrated approach based on
               coherence between political, security, development, human rights, including gender
               equality, rule of law, and justice and reconciliation activities and, in this regard,
               emphasizing the importance of the rule of law as one of the key elements of conflict
               prevention, peacekeeping, conflict resolution and peacebuilding,
                     Emphasizing that individuals or entities 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, may be designated for targeted sanctions
               pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015), recalling its willingness to impose targeted
               sanctions and noting with interest the 26 September 2015 communiqué of the
               African Union Peace and Security Council expressing its determination to impose
               measures against all those who impede implementation of the Agreement,
                     Emphasizing that persistent barriers to full implementation of resolution 1325
               (2000), and subsequent resolutions on women, peace, and security including 2242
               (2015), 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,
                    Expressing deep concern at persistent restrictions placed upon the movement
               and operations of UNMISS, including through repeated violations of the Status of
               Forces Agreement (SOFA) and blocking the deployment of essential assets and
               enablers, and underscoring the importance of close cooperation and communication
               between UNMISS and the Government of South Sudan in addressing these issues,
                     Strongly condemning the attacks by government and opposition forces and
               other groups on United Nations and IGAD personnel and facilities, including the
               December 2012 downing of a United Nations helicopter by the SPLA, the April
               2013 attack on a United Nations convoy, the December 2013 attack on the UNMISS
               camp in Akobo, the August 2014 shooting down of a United Nations helicopter by
               unidentified armed groups, the August 2014 arrest and detention of an IGAD
               monitoring and verification team, the October 2015 seizure and detention of
               UNMISS personnel and equipment in Upper Nile State by opposition forces, the
               detention and kidnappings of United Nations and associated personnel, the repeated
               attacks on the UNMISS camps in Bor, Bentiu, Malakal and Melut, and the
               disappearance purportedly caused by SPLA forces, and deaths of three United
               Nations-affiliated national staff and one national contractor in Upper Nile State,
               and, calling upon the Government of South Sudan to complete its investigations of
               these attacks in a swift and thorough manner and to hold those responsible to
               account,
                     Reiterating its request that UNMISS take additional measures, as appropriate,
               to ensure the security of its air operations in South Sudan, and report thereon to the
               Council,
                    Stressing the importance of effective engagement and liaison with local
               communities, as well as humanitarian actors, both within and outside the Protection
               of Civilians sites, in order to fulfil UNMISS’s Protection of Civi lians mandate,

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                 Expressing grave concern regarding the threats made to oil installations,
           petroleum companies and their employees, and urging all parties to ensure the
           security of economic infrastructure,
                Recalling its resolution 2117 (2013) and 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,
                 Expressing its appreciation for IGAD’s operation of the Monitoring and
           Verification Mechanism (MVM) and welcoming its transition to the Ceasefire and
           Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism (CTSAMM), and
           calling for the withdrawal of armed groups invited by either side, consistent with
           the Agreement,
                 Reaffirming its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1738
           (2006), 1894 (2009), 2150 (2014) and 2222 (2015) on the protection of civilians in
           armed conflict, and 1502 (2003) and 2175 (2015) on the protection of humanitarian
           and United Nations personnel; resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011),
           2068 (2012), 2143 (2014) and 2225 (2015) on children and armed conflict;
           resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106
           (2013), and 2122 (2013) on women, peace, and security; resolution 2150 (2014) on
           the prevention and fight against genocide; resolution 2151 (2014) on security sector
           reform; and resolution 2171 (2014) on conflict prevention,
                 Taking note of the 23 November 2015 Secretary-General’s reports and letter
           (S/2015/903, S/2015/899, and S/2015/902) and the recommendations contained
           therein,
                 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,
                 1.   Reiterates its endorsement of the Cessation of Hostilities (CoH)
           Agreement accepted and signed by the Government of South Sudan and the
           SPLM/SPLA-IO on 23 January 2014, further endorses the “Agreement on the
           Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan”, as contained in the
           annex to S/2015/654 (the “Agreement”), which is designed to bring this conflict to
           an end; calls for immediate and full implementation of the Agreements by the
           parties, and expresses its intention to consider all appropriate measures, as
           demonstrated by its 3 March 2015 unanimous adoption of resolution 2206 (2015),
           against those who take action that undermines the peace, stability, and security of
           South Sudan, including those who prevent the implementation of these agreements;
                 2.   Urges all parties to engage in an open and fully inclusive national
           dialogue seeking to implement lasting peace, reconciliation and good governance,
           including through the full and effective participation of youth, women, diverse
           communities, faith groups, civil society, and all political parties, and encourages the
           efforts of the JMEC, IGAD, the AU, and the United Nations to support
           implementation of the Agreement by the parties;
                 3.   Requests and encourages the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to exercise her good offices to lead the UN system in South Sudan in
           assisting the JMEC, the AU and other actors, as well as the parties, with swift

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               implementation of the Agreement and to promote reconci liation and underscores the
               importance of the SRSG’s good offices in de-escalation of any violence;
                    4.    Decides to extend the mandate of UNMISS until 31 July 2016;
                     5.    Underscores the importance of security in Juba for successful
               implementation of the Agreement, and further underscores the importance of the
               role of the Joint Integrated Police (JIP) to provide security in Juba, implementation
               of the security mechanisms called for in the Agreement, including the Joint
               Operations Centre, and implementation of arrangements agreed to in the Permanent
               Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements workshop and subsequent
               meetings;
                     6.   Affirms its intention to consider future additional mandated tasks for
               UNMISS in support of the transitional security arrangements in Juba, and in this
               regard, requests the Secretary-General, to develop a plan for UNMISS to take
               appropriate action to deter and respond to any escalation of violence in and around
               Juba, in order to effectively protect civilians, and to protect cr itical infrastructure in
               Juba needed to facilitate the safe movement of humanitarian actors and other
               individuals in the event of such escalation, and to present his plan to the Security
               Council for consideration by 15 January 2016;
                     7.   Decides to increase the force levels of UNMISS up to a ceiling of 13,000
               troops and 2,001 police personnel, including individual police officers, formed
               police units and 78 corrections officers, and requests the Secretary-General to take
               the necessary steps to expedite force and asset generation;
                  8.   Decides that the mandate of UNMISS shall be as follows, and authorizes
               UNMISS to use all necessary means to perform the following tasks:
                    (a)   Protection of civilians:
                    (i) To protect civilians under threat of physical viole nce, irrespective of the
                    source of such violence, within its capacity and areas of deployment, with
                    specific protection for women and children, including through the continued
                    use of the Mission’s Child Protection and Women Protection Advisers;
                    (ii) To deter violence against civilians, including foreign nationals,
                    especially through proactive deployment, active patrolling with particular
                    attention to IDPs, including, but not limited to, those in protection sites and
                    refugee camps, humanitarian personnel and human rights defenders, and
                    identification of threats and attacks against civilians, including through regular
                    interaction with civilians and working closely with humanitarian, human rights
                    and development organizations, in areas at high risk of conflict including, as
                    appropriate, schools, places of worship, hospitals, and the oil installations, in
                    particular when the Government of the Republic of South Sudan is unable or
                    failing to provide such security;
                    (iii) To implement a mission-wide early warning strategy, including a
                    coordinated approach to information gathering, monitoring, verification, early
                    warning and dissemination, and response mechanisms, including response
                    mechanisms to threats and attacks against civilians that may involve violations
                    and abuses of human rights or violations of international humanitarian law, as
                    well as to prepare for further potential attacks on United Nations personnel
                    and facilities;

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               (iv) To maintain public safety and security of and within UNMISS protection
               of civilians sites;
               (v) To exercise good offices, confidence-building, and facilitation in support
               of the mission’s protection strategy, especially in regard to women and
               children, including to facilitate the prevention, mitigation and resolution of
               intercommunal conflict in order to foster sustainable local and national
               reconciliation as an essential part of preventing violence and long -term Statebuilding activity;
               (vi) To foster a secure environment for the eventual safe and voluntary return
               of IDPs and refugees including through monitoring of, ensuring respect for
               human rights by, and where compatible and in strict compliance with the
               United Nations Human Rights Due Diligence Policy (HRDDP), coordination
               with police services and civil society actors in releva nt and protection-focused
               activities, such as sensitization to issues of sexual and gender -based violence,
               in order to strengthen protection of civilians;
               (b)   Monitoring, and investigating human rights:
               (i) To monitor, investigate, verify, and report publicly and regularly on
               abuses and violations of human rights and violations of international
               humanitarian law, including those that may amount to war crimes or crimes
               against humanity;
               (ii) To monitor, investigate, verify and report specifically and pu blicly on
               violations and abuses committed against children and women, including those
               involving all forms of sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict by
               accelerating the implementation of monitoring, analysis and reporting
               arrangements on conflict-related sexual violence and by strengthening the
               monitoring and reporting mechanism for violations and abuses against
               children;
               (iii) To coordinate with, and provide technical support to international,
               regional, and national mechanisms engaged in monitoring, investigating, and
               reporting human rights violations, as appropriate;
                 (c) Creating the conditions conducive to the delivery of humanitarian
           assistance:
               (i) To contribute, in close coordination with humanitarian actors, to the
               creation of security conditions conducive to the delivery of humanitarian
               assistance, confidence-building and facilitation, so as to allow, the rapid, safe
               and unhindered access of relief personnel to all those in need in South Sudan
               and timely delivery of humanitarian assistance, in particular to IDPs and
               refugees, recalling the need for compliance with the relevant provisions of
               international law and respect for the UN guiding principles of humanitarian
               assistance;
               (ii) To ensure the security and freedom of movement of U nited Nations and
               associated personnel where appropriate, and to ensure the security of its
               installations and equipment necessary for implementation of mandated tasks;
               (d)   Supporting the Implementation of the Agreement:

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                    To carry out, within its capabilities, the following tasks in support of the
               implementation of the Agreement:
                    (i) To support the planning and establishment of agreed transitional security
                    arrangements, including the establishment and operation of the Joint
                    Operations Centre;
                    (ii) To support the work of a National Constitutional Amendment Committee
                    (NCAC) and the incorporation of the Agreement into the Transitional
                    Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, upon request of the parties to the
                    Agreement;
                    (iii) To support, as requested by the TGoNU, the permanent constitutionmaking process, consistent with the Agreement, including providing technical
                    assistance to the National Constitutional Review Commission for the drafting
                    process and supporting public consultations during the cons titution-making
                    process;
                    (iv) To assist the parties to develop a strategy to address disarmament,
                    demobilization, reintegration (DDR) and security sector reform (SSR)
                    activities;
                    (v) To participate in and support the CTSAMM in implementation of its
                    mandate to monitor the separation, assembly and cantonment of forces
                    consistent with the Agreement, including to provide support for mobile and
                    dedicated fixed site security;
                    (vi) To actively participate in and support the work of the JMEC;
                    (vii) To advise, and assist the National Elections Commission, in coordination
                    with members of the United Nations country team, consistent with the
                    Agreement, and once the TGoNU has taken office;
                    (viii) To provide training support and advisory assistance, to the JIP, consistent
                    with the HRDDP, including for the development and implementation of a
                    training curriculum and strategic planning;
                    9.  Encourages the Secretary-General to assist the JMEC and the parties in
               the mass communication and dissemination of key messages in support of the
               Agreement’s implementation;
                    10. Emphasizes that protection of civilians, as described in paragraph 8 (a),
               must be given priority in decisions about the use of available capacity and resources
               within the mission;
                     11. Requests the Secretary-General, through his Special Representative, to
               continue to direct the operations of an integrated UNMISS and coordinate all
               activities of the United Nations system in the Repub lic of South Sudan, to deliver a
               coherent international approach to implementing peace in the Republic of South
               Sudan, and to use the United Nations’ good offices to engage with all stakeholders;
                    12. Requests that the Secretary-General provide detailed information on
               force generation, restructuring of the UNMISS force, logistical support and
               enablers, including as part of his regular reports, and requests the Secretary-General
               to review needs on the ground and provide an updated assessment of the force’s

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           operations, deployment and future requirements in his regular reports to the
           Council;
                 13. Requests the Secretary-General to prioritize the complete deployment of
           UNMISS personnel to the authorized military and police strength, including tactical
           military helicopters and unarmed unmanned aerial systems;
                 14. Requests UNMISS to take fully into account gender considerations as a
           crosscutting issue throughout its mandate, in particular regarding women’s
           participation in implementation of the Agreement, including in support to the JIP,
           activities in support of constitution development, ceasefire monitoring, cantonment,
           disarmament, demobilization and security sector reform, and reiterates its request
           for enhanced reporting by UNMISS to the Council on this i ssue;
                 15. Requests UNMISS to continue to intensify its presence and active
           patrolling in areas of high risk of conflict, high concentrations of IDPs and refugees,
           including as guided by its early warning strategy, in both government and
           opposition-held areas, and key routes for population movement, to extend its
           presence, including through proactive deployment and patrolling, to areas of
           displacement, return, and resettlement, in order to foster a secure environment for
           the eventual safe and voluntary return of IDPs and refugees, and to conduct regular
           reviews of its geographic deployment to ensure that its forces are best placed to
           fulfil its mandate, and requests the Secretary-General provide an update to the
           Security Council on how the Mission is working towards fulfilling its protection of
           civilian duties, including, but not limited to new patrol areas and proactive
           deployment, and on the measures to be taken to transform the Mission to become
           more efficient and effective in implementing its mandate as part of his regular
           reports;
                 16. Recalls S/PRST/2015/22, and further requests the Secretary-General to
           take the necessary measures to ensure full compliance of UNMISS with the United
           Nations zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep the
           Council fully informed through his regular country-specific reports to the Council
           about the Mission’s progress in this regard, and urges troop- and police-contributing
           Countries to take appropriate preventive action including predeployment awareness
           training, and to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their
           personnel;
                17. Encourages UNMISS to ensure that any support provided to non-United
           Nations security forces is provided in strict compliance with the HRDDP on United
           Nations Support to non-United Nations security forces and requests the Secretary-General to include progress made in implementing the policy in his reports to the
           Council;
                 18. Requests UNMISS to assist the Committee, within existing resources,
           established pursuant to paragraph 16 of resolution 2206 (2015) and the Panel of
           Experts established by the same resolution; further urges all parties and Member
           States, as well as international, regional and subregional organizations to ensure
           cooperation with the Panel of Experts 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;

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                     19. Condemns in the strongest terms attacks on and threats made to UNMISS
               personnel and United Nations facilities, as well as those of IGAD, such as the
               August 2014 shooting down of a United Nations helicopter, the August 2014 arrest
               and detention of an IGAD monitoring and verification team, the detention and
               kidnappings of United Nations and associated personnel, the October 2015 seizure
               and detention of UNMISS personnel and equipment in Upper Nile State by
               opposition forces, and the repeated attacks on the UNMISS camps in Bor, Bentiu,
               Malakal and Melut, stresses that such attacks may constitute violations of the SOFA
               and/or war crimes, demands that all parties respect the inviolability of United
               Nations premises and immediately desist and refrain from any violence against
               those gathered at United Nations facilities, notes that the TGoNU, when created,
               will be bound by the terms of the SOFA, and further demands the immediate and
               safe release of detained and kidnapped United Nations and associated personnel;
                     20. Recalls the designation criteria detailed in paragraph 7 of resolution 2206
               (2015), stresses the sanctity of United Nations protection sites, and specifically
               underscores that individuals or entities that are responsible or complicit in, or have
               engaged in, directly or indirectly, attacks against United Nations missions,
               international security presences, or other peacekeeping operations, or humanitarian
               personnel, threaten the peace, security and stability of South Sudan and therefore
               may meet the designation criteria;
                    21. Reiterates its request that UNMISS take additional measures, as
               appropriate, to ensure the security of its air operations in South Sudan and report
               thereon to the Council;
                      22. Demands that the Government of South Sudan comply fully and without
               delay with the SOFA with UNMISS and all relevant parties cooperate fully in the
               deployment, operations, and monitoring, verification, and reporting functions of
               UNMISS, in particular by guaranteeing the safety, security, and unrestricted
               freedom of movement of United Nations and associated personnel, throughout the
               territory of the Republic of South Sudan, and further calls upon the Government of
               South Sudan to ensure freedom of movement for IDPs, including those leaving and
               entering protection of civilian sites, and to continue to support UNMISS by the
               allocation of land for protection of civilian sites;
                     23. Demands that all parties allow, in accordance with relevant provisions of
               international law and United Nations guiding principles of emergency humanitarian
               assistance, the rapid, safe and unhindered access of relief personnel, equipment and
               supplies, and timely delivery of humanitarian assistance, to all those in need
               throughout South Sudan in particular to IDPs and refugees and stresses that any
               returns or other durable solutions for IDPs or refugees must be undertaken on a
               voluntary and informed basis in conditions of dignity and safety;
                    24. Further demands that all parties immediately cease all forms of violence,
               human rights violations and abuses, violations of international humanitarian law,
               including rape and other forms of sexual and gender -based violence;
                     25. Condemns all violations of applicable international law, including
               international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of international human
               rights committed by all parties to the conflict, in particular against children, such as
               those involving their recruitment and use as child soldiers, killing and maiming, and
               abduction as well as attacks against schools and hospitals, urges all parties to the

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           conflict to implement the Conclusions on Children and Armed Conflict in South
           Sudan adopted by the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed
           Conflict on 8 May 2015, strongly urges the Government to fully and immediately
           implement its revised action plan to end and prevent violations committed against
           children, and further strongly urges the SPLM/SPLA-IO to fully and immediately
           implement their commitment to end violations and abuses against children signed
           on 10 May 2014; takes note of the 29 October 2014 national launch of the campaign
           “Children, Not Soldiers” by the Government, and welcomes the release of children
           by the South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army Cobra faction;
                26. Expresses grave concern at the findings of the Special Representative of
           the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict of ongoing rampant sexual
           violence in South Sudan and welcomes the 11 October 2014 Joint Communiqué of
           the Government of South Sudan and the United Nations on Addressing Conflict -
           Related Sexual Violence, the December 2014 unilateral communiqué issued by the
           SPLM/A-IO on Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, and the signing of
           undertakings by senior commanders of the SPLA-IO as well as the development of
           an Implementation Plan in addressing conflict-related sexual violence in accordance
           with resolution 1960 (2010) and 2106 (2013), urges the SPLA and SPLA-IO to take
           concrete, specific and time-bound steps towards implementing their respective
           Communiqués with the support of the United Nations and other stakeholders; calls
           upon the Government of South Sudan to ensure the meaningful participation of the
           SPLA in all the discussions and processes aimed at implementing the Joint
           Communiqué, and urges the SPLA and SPLA-IO to prevent further commission of
           sexual violence and to show concrete steps taken to hold perpetrators within their
           ranks accountable;
                27. Requests the Secretary-General to make available technical assistance for
           the implementation of Chapter V of the Agreement, including in the setting up of
           the Hybrid Court for South Sudan contemplated by the Agreement, to the
           Commission of the African Union and to the Transitional Government of Na tional
           Unity, in consultation with them and consistent with Article 1.5 of Chapter V of the
           Agreement, and including with regard to the establishment of the Commission for
           Truth, Reconciliation, and Healing;
                 28. Looks forward to the Secretary-General’s report on the technical
           assistance provided consistent with paragraph 26 above to the African Union and
           the Transitional Government of National Unity with respect to Chapter V of the
           Agreement, including the Hybrid Court for South Sudan contemplated by the
           Agreement, and invites the African Union to share information on progress made
           with the Secretary-General to inform his report, and expresses the Security
           Council’s intention at that time to assess the work that has been done in the
           establishment of the Hybrid Court, in line with international standards;
                 29. Calls upon the Government of South Sudan to move forward
           expeditiously and transparently to complete the ongoing investigations of
           allegations of human rights violations and abuses in a manner consi stent with its
           international obligations, and encourages it to release the reports of those
           investigations;
                30. Further calls upon the Government of South Sudan, while taking note of
           paragraph 3.2.2 of Chapter V of the Agreement, to hold to account all those
           responsible for violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international

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               humanitarian law, and to ensure that all victims of sexual violence have equal
               protection under the law and equal access to justice, and to safeguard equal respect
               for the rights of women and girls in these processes;
                     31. Calls upon all parties to ensure women’s full and effective representation
               and leadership in all conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts including through
               support to women’s civil society organizations; further encourages troop- and
               police-contributing countries to take measures to increase the deployment of women
               in the military, police, and civilian components of the mission, and reaffirms the
               importance of appropriate gender expertise and training in all missions mandated by
               the Security Council;
                     32. Condemns attacks on oil installations, petroleum companies and their
               employees, and the continued fighting around these facilities, and urges all parties
               to ensure the security of economic infrastructure;
                     33. Requests that the Secretary-General report to the Security Council on the
               implementation of the UNMISS mandate, as well as information on violations of the
               Status of Forces Agreement, including on UNMISS responses to any such
               violations, in a written report to be submitted no later than 60 days from adoption of
               this resolution and every 60 days after that;
                    34.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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