               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2341 (2017)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                13 February 2017

               Resolution 2341 (2017)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7882nd meeting, on
               13 February 2017

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolutions 1373 (2001), 1963 (2010), 2129 (2013) and 2322
               (2016),
                    Reaffirming its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international
               peace and security, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,
                    Reaffirming its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political
               independence of all States in accordance with the United Nations Charter,
                     Reaffirming that terrorism in all forms and manifestations constitutes one of
               the most serious threats to international peace and security and that any acts of
               terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivations, whenever,
               wherever and by whomsoever committed, and remaining determined to contribute
               further to enhancing the effectiveness of the overall effort to fight this scourge on a
               global level,
                     Reaffirming that terrorism poses a threat to international peace and security
               and that countering this threat requires collective efforts on national, regional and
               international levels on the basis of respect for international law, including
               international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and the Charter
               of the United Nations,
                    Reaffirming that terrorism should not be associated with any religion,
               nationality, civilization or ethnic group,
                     Stressing that the active participation and collaboration of all States and
               international, regional and subregional organizations is needed to impede, impair,
               isolate, and incapacitate the terrorist threat, and emphasizing the importance of
               implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS),
               contained in General Assembly resolution 60/288 of 8 September 2006, and its
               subsequent reviews,
                     Reiterating the need to undertake measures to prevent and combat terrorism, in
               particular by denying terrorists access to the means to carry out their attacks, as

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               outlined in Pillar II of the UN GCTS, including the need to strengthen efforts to
               improve security and protection of particularly vulnerable targets, such as
               infrastructure and public places, as well as resilience to terrorist attacks, in
               particular in the area of civil protection, while recognizing that States may require
               assistance to this effect,
                     Recognizing that each State determines what constitutes its critical
               infrastructure, and how to effectively protect it from terrorist attacks,
                     Recognizing a growing importance of ensuring reliability and resilience of
               critical infrastructure and its protection from terrorist attacks for national security,
               public safety and the economy of the concerned States as well as well-being and
               welfare of their population,
                    Recognizing that preparedness for terrorist attacks includes prevention,
               protection, mitigation, response and recovery with an emphasis on promoting
               security and resilience of critical infrastructure, including through public -private
               partnership as appropriate,
                    Recognizing that protection efforts entail multiple streams of efforts, such as
               planning; public information and warning; operational coordination; intelligence
               and information sharing; interdiction and disruption; screening, search and
               detection; access control and identity verification; cybersecurity; physical protective
               measures; risk management for protection programmes and activities; and supply
               chain integrity and security,
                     Acknowledging a vital role that informed, alert communities play in promoting
               awareness and understanding of the terrorist threat environment and specifically in
               identifying and reporting suspicious activities to law enforcement authorities, and
               the importance of expanding public awareness, engagement, and public -private
               partnership as appropriate, especially regarding potential terrorist threats and
               vulnerabilities through regular national and local dialogue, training, and outreach,
                     Noting increasing cross-border critical infrastructure interdependencies
               between countries, such as those used for, inter alia, generation, transmission and
               distribution of energy, air, land and maritime transport, banking and financial
               services, water supply, food distribution and public health,
                     Recognizing that, as a result of increasing interdependency among critical
               infrastructure sectors, some critical infrastructure is potentially susceptible to a
               growing number and a wider variety of threats and vulnerabilities that raise new
               security concerns,
                     Expressing concern that terrorist attacks on critical infrastructure could
               significantly disrupt the functioning of government and private sector alike and
               cause knock-on effects beyond the infrastructure sector,
                     Underlining that effective critical infrastructure protection requires sectoral
               and cross-sectoral approaches to risk management and includes, inter alia,
               identifying and preparing for terrorist threats to reduce vulnerability of critical
               infrastructure, preventing and disrupting terrorist plots against critical infrastructure
               where possible, minimizing impacts and recovery time in the event of damage from
               a terrorist attack, identifying the cause of damage or the source of an attack,

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           preserving evidence of an attack and holding those responsible for the attack
           accountable,
                 Recognizing in this regard that the effectiveness of critical infrastructure
           protection is greatly enhanced when based on an approach that considers all threats
           and hazards, notably terrorist attacks, and when combined with regular and
           substantive consultation and cooperation with operators of critical infrastructure and
           law enforcement and security officials charged with protection of critical
           infrastructure, and, when appropriate, with other stakeholders, including private
           sector owners,
                 Recognizing that the protection of critical infrastructure requires cooperation
           domestically and across borders with governmental authorities, foreign partners and
           private sector owners and operators of such infrastructure, as well as sharing their
           knowledge and experience in developing policies, good practices, and lessons
           learned,
                 Recalling that the resolution 1373 (2001) called upon Member States to find
           ways of intensifying and accelerating the exchange of operational information,
           especially regarding actions or movements of terrorist persons or networks; forged
           or falsified travel documents; traffic in arms, explosives or sensitive materials; use
           of communications technologies by terrorist groups; and the threat posed by the
           possession of weapons of mass destruction by terrorist groups and to cooperate,
           particularly through bilateral and multilateral arrangements and agreements, to
           prevent and suppress terrorist attacks,
                 Noting the work of relevant international, regional and subregional
           organizations, entities, forums and meetings on enhancing protection, security, and
           resilience of critical infrastructure,
                 Welcoming the continuing cooperation on counter-terrorism efforts between
           the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and International Criminal Police
           Organization (INTERPOL), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in
           particular on technical assistance and capacity-building, and all other United
           Nations bodies, and strongly encouraging their further engagement with the United
           Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) to ensure overall
           coordination and coherence in the counter-terrorism efforts of the United Nations
           system,
                1.   Encourages all States to make concerted and coordinated efforts,
           including through international cooperation, to raise awareness, to expand
           knowledge and understanding of the challenges posed by terrorist attacks, in order
           to improve preparedness for such attacks against critical infrastructure;
                 2.    Calls upon Member States to consider developing or further improving
           their strategies for reducing risks to critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks,
           which should include, inter alia, assessing and raising awareness of the relevant
           risks, taking preparedness measures, including effective responses to such attacks,
           as well as promoting better interoperability in security and consequence
           management, and facilitating effective interaction of all stak eholders involved;
                 3.    Recalls its decision in resolution 1373 (2001) that all States shall
           establish terrorist acts as serious criminal offences in domestic laws and regulations,

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               and calls upon all Member States to ensure that they have established criminal
               responsibility for terrorist attacks intended to destroy or disable critical
               infrastructure, as well as the planning of, training for, and financing of and logistical
               support for such attacks;
                    4.   Сalls upon Member States to explore ways to exchange relevant
               information and to cooperate actively in the prevention, protection, mitigation,
               preparedness, investigation, response to or recovery from terrorist attacks planned
               or committed against critical infrastructure;
                     5.    Further calls upon States to establish or strengthen national, regional and
               international partnerships with stakeholders, both public and private, as appropriate,
               to share information and experience in order to prevent, protect, mitigate ,
               investigate, respond to and recover from damage from terrorist attacks on critical
               infrastructure facilities, including through joint training, and use or establishment of
               relevant communication or emergency warning networks;
                    6.    Urges all States to ensure that all their relevant domestic departments,
               agencies and other entities work closely and effectively together on matters of
               protection of critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks;
                     7.     Encourages the United Nations as well as those Member States and
               relevant regional and international organizations that have developed respective
               strategies to deal with protection of critical infrastructure to work with all States and
               relevant international, regional and subregional organizations and entities to identify
               and share good practices and measures to manage the risk of terrorist attacks on
               critical infrastructure;
                     8.    Affirms that regional and bilateral economic cooperation and
               development initiatives play a vital role in achieving stability and pro sperity, and in
               this regard calls upon all States to enhance their cooperation to protect critical
               infrastructure, including regional connectivity projects and related cross -border
               infrastructure, from terrorist attacks, as appropriate, through bilateral a nd
               multilateral means in information sharing, risk assessment and joint law
               enforcement;
                     9.   Urges States able to do so to assist in the delivery of effective and
               targeted capacity development, training and other necessary resources, technical
               assistance, technology transfers and programmes, where it is needed to enable all
               States to achieve the goal of protection of critical infrastructure against terrorist
               attacks;
                     10. Directs the CTC, with the support of the Counter-Terrorism Executive
               Directorate (CTED) to continue as appropriate, within their respective mandates, to
               examine Member States efforts to protect critical infrastructure from terrorist
               attacks as relevant to the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001) with the aim of
               identifying good practices, gaps and vulnerabilities in this field;
                     11. Encourages in this regard the CTC, with the support of CTED, as well as
               the CTITF to continue working together to facilitate technical assistance and
               capacity building and to raise awareness in the field of protection of critical
               infrastructure from terrorist attacks, in particular by strengthening its dialogue with
               States and relevant international, regional and subregional organizations and

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           working closely, including by sharing information, with relevant bilateral and
           multilateral technical assistance providers;
                 12. Encourages the CTITF Working Group on the Protection of Critical
           Infrastructure including Vulnerable Targets, Internet and Tourism Security t o
           continue its facilitation, and in cooperation with other specialized United Nations
           agencies, assistance on capacity-building for enhancing implementation of the
           measures upon request by Member States;
                13. Requests the CTC to update the Council in twelve months on the
           implementation of this resolution;
                14.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                S/RES/2342 (2017)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              23 February 2017

               Resolution 2342 (2017)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7889th meeting, on
               23 February 2017

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolutions 2014 (2011), 2051 (2012), 2140 (2014), 2201 (2015),
               2204 (2015), 2216 (2015), 2266 (2016) and the statements of its President dated
               15 February 2013 (S/PRST/2013/3), 29 August 2014 (S/PRST/2014/18), 22 March
               2015 (S/PRST/2015/8) and 25 April 2016 (S/PRST/2016/5) concerning Yemen,
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence and
               territorial integrity of Yemen,
                     Expressing concern at the ongoing political, security, economic and
               humanitarian challenges in Yemen, including the ongoing violence, and threats
               arising from the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of weapons,
                     Reiterating its call for all parties in Yemen to adhere to resolving their
               differences through dialogue and consultation, reject acts of violence to achieve
               political goals, and refrain from provocation,
                     Reaffirming the need for all parties to comply with their obligations under
               international law, including international humanitarian law and international human
               rights law as applicable,
                    Expressing its support for and commitment to the work of the Special Envoy
               for Yemen to the Secretary-General, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, in support of the
               Yemeni transition process,
                    Expressing its grave concern that areas of Yemen are under the control of
               Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and about the negative impact of their
               presence, violent extremist ideology and actions on stability in Yemen and t he
               region, including the devastating humanitarian impact on the civilian populations,
               expressing concern at the increasing presence and future potential growth of the
               Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL, also known as Da’esh) affiliates in Yemen
               and reaffirming its resolve to address all aspects of the threat posed by AQAP, ISIL
               (Da’esh), and all other associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities,

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                     Recalling the listing of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and
               associated individuals on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List and
               stressing in this regard the need for robust implementation of the measures in
               paragraph 2 of resolution 2253 (2015) as a significant tool in combating terrorist
               activity in Yemen,
                    Noting the critical importance of effective implementation of the sanctions
               regime imposed pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) and resolution 2216 (2015),
               including the key role that Member States from the region can play in this regard,
               and encouraging efforts to further enhance cooperation,
                     Recalling the provisions of paragraph 14 of resolution 2216 (2015) imposing a
               targeted arms embargo,
                    Gravely distressed by the continued deterioration of the devastating
               humanitarian situation in Yemen, expressing serious concern at all instances of
               hindrances to the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance, including limitations
               on the delivery of vital goods to the civilian population of Yemen,
                    Emphasizing the necessity of discussion by the Committee established
               pursuant to paragraph 19 of resolution 2140 (2014) (“the Committee”), of the
               recommendations contained in the Panel of Experts reports,
                     Determining that the situation in Yemen continues to constitute a threat to
               international peace and security,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.    Reaffirms the need for the full and timely implementation of the political
               transition following the comprehensive National Dialogue Conference, in line with
               the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and Implementation Mechanism, and in
               accordance with resolutions 2014 (2011), 2051 (2012), 2140 (2014), 2201 (2015),
               2204 (2015) 2216 (2015), and 2266 (2016) and with regard to the expectations of
               the Yemeni people;
                    2.    Decides to renew until 26 February 2018 the measures imposed by
               paragraphs 11 and 15 of resolution 2140 (2014), reaffirms the provisions of
               paragraphs 12, 13, 14 and 16 of resolution 2140 (2015), and further reaffirms the
               provisions of paragraphs 14 to 17 of resolution 2216 (2015);

               Designation Criteria
                     3.    Reaffirms that the provisions of paragraphs 11 and 15 of resolution 2140
               (2014) and paragraph 14 of resolution 2216 (2015) shall apply to individuals or
               entities designated by the Committee, or listed in the annex to resolution 2216
               (2015) as engaging in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, security
               or stability of Yemen;
                    4.   Reaffirms the designation criteria set out in paragraph 17 of resolution
               2140 (2014) and paragraph 19 of resolution 2216 (2015);

               Reporting
                    5.    Decides to extend until 28 March 2018 the mandate of the Panel of
               Experts as set out in paragraph 21 of resolution 2140 (2014), and paragraph 21 of

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           resolution 2216 (2015), expresses its intention to review the mandate and take
           appropriate action regarding the further extension no later than 28 February 2018,
           and requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary administrative measures as
           expeditiously as possible to re-establish the Panel of Experts, in consultation with
           the Committee until 28 March 2018 drawing, as appropriate, on the expertise of the
           members of the Panel established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014);
                6.    Requests the Panel of Experts to provide a midterm update to the
           Committee no later than 28 July 2017, and a final report no later than 28 January
           2018 to the Security Council, after discussion with the Committee;
                 7.   Directs the Panel to cooperate with other relevant expert groups
           established by the Security Council to support the work of its Sanctions
           Committees, in particular the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team
           established by resolution 1526 (2004) and extended by resolution 2253 (2015);
                  8.    Urges all parties and all 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;
               9.    Emphasizes the importance of holding consultations with concerned
           Member States, as may be necessary, in order to ensure full implementation of the
           measures set forth in this resolution;
                 10. Calls upon all Member States which have not already done so to report to
           the Committee as soon as possible on the steps they have taken with a view to
           implementing effectively the measures imposed by paragraphs 11 and 15 of
           resolution 2140 (2014) and paragraph 14 of resolution 2216 (2015) and recalls in
           this regard that Member States undertaking cargo inspections pursuant to
           paragraph 15 of resolution 2216 (2015) are required to submit written reports to the
           Committee as set out in paragraph 17 of resolution 2216 (2015);
                11. Recalls the Informal Working Group on General issues of Sanctions
           report (S/2006/997) on best practices and methods, including paragraphs 21, 22 and
           23 that discuss possible steps for clarifying methodological standards for monitoring
           mechanisms;
                 12. Reaffirms its intention to keep the situation in Yemen under continuous
           review and its readiness to review the appropriateness of the measures contained in
           this resolution, including the strengthening, modification, suspension or lifting of
           the measures, as may be needed at any time in light of developments;
                13.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                 S/RES/2343 (2017)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              23 February 2017

               Resolution 2343 (2017)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7890th meeting, on
               23 February 2017

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions, statements of its President and press
               statements on the situation in Guinea-Bissau, in particular resolutions 1876 (2009),
               2030 (2011), 2048 (2012), 2092 (2013), 2103 (2013), 2157 (2014), 2186 (2014),
               2203 (2015) and 2267 (2016),
                    Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on Guinea-Bissau, dated
               7 February 2017 (S/2017/111) and the recommendations contained therein, and
               underscoring the Secretary-General’s positive appreciation of the role of his Special
               Representative and head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in
               Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) in assisting the Government of Guinea -Bissau,
                     Stressing the need for the Government of Guinea-Bissau to continue to take
               concrete steps towards peace, security and stability in the country, by effectively
               reforming the security sector, tackling corruption through the reinforcement of the
               judicial system, improving public administration and State revenue management, as
               well as the supply of basic services to the population, and commending its
               commitment to the implementation of its national priorities,
                     Expressing concerns over the ongoing protracted political and institutional
               crisis among the President, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of Parliament and heads
               of political parties which has prevented the country from moving forward with its
               national reform agenda and threatens to undermine the progress made in Guinea -
               Bissau since the restoration of constitutional order following t he elections held in
               2014,
                     Welcoming the continued engagement of the Special Representative of the
               Secretary-General, Modibo Ibrahim Touré, the President of the Republic of Liberia,
               Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in her capacity as the Chairperson of the
               Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the President of the
               Republic of Guinea, His Excellency Alpha Conde, in his dual capacity of
               Chairperson of the African Union and ECOWAS Mediator for Guinea -Bissau, the
               Special Representative of the African Union, Ovidio Pequeno, and other
               interlocutors in the search for a peaceful solution to the impasse and recalling the

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               need for concerted action among the United Nations, ECOWAS, the African Union, the
               Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP), and the European Union (EU),
                    Further welcoming the adoption, on 10 September 2016, by ECOWAS, of the
               six-point road map entitled “Agreement on the Resolution of the Political Crisis in
               Guinea-Bissau” brokered by ECOWAS and the Conakry Agreement on the
               implementation of the road map,
                    Commending the commitment demonstrated by the ECOWAS Authority of
               Heads of States and Government at their Summit on 17 December 2016 to
               supporting the implementation of the ECOWAS brokered road map and the Conakry
               Agreement,
                     Emphasizing the need for respect of democratic principles and stressing the
               importance of national reconciliation, inclusive dialogue and good governance,
               essential for the attainment of lasting peace in Guinea -Bissau, further stressing the
               importance of including all Bissau-Guineans in this process at national and local
               levels, while upholding the principles of separation of powers, rule of law, justice
               and combating impunity, and encouraging all stakeholders to engage in the process,
                     Stressing that the consolidation of peace and stability in Guinea -Bissau can
               only result from a consensual, inclusive and nationally owned process, respect for
               constitutional order, priority reforms in the defence, security and justice sectors, the
               promotion of the rule of law, the protection of human rights, the promotion of
               socioeconomic development and the fight against impunity and drug trafficking, in
               the framework of the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of
               Guinea-Bissau,
                     Reaffirming the importance of the continued non-interference of the defence
               and security forces in the political situation in Guinea -Bissau, and commending the
               restraint shown in this regard as well as the peacefulness of the people of Guinea -
               Bissau,
                    Underscoring the importance of the Government of Guinea-Bissau, with the
               support of UNIOGBIS and international partners, to continue developing national
               security and rule of law institutions that are transparent, accountable and
               professional,
                     Stressing that all stakeholders in Guinea-Bissau should work to ensure short,
               medium and long-term stability through clear commitment and genuine inclusive
               political dialogue aimed at creating conditions conducive to finding viable and
               sustainable solutions to the country’s social, economic, political and military
               problems, which would facilitate the implementation of key reforms and the
               strengthening of State institutions,
                     Noting efforts of the Government to gain effective civilian control and
               oversight over the defence and security forces, as failure to do so could adversely
               affect the effective functioning of State institutions, as a result of collusion between
               some political actors and the military leadership,
                    Commending the efforts of ECOWAS in helping to sustain peace, security and
               development and to support the security sector reform (SSR) process in Guinea -
               Bissau namely through the activities of its Mission (ECOMIB),

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                 Welcoming the continued contribution of ECOMIB in ensuring an environment
           that enables the implementation of critical reforms in the defence and security
           sector and encouraging the international community to support the continuation of
           such efforts,
                Taking note with concern of the financial difficulties faced by ECOMIB in
           continuing to implement its mandate,
                 Reiterating its call on the Government of Guinea-Bissau to conduct
           transparent, independent and credible investigations into human rights violations
           and abuses, in accordance with international standards, and to hold those
           responsible accountable for their actions,
                  Reiterating its concern at the threat posed by drug trafficking, as well as
           trafficking in all forms, including trafficking in persons, and related transnational
           organized crime to peace and stability; and, in this regard, welcoming the efforts of
           the Government of Guinea-Bissau, ECOWAS, UNIOGBIS, the United Nations
           Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and other relevant stakeholders in combating
           this issue,
                 Re-emphasizing the need to tackle the problem of drug trafficking in the
           countries of origin, transit and final destination on a basis of a common and shared
           responsibility, to tackle the world drug problem and related criminal activities; and,
           in this regard, stressing the need for increased coherence, coordination and
           efficiency among relevant partners to enhance their collective efforts, in particular
           through sharing of information, underlining that any lasting solution to instability in
           Guinea-Bissau should include concrete actions to fight impunity and ensure that
           those responsible for politically motivated assassinations and other serious crimes
           such as breaches of constitutional order and drug trafficking -related activities are
           brought to justice, including through national judicial mechanisms,
                 Reiterating the importance and urgency of the continued evaluation capacity
           and support provided by the relevant United Nations entities and international,
           regional, subregional and bilateral partners for the long -term security and
           development of Guinea-Bissau, particularly towards the implementation of security
           and justice sectors reforms, the fight against transnational organized crime as well
           as the creation of an enabling environment for good governance and inclusive and
           sustainable social development, and in this regard, commending the important work
           UNODC in collaboration with relevant United Nations entities in Guinea -Bissau
           and the subregion, and encouraging enhanced cooperation between UNODC and
           UNIOGBIS,
                 Emphasizing the role of UNICEF working closely with government to create
           the proper conditions to provide education for the children of Guinea -Bissau,
                 Emphasizing the important role of women in prevention and resolution of
           conflicts and in peacebuilding, as recognized in resolutions 1325 (2000) and
           subsequent resolution on women, peace and security,
                 Emphasizing the cooperation between UNIOGBIS, national authorities and
           civil society organizations to increase women’s participation in Guinea-Bissau and
           underlining that a gender perspective must continue to inform the implementation of
           all relevant aspects of the mandate of UNIOGBIS, including security sector reform,

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               national reconciliation processes, institution building and to addr ess the root causes
               of instability,
                     Reaffirming that Guinea-Bissau’s partners should continue to actively and
               closely coordinate their actions in support of the Government ’s efforts to address the
               country’s political, security and development challenges, and in this regard,
               welcoming the coordinated support provided by the country’s partners, namely
               those in the United Nations system, the African Union, ECOWAS, the Community
               of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP), the EU, the World Bank, and the African
               Development Bank, to the Government during the International Donor Conference
               for Guinea-Bissau held on 25 March 2015 in Brussels,
                    Welcoming the final Communiqué of the Fiftieth Ordinary Session of the
               ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, held in Abuja, Nigeria, on 17 December
               2016 and the African Union Peace and Security Council Communique of its 658th
               meeting, held on 13 February 2017, supporting the implementation of the ECOWAS
               road map and the Conakry Agreement,
                    Welcoming the continued engagement of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC)
               with Guinea-Bissau, and noting the statement issued by the Commission on
               16 February 2017 expressing its deep commitment to supporting the successful
               implementation of the ECOWAS road map and the national development plan
               “Terra Ranka”,
                    Reaffirming its full commitment to the consolidation of peace and stability in
               Guinea-Bissau,
                    1.   Decides to extend the mandate of UNIOGBIS for a period of 12 months
               beginning on 1 March 2017 until 28 February 2018;
                     2.    Expresses its strong support for the key role of the Special
               Representative of the Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, fully endorses the
               recommendations of the strategic review mission as outlined in the Secretary -
               General’s report regarding the need for UNIOGBIS to refocus its existing efforts
               towards political capacities in support of the SRSG’s good offices and political
               facilitation role, and to streamline its management structure, and further requests
               UNIOGBIS, including through the use of the good offices and political supports of
               the Special Representative, to focus, in particular, on the following priorities:
                     (a) Support an inclusive political dialogue and national reconciliation
               process to strengthen democratic governance and work towards consensus on key
               political issues particularly with regards to the implementation of necessary urgent
               reforms;
                    (b) Supports, including by technical assistance, the national authorities in
               expediting and completing the review of Guinea -Bissau’s Constitution;
                     (c) Provide strategic and technical advice and support to national authorities
               and relevant stakeholders, including in coordination with ECOWAS/ECOMIB and
               other international partners, in implementing the national security sector reform and
               rule of law strategies, as well as developing civilian and military justice systems
               that are compliant with international standards;

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                 (d) Support the Government of Guinea-Bissau, in cooperation with the
           Peacebuilding Commission towards the mobilization, harmonization and
           coordination of international assistance, including for the implementation of the
           national security sector reform and rule of law strategies, and enhancing cooperation
           with the AU, ECOWAS, CPLP, EU and other partners in support of the maintenance
           of constitutional order and the stabilization of Guinea-Bissau;
                 3.   Affirms that UNIOGBIS and the Special Representative will continue to
           lead international efforts in the following priority areas:
                 (a) Providing support to the Government of Guinea-Bissau in strengthening
           democratic institutions and enhancing the capacity of state organs to function
           effectively and constitutionally;
                 (b) Providing strategic and technical advice and support for the
           establishment of effective and efficient law enforcement and criminal justice and
           penitentiary systems, capable of maintaining public security and combating
           impunity, while respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms;
                 (c) Assisting national authorities in the promotion and protection of human
           rights as well as undertake human rights monitoring and reporting activities;
                 (d) Providing strategic and technical advice and support to the Government
           of Guinea-Bissau to combat drug trafficking and transnational organized crime, in
           close cooperation with UNODC;
                (e) Providing support to the Government of Guinea-Bissau to incorporate a
           gender perspective into peacebuilding, in line with Security Council resolutions
           1325 (2000), 1820 (2008) and 2242 (2015); as well as implementation of the
           National Action Plan on Gender in order to ensure the involvement, representation
           and participation of women at all levels through inter alia the provision of gender
           advisers;
                 4.     Endorses the Conakry Agreement of 14 October 2016, based on the road
           map, as primary framework for a peaceful resolution of the political crisis, as it
           offers a historic opportunity for national authorities and political leaders, a s well as
           civil society, to jointly ensure political stability and build sustainable peace,
           welcomes and supports the intention of ECOWAS to urgently dispatch a high -level
           mission to Guinea-Bissau, as part of the follow-up steps for the implementation of
           the Conakry Agreement, in order to identify and address the obstacles impeding the
           implementation of the Agreement, with the view to promoting a durable solution to
           the crisis in that country;
                 5.    Urges all political actors to put the interest of the people of Guinea-Bissau above all other consideration and in this regard, calls upon Bissau-Guinean
           leaders, including the President, the Speaker of Parliament and heads of political
           parties to abide by their commitment to bring political stability to Guinea -Bissau in
           engaging in genuine dialogue and finding common ground for a swift resolution of
           the political crisis;
                 6.    Calls upon the Bissau-Guinean stakeholders to strictly respect and
           comply with the Conakry Agreement and the ECOWAS road map in addressing
           their differences and the challenges facing their country, and further calls upon the

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               Bissau-Guinean stakeholders to refrain from actions and statements that could
               escalate tensions and incite violence;
                     7.    Emphasizes the importance of passing key reforms, as outlined in the
               Conakry Agreement aimed at creating a conducive environment for the holding of
               legislative and presidential elections in 2018 and 2019, reform of the electoral code
               and promulgation of a new law on political parties and requests UNIOGBIS to work
               closely with national authorities, as well as the United Nations Country Team
               (UNCT) in support of the timely conduct of these elections, and to strengthen
               democracy and good governance;
                     8.    Calls upon the authorities of Guinea-Bissau and all stakeholders,
               including the military, political parties, and civil society to work together to
               consolidate progress made so far, and to address the root causes of instability with
               particular attention to political-military dynamics, ineffective state institutions and
               rule of law, impunity and human rights violations and abuses, poverty and lack of
               access to basic services;
                     9.    Underscores the need for inclusive dialogue to consolidate peace and
               stability in Guinea-Bissau and calls upon the national authorities to expedite the
               review of Guinea-Bissau’s Constitution;
                    10. Call on the security and defence services to continue to submit
               themselves fully to civilian control;
                    11. Commends the important efforts of ECOWAS and encourages ECOWAS
               to continue extending its political support to the authorities and political leaders of
               Guinea-Bissau through the use of good offices and mediation;
                    12. Encourages ECOWAS and CPLP to take the necessary steps towards
               organizing a meeting of the International Contact Group on Guinea-Bissau, in
               consultation with the United Nations, EU, and all stakeholders;
                     13. Takes note of the evolving human rights situation in the country and
               urges the authorities of Guinea-Bissau to take all necessary measures to protect
               human rights, put an end to impunity, initiate investigations to identify the
               perpetrators of human rights violations and abuses, including those against women
               and children, and bring them to justice and take action to protect witne sses in order
               to ensure due process;
                     14. Welcomes the joint efforts by international partners, in particular the
               United Nations, African Union, ECOWAS, EU and CPLP, to enhance cooperation in
               support of the Government in Guinea-Bissau and encourages them to continue to
               work together towards the country’s stabilization in accordance with the priority
               structural reforms established by the government, and in this regard, recognizes the
               role of the Peacebuilding Commission in enhancing these efforts with a view to
               supporting the long-term peacebuilding priorities of Guinea-Bissau;
                     15. Recognizes the ongoing implementation of some defence and security
               sector reforms and encourages the continuation of further efforts as a crucial
               element for long-term stability in Guinea-Bissau and further encourages
               coordinated action by all relevant subregional, regional and international partners of
               Guinea-Bissau in this field in order to obtain expeditious and positive results;

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                 16. Commends the crucial role of ECOMIB in securing the state institutions
           and in supporting SSR, expresses strong appreciation for its contribution to stability
           in Guinea-Bissau and encourages ECOWAS to consider a further extension of its
           mandate, supports its continuation and urges bilateral, regional and international
           partners to consider providing financial assistance to support ECOWAS in
           sustaining the deployment of ECOMIB, commends the financial support provided
           by the EU and welcomes its willingness to consider options for providing further
           support to ECOMIB;
                17. Calls upon the authorities of Guinea-Bissau to continue to actively
           reform and strengthen the judicial system, while ensuring the separation of powers
           and access to justice for all citizens;
                 18. Reiterates its call upon the authorities of Guinea-Bissau to implement
           and review national legislations and mechanisms to more effectively combat
           transnational organized crime, including drug trafficking, trafficking in persons and
           money-laundering, which threaten security and stability in Guinea -Bissau and in the
           subregion, and in this context, to provide additional support to the Transnational
           Crime Unit (TCU) established under the West Africa Coast Initiative (WACI) and
           the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa
           (GIABA); encourages international bilateral and multilateral partners to increase
           their support to these institutions and further encourages these partners to contribute
           to support the presence of UNODC in Guinea-Bissau and to the UNIOGBIS Trust
           Fund for immediate, medium and longer-term priorities; calls upon the international
           community to enhance cooperation with Guinea-Bissau to enable it to ensure
           control of air traffic and surveillance of maritime security within its jurisdiction, in
           particular to fight drug trafficking and transnational organize d crime, as well as
           illegal fishing in Guinea-Bissau’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone
           and other cases of illegal exploitation of natural resources; and urges the authorities
           of Guinea-Bissau to demonstrate full commitment to combating drug trafficking;
                 19. Stresses the importance of combating drug trafficking to achieve political
           and economic stability in Guinea-Bissau, requests the Secretary-General to ensure
           the relevant capacity within the existing UNIOGBIS structure, continuing to
           contribute to the anti-drug efforts, including appropriate expertise and further
           requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to increase efforts to
           achieve greater coherence, coordination and efficiency among relevant United
           Nations agencies, funds and programmes in the country to maximize their collective
           effectiveness, in particular through provision by these agencies, funds and
           programmes of relevant information to the Special Representative on individuals,
           groups, undertakings and entities associated with drug trafficking and transnational
           organized crime that contribute to creating a threat to the peace, stability and
           security of Guinea-Bissau and the subregion;
                 20. Commends the good offices role of the Special Representative of the
           Secretary-General to support the Government of Guinea-Bissau, and invites the
           Secretary-General to reinforce UNIOGBIS’ capacities in this regard and to continue
           strengthening the coordination for international support;
                 21. Urges Bissau-Guinean national stakeholders to demonstrate the
           necessary commitment to re-establish momentum for progress in key areas, as
           outlined in the programme “Terra Ranka” presented to the donor community at the

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               Brussels round table held in March 2015, invites Guinea-Bissau’s partners to fulfil
               the pledges they made at that round table and also encourages UNIOGBIS to assist
               in the coordination of international assistance to the Government of Guinea -Bissau
               in its fight against poverty;
                     22. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Security Council regular
               reports every six months on the implementation of this resolution and to submit a
               report within six months, with a briefing to the Committee established pursuant to
               its resolution 2048 (2012), on the progress made with regards to the stabilization of
               the country and restoration of constitutional order and recommendations on the
               continuation of the sanctions regime in the post-election environment, in line with
               paragraph 12 of resolution 2048 (2012);
                     23. Decides to review the sanctions measures established pursuant to
               resolution 2048 (2012) seven months from the adoption of this resolution;
                    24.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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               Resolution 2344 (2017)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7902nd meeting, on
               17 March 2017
                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions on Afghanistan, in particular its resolution
               2274 (2016) extending through 17 March 2017 the mandate of the United Nations
               Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),
                   Stressing the important role that the United Nations will continue to play in
               promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan,
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence,
               territorial integrity and national unity of Afghanistan, as well as its continued
               support for the Government and people of Afghanistan as they rebuild their country
               and strengthen democratic institutions,
                    Stressing the central importance of a comprehensive and inclusive Afghan -led
               and Afghan-owned political process to support reconciliation for all those who are
               prepared to reconcile as laid forth in the Kabul Conference Communiqué and further
               elaborated in the Bonn Conference Conclusions, aimed at creating a peaceful and
               prosperous future for all the people of Afghanistan and welcoming efforts to
               advance the peace process, including via the High Peace Council,
                    Welcoming the start of the third year of the National Unity Government and
               emphasizing the importance of all parties in Afghanistan working within its
               framework in order to achieve a peaceful and prosperous future for all the people of
               Afghanistan,
                    Emphasizing the vital role of the Kabul Process and welcoming the strategic
               consensus between the Government of Afghanistan and the inter national community
               on the Self-Reliance through Mutual Accountability Framework (SMAF),
                     Stressing the importance of a comprehensive approach to address the security,
               economic, governance and development challenges in Afghanistan, which are of an
               interconnected nature, and recognizing that there is no purely military solution to
               ensure the stability of Afghanistan,
                    Stressing the crucial importance of advancing regional cooperation in the spirit
               of win-win cooperation as an effective means to promote security, stability and
               economic and social development in Afghanistan and the region to create a
               community of shared future for mankind,

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                     Recognizing in this regard the positive impact and ongoing importance of
               international commitments made in 2016 in the NATO Warsaw Summit and the
               Brussels Conference on Afghanistan,
                    Welcoming the contribution of the International Contact Group (ICG) to the
               United Nations efforts in coordinating and broadening international support for
               Afghanistan,
                    Recalling the Government of Afghanistan’s commitments to strengthen and
               improve Afghanistan’s electoral process, and emphasizing the need for continued
               support of UNAMA, at the request of the Afghan authorities,
                    Underlining the importance of operationally capable, professional, inc lusive
               and sustainable Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) for meeting
               Afghanistan’s security needs, stressing the commitment of the international
               community to support their further development, and commending the resiliency
               and exceptional courage displayed by ANDSF as well as their leading role in
               securing their country and fighting against international terrorism,
                    Noting the ongoing work of the Committee established pursuant to Security
               Council resolution 1988 (2011) and the continuation of the cooperation of the
               Afghan Government, the High Peace Council and UNAMA with the Committee,
               including its Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, and expressing its
               concern over the increasing cooperation of the Taliban with other organizations
               involved in criminal activities,
                     Recognizing the continuously alarming threats posed by the Taliban, including
               the Haqqani Network, as well as by Al-Qaida, ISIL (Da’esh) affiliates and other
               terrorist groups, violent and extremist groups and illegal armed groups, as well as
               the challenges related to the efforts to address such threats, and expressing its
               serious concern over the harmful consequences of violent and terrorist activities by
               all the above-mentioned groups on the capacity of the Afghan Government to
               guarantee the rule of law, to provide security and basic services to the Afghan
               people, and to ensure the improvement and protection of their human rights and
               fundamental freedoms,
                     Expressing serious concern at the presence and potential growth of ISIL
               (Da’esh) affiliates in Afghanistan, posing serious threats to the security of
               Afghanistan and the countries of the region, including in Central Asia, and affirming
               its support to the efforts by the ANDSF to combat them as well as assistance by
               Afghanistan’s international partners in this regard,
                     Expressing concern with the serious threat that anti-personnel mines,
               explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IED) pose to the
               civilian population, and noting the need to enhance coordination and information -
               sharing, both between Member States and with the private sector,
                     Expressing its deep concern about the record number of civilian casualties, as
               noted in the February 2017 UNAMA report on Protection of Civilians in armed
               conflict and condemning the suicide attacks, often in civilian -populated areas, and
               the targeted and deliberate killings, in particular of women and girls, including
               high-level women officials and those promoting women’s rights, as well as
               journalists,
                    Reaffirming that all parties to armed conflict must take all feasible steps to
               ensure the protection of civilians, especially women, children and displaced
               persons, including from sexual and gender-based violence, and that perpetrators of
               such violence must be held accountable,

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                 Encouraging the international community and regional partners to further
           effectively support Afghan-led sustained efforts to address drug production and
           trafficking in a balanced and integrated approach, and recognizing the important
           role played by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in this
           regard,
                Expressing serious concern over the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan,
           and supporting the Afghan Government’s essential role in the provision of
           humanitarian assistance to its citizens in coordination with efficient and effective
           delivery by United Nations agencies, funds and programmes,
                1.   Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General of 3 March 2017
           (S/2017/189);
                 2.   Expresses its appreciation for the United Nations’ long-term
           commitment, including throughout the Transformation Decade, to support the
           Government and the people of Afghanistan and reiterates its full support to the work
           of UNAMA and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and stresses
           the need to ensure continued adequate resourcing for UNAMA to fulfil its mandate;
                3.    Decides to extend until 17 March 2018 the mandate of UNAMA, as
           defined in its resolutions 1662 (2006), 1746 (2007), 1806 (2008), 1868 (2009), 1917
           (2010), 1974 (2011), 2041 (2012), 2096 (2013), 2145 (2014), 2210 (2015), 2274
           (2016) and paragraphs 5 and 6 below;
                 4.   Recognizes that the renewed mandate of UNAMA is in support of
           Afghanistan’s full assumption of leadership and ownership in the security,
           governance and development areas, consistent with the Transformation Decade
           (2015-2024) and with the understandings reached between Afghanistan and the
           international community in the international conferences in Kabul (2010), London
           (2010 and 2014), Bonn (2011), Tokyo (2012) and Brussels (2016), and the NATO
           Summits held in Lisbon (2010), Chicago (2012), Wales (2014) and Warsaw (2016);
                 5.   Decides further that UNAMA and the Special Representative of the
           Secretary-General, within their mandate and in a manner consistent with Afghan
           sovereignty, leadership and ownership, will continue to lead and coordinate the
           international civilian efforts, in full cooperation with the Government of
           Afghanistan and in accordance with the London, Kabul, Tokyo and Brussels
           Conferences Communiqués and the Bonn Conference Conclusions, with a particular
           focus on the priorities laid out below:
                 (a) promote, as co-chair of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board
           (JCMB), more coherent support by the international community to the Afghan
           Government’s development and governance priorities, including through supporting
           the ongoing development and sequencing of the Government’s reform agenda,
           mobilization of resources, coordination of international donors and organizations as
           facilitator and co-convener of development policy fora, including in developing and
           monitoring frameworks of mutual accountability, promoting coherent information
           sharing and analysis, design and delivery of development assistance in a manner
           consistent with Afghan sovereignty, leadership and ownership, and direction of the
           contributions of United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, in particular for
           counter-narcotics, reconstruction and development activities; at the same time,
           coordinate also in a manner consistent with the Afghan leadership, ownership and
           sovereignty, international partners for follow-up, in particular through information
           sharing, prioritize efforts to increase the proportion of development aid delivered
           through the Afghan Government, in line with the commitments made at the Kabul
           and Tokyo Conferences, and support efforts to increase the mutual accountability
           and transparency, and the effectiveness of aid use in line with the commitments

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               made at the Kabul, Tokyo and Brussels Conferences, including cost -effectiveness in
               this regard;
                     (b) support, at the request of the Afghan authorities, the organization of
               future Afghan elections, including the upcoming parliamentary elections, as well as
               to strengthen, in support of the Government of Afghanistan’s efforts, including
               electoral reform efforts, the sustainability, integrity and inclusiveness of the
               electoral process, as agreed at the London, Kabul, Bonn, Tokyo and Brussels
               Conferences and the Chicago Summit; and provide capacity-building and technical
               assistance to the Afghan institutions involved in this process in close consultation
               and coordination with the government of Afghanistan;
                     (c) provide outreach as well as good offices to support, if requested by and
               in close consultation with the government of Afghanistan, the Afghan-led and
               Afghan-owned peace process, including through support to the High Peace Council
               and its activities and proposing and supporting confidence -building measures also in
               close consultation with the government of Afghanistan within t he framework of the
               Afghan Constitution and with full respect for the implementation of measures and
               application of the procedures introduced by the Security Council in its resolutions
               1267 (1999), 1988 (2011), 1989 (2011) and 2082 (2012), 2083 (2012) and 2255
               (2015) as well as other relevant resolutions of the Council;
                     (d) support regional cooperation, with a view to assisting Afghanistan utilize
               its role at the heart of Asia to promote regional cooperatio n, and to work towards a
               stable and prosperous Afghanistan, building on the achievements made;
                     (e) continue, with the support of the Office of the United Nations High
               Commissioner for Human Rights, to cooperate with and strengthen the capacity of
               the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), to cooperate
               also with the Afghan Government and relevant international and local non -
               governmental organizations to monitor the situation of civilians, to coordinate
               efforts to ensure their protection, to monitor places of detention, to promote
               accountability, and to assist in the full implementation of the fundamental freedoms
               and human rights provisions of the Afghan Constitution and international treaties to
               which Afghanistan is a State party, in particular those regarding the full enjoyment
               by women of their human rights, including the Convention on the Elimination of all
               Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW);
                     (f) closely coordinate and cooperate, where relevant, with the non -combat
               Resolute Support Mission agreed upon between NATO and Afghanistan, as well as
               with the NATO Senior Civilian Representative;
                     6.    Calls on UNAMA and the Special Representative to further increase
               efforts to achieve greater coherence, coordination and efficiency among relevant
               United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes in Afghanistan based on a “One
               UN” approach in close cooperation with the Government of Afghanistan with a
               view to maximizing their collective effectiveness in full alignment with the
               Government of Afghanistan’s reform agenda, and continue to lead, in a manner fully
               consistent with the Afghan leadership, ownership and sovereignty, international
               civilian efforts aimed at reinforcing the role of Afghan institutions to perform their
               responsibilities, with an increased focus on capacity building in key areas identified
               by the Afghan Government, with a view, in all UN programmes and activities, to
               move towards a national implementation model with a clear action -oriented strategy
               for mutually agreed condition-based transition to Afghan leadership and ownership
               including making greater use of country systems, in the following priority areas:
                     (a) support through an appropriate UNAMA presence, to be determined in
               full consultation and cooperation with the Governm ent of Afghanistan, and in

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           support of the Afghan Government’s efforts, implementation of the Kabul Process
           throughout the country, including through enhanced cooperation with the United
           Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in line with the Government’s polic ies;
                (b) support the efforts of the Afghan Government in fulfilling its
           commitments as stated at the London, Kabul, Bonn and Tokyo Conferences, to
           improve governance and the rule of law including transitional justice, budget
           execution and the fight against corruption, throughout the country in accordance
           with the Kabul Process and the Self-Reliance through Mutual Accountability
           Framework (SMAF), with a view to helping bring the benefits of peace and the
           delivery of services in a timely and sustainable manner;
                (c) coordinate and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance,
           including in support of the Afghan Government and in accordance with
           humanitarian principles, with a view to reinforcing the Government’s capacity,
           including by providing effective support to national and local authorities in assisting
           and protecting internally displaced persons and to creating conditions conducive to
           the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of refugees from neighbouring
           and other countries and internally displaced persons, with a particular focus on
           development solutions in areas of high returns;
                 7.   Affirms its continuing commitment to UNAMA, and to ensure that the
           Mission is able to effectively support Afghanistan, requests the Secretary -General,
           in accordance with best practices, to conduct a strategic review of UNAMA,
           examining mandated tasks, priorities, and related resources, assessing the mission’s
           efficiency and effectiveness, in order to optimize the division of labour and
           configuration to ensure better cooperation and minimize duplication with other UN
           related organizations, and further requests the Secretary-General to report to the
           Security Council on the results of this review by July 2017;
                 8.   Calls upon all Afghan and international parties to coordinate with
           UNAMA in the implementation of its mandate and in efforts to promote the security
           and freedom of movement of United Nations and associated personnel throughout
           the country;
                9.    Stresses the critical importance of a continued and appropriate presence
           of UNAMA and other United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes in the
           provinces, in close consultation and coordination with and in support of the Afghan
           Government, in response to needs and with a view to security and including the
           objective of overall United Nations effectiveness;
                 10. Underscores the importance of a sustainable democratic development in
           Afghanistan based on inclusive, transparent and credible elections, welcomes in that
           regard the forthcoming organization of parliamentary elections in line with the
           relevant international conferences and the commitment of the Government of
           Afghanistan to deliver further improvements to the electoral progress and its
           ongoing efforts in this regard, and requests that, upon the request of the G overnment
           of Afghanistan, UNAMA provide assistance to the relevant Afghan institutions to
           support the integrity and inclusiveness of the electoral process, including measures
           to enable the full and safe participation of women and requests the Secretary
           General to continue to include in his reports to the Security Council relevant
           information on the process of integration of women into the political, economic and
           social life of Afghanistan and further calls upon members of the international
           community to provide assistance as appropriate;
               11. Calls on the United Nations, with the support of the international
           community, to support the Government of Afghanistan’s reform agenda;

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                     12. Welcomes the continuing efforts of the Afghan Government to advance
               the peace process, including by the High Peace Council and the implementation of
               the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Programme, to promote an inclusive,
               Afghan-led and Afghan-owned dialogue on reconciliation and political
               participation, including the participation of women and women’s rights groups, as
               laid forth in the Kabul Conference Communiqué on dialogue for all those who as
               part of an outcome of such a process renounce violence, have no links to
               international terrorist organizations, respect the Constitution , and are willing to join
               in building a peaceful Afghanistan, and as further elaborated in the principles and
               outcomes of the Bonn Conference Conclusions, and encourages the Government of
               Afghanistan to make use of UNAMA’s good offices to support this proc ess as
               appropriate, in full respect of the implementation of measures and procedures
               introduced by the relevant Security Council resolutions;
                     13. Stresses the role of UNAMA in supporting, if requested by and in close
               consultation with the Government of Afghanistan, an inclusive Afghan -led and
               Afghan-owned peace process, while continuing to assess, including in collaboration
               with the AIHRC, the impact of the aforementioned peace process, with reference to
               the relevant parameters set out in the Kabul Conference Communique’ and the Bonn
               Conference Conclusions, and encourages the international community to assist the
               efforts of the Government of Afghanistan in this regard;
                     14. Welcomes and encourages the continuation of the efforts of all regional
               and international partners of Afghanistan to support peace and reconciliation in
               Afghanistan, in all formats, working toward holding early, direct talks between the
               Government of Afghanistan and authorized representatives of Taliban groups, and
               calls upon all regional and international partners of Afghanistan to continue these
               efforts;
                    15. Reaffirms the central role played by the JCMB, in a manner consistent
               with Afghan leadership, ownership and sovereignty, in coordinating, facilitating and
               monitoring the implementation of the Government of Afghanistan’s reform agenda,
               and calls upon all relevant actors to enhance their cooperation with the JCMB in this
               regard;
                     16. Reiterates the importance of increasing, in a comprehensive framework,
               the functionality, professionalism and accountability of the Afghan security sector in
               line with resolution 1325 (2000) and its successor resolutions on Women, Peace and
               Security through appropriate vetting procedures, training including on women’s and
               children’s rights in support of the implementation of Afghanistan’s 1325 National
               Action Plan, and stresses the importance of the commitment by the Government of
               Afghanistan and the international community to ensure a capable, professional and
               sustainable Afghan National Defence and Security Force (ANDSF);
                     17. Welcomes in this context the continued progress in the development of
               the Afghan National Army and its improved ability to plan and undertake
               operations, and encourages sustained training efforts and assistance, including
               through the contribution of trainers, resources, advisory teams, advice in developing
               a sustainable defence planning process, and assistance in defence reform initiatives;
                     18. Takes note of the ongoing efforts of the Afghan authorities to enhance the
               capabilities of the Afghan National Police, calls for further efforts towards that goal,
               including the commitment by the Ministry of Interior and the Afghan National
               Police to develop an effective strategy for coordinating increased recruitment,
               retention, training and capacity development for women in the Afghan National
               Police, fully implement Afghanistan’s 1325 National Action Plan, and further the
               implementation of their gender integration strategy, stresses the importance of
               international assistance through financial support and provision of trainers and

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           mentors, and notes the importance of a sufficient and capable po lice force for
           Afghanistan’s long-term security;
                 19. Reiterates its support for the Government of Afghanistan, and in
           particular to the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF), in
           securing their country and in their fight against terrorism and violent extremism,
           and calls upon the Afghan Government, with the assistance of the international
           community, to continue to address the threat to the security and stability of
           Afghanistan posed by the Taliban, including the Haqqani Network, as well as by Al
           Qaida, ISIL (Da’esh) affiliates and other terrorist groups, violent and extremist
           groups, illegal armed groups, criminals and those involved in the production,
           trafficking or trade of illicit drugs;
                 20. Reiterating its concern about the security situation in Afghanistan, in
           particular the ongoing region based violence and attacks by the Taliban, including
           the Haqqani Network, as well as by Al-Qaida, ISIL (Da’esh) affiliates and other
           terrorist groups, violent and extremist groups, illegal armed groups, criminals, and
           foreign terrorist fighters, and calls upon all States in this regard to strengthen their
           international and regional security cooperation to enhance information -sharing,
           border control, law enforcement and criminal justice to better counter t he threat
           posed, including from returning foreign terrorist fighters;
                 21. Condemns in the strongest terms all attacks, including improvised
           explosive device attacks, suicide attacks, assassinations and abductions, targeting
           civilians and Afghan and international forces and their deleterious effect on the
           stabilization, reconstruction and development efforts in Afghanistan, and condemns
           further the use by the Taliban, including the Haqqani Network as well as Al -Qaida,
           ISIL (Da’esh) affiliates, and by other terrorist groups, violent and extremist groups,
           and illegal armed groups of civilians as human shields;
                 22. Strongly condemns the continued flow of weapons, including small arms
           and light weapons (SALW), military equipment and IED components to the Taliba n,
           including the Haqqani network, as well as by Al -Qaida, ISIL (Da’esh) affiliates and
           other terrorist groups, violent and extremist groups, illegal armed groups and
           criminals, and encourages Member States to share information, establish
           partnerships and develop national strategies and capabilities to counter IEDs;
                 23. Further condemns all acts of violence against diplomatic and consular
           officials and other representatives of the international community in Afghanistan, as
           well as the continued high incidence of attacks against humanitarian and
           development workers, including attacks on health-care workers and medical
           transports and facilities;
                24. Welcomes the achievements to date in the implementation of the Mine
           Action Programme of Afghanistan, notably the ratification of Protocol V on
           Explosive Remnants of War to the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional
           Weapons, and encourages the Government of Afghanistan, with the support of the
           United Nations and all the relevant actors, to continue its efforts towa rds the
           removal and destruction of anti-personnel landmines, anti-tank landmines and
           explosive remnants of war and to provide assistance for the care, rehabilitation, and
           economic and social reintegration of victims;
                 25. Notes concern over increasing child casualties and recruitment and use of
           children and the need for protection of schools and hospitals, reiterates its strong
           condemnation of all violations and abuses committed against children in situations
           of armed conflict, and calls for those responsible to be brought to justice, in this
           context, requests UNAMA to continue to support efforts to strengthen the protection
           of children affected by armed conflict, including engagement with the Afghan

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               Government to fully implement the Action Plan and Road Map , and actions to
               address other violations and abuses, including sexual violence against children, and
               requests the Secretary-General to continue to give priority to the child protection
               activities and capacity of UNAMA and to include in his future reports the matter of
               children and armed conflict in the country in line with the relevant Security Council
               resolutions;
                     26. Calls upon States to strengthen international and regional cooperation to
               counter the threat to the international community posed by the p roduction,
               trafficking, and consumption of illicit drugs originating in Afghanistan which
               significantly contribute to the financial resources of the Taliban and its associates,
               in accordance with the principle of common and shared responsibility in address ing
               the drug problem of Afghanistan, including through cooperation against the
               trafficking in illicit drugs and precursor chemicals, appreciates the work of the Paris
               Pact initiative and its “Paris-Moscow” process, as well as the efforts of the Shanghai
               Cooperation Organization (SCO), underlines the importance of border management
               cooperation, and welcomes the intensified cooperation of the relevant United
               Nations institutions with the OSCE, the CSTO, and the Central Asian Regional
               Information and Coordination Centre for combating the illicit trafficking of narcotic
               drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors (CARICC) in this regard;
                    27. Welcomes the continued efforts of the United Nations Office on Drugs
               and Crime in empowering the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics-led
               implementation of the Afghan National Drug Control Strategy;
                     28. Reiterates the importance of accelerating the establishment of a fair and
               transparent justice system, eliminating impunity and strengthening the rule of law
               throughout the country, expresses its appreciation for the anti-corruption
               commitments by the Government of Afghanistan and initial measures taken in this
               regard, stresses the importance of further progress in the reconstruction and reform
               of the prison sector in Afghanistan, in order to improve the respect for the rule of
               law and human rights therein, emphasizes the importance of ensuring access for
               relevant organizations, as applicable, to all prisons and places of detention in
               Afghanistan, and calls for full respect for relevant international law including
               humanitarian law and human rights law;
                     29. Encourages all Afghan institutions, including the executive and
               legislative branches, to tackle corruption and to ensure good governance, and
               stresses the need for further international efforts to provide technical assistance in
               this area;
                     30. Calls for full respect for and protection for all human rights and
               fundamental freedoms, in accordance with international law, including international
               humanitarian law, throughout Afghanistan, and notes with concern the continued
               restrictions on freedom of media, including attacks against journalists by terrorist as
               well as extremist and criminal groups;
                    31. Calls for enhanced efforts, including on measurable and action-oriented
               objectives, to secure the rights and full participation of women and girls and to
               ensure that all women and girls in Afghanistan are protected from violence and
               abuse, that perpetrators of such violence and abuse are held accountable, and that
               women and girls enjoy equal protection under the law and equal access to justice;
                   32. Calls on international donors and organizations and the Afghan
               Government to adhere to their commitments made at the Kabul, Bonn, Tokyo,
               London, and Brussels Conferences;
                     33. Reaffirms its support to the ongoing Afghan-led regional efforts within
               the framework of the “Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process on Regional Security and

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           Cooperation for a Secure and Stable Afghanistan” and the Regional Economic
           Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA) Summits, and welcomes ongoing
           efforts to build trust and cooperation, including by the Organization of Islamic
           Cooperation, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Collective Security Treaty
           Organization (CSTO), South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC),
           and Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA),
           as well as through the Trilateral Summit of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, the
           Trilateral Summit of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey, the Trilateral S ummit of
           Afghanistan, Pakistan and the UK;
                 34. Welcomes and urges further efforts to strengthen the process of regional
           economic cooperation, including measures to facilitate regional connectivity, trade
           and transit, including through regional development initiatives such as the Silk Road
           Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road (the Belt and Road)
           Initiative, and regional development projects, such as the Turkmenistan -
           Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, the Central Asia So uth Asia
           Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CASA-1000), the Chabahar port
           project, agreed between Afghanistan, India and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the
           Lapis Lazuli Transit, Trade and Transport Route agreement and the Turkmenistan -
           Aqina and Herat-Khawaf railway segments, and bilateral transit trade agreements,
           expanded consular visa cooperation and facilitation of business travel, to expand
           trade, increase foreign investments and develop infrastructure, including
           infrastructural connectivity, energy supply, transport and integrated border
           management, with a view to promoting sustainable economic growth and the
           creation of jobs in Afghanistan and the region, and in this regard urges all relevant
           stakeholders to ensure a secure environment, integrate their development policies
           and strategies and promote the practical connectivity cooperation for these
           development initiatives and trade agreements to be fully implemented;
                 35. Recalls that regional security cooperation plays a key role in maintaining
           stability in Afghanistan and the region, welcomes the progress achieved by
           Afghanistan and regional partners in this regard, and calls for further efforts by
           Afghanistan and regional partners and organizations, to strengthen their partnership
           and cooperation, including to enhance the capabilities of the Afghan security forces
           and to enhance security in the region;
                 36. Expresses its concern over the recent increase in the number of internally
           displaced persons in and refugees from Afghanistan, strongly enco urages intensified
           efforts by the Government of Afghanistan in making repatriation and reintegration
           of Afghan refugees among its highest national priorities including their voluntary,
           safe and dignified return, strongly supports the Government of Afghanis tan’s efforts
           to create the necessary conditions for the repatriation and sustainable reintegration
           of Afghan refugees in the country, and calls for continued and enhanced
           international assistance in this regard;
                 37. Requests that the Secretary-General reports to the Council every three
           months on developments in Afghanistan, and to include in his reports an evaluation
           of progress made against the benchmarks for measuring and tracking progress in the
           implementation of UNAMA’s mandate, including at the subna tional level, and
           priorities as set out in this resolution;
                38.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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