               United Nations                                                                S/RES/2337 (2017)
               Security Council                                              Distr.: General
                                                                             19 January 2017

               Resolution 2337 (2017)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7866th meeting, on
               19 January 2017

                    The Security Council,
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence,
               territorial integrity and unity of The Islamic Republic of The Gambia, and recalling
               the importance of the principles of good-neighbourliness, non-interference and
               regional cooperation,
                    Recalling the Statement of its President on 21 December 2016 on Peace
               consolidation in West Africa and the Press Statement of its Members on
               10 December 2016 on the Gambia elections,
                    Recalling the relevant provisions of Article 23 (4) of the African Union (AU)
               Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance and the provisions of the
               Supplementary Protocol of the Economic Community of West African States
               (ECOWAS) on Democracy and Good Governance,
                     Congratulating the Gambian people for the holding of the peaceful and
               transparent Presidential election on 1 December 2016,
                    Noting the official results of the elections of 1 December 2016 issued by the
               Gambian Independent Electoral Commission which proclaimed the election of
               Mr. Adama Barrow as President, and which the former President of The Islamic
               Republic of The Gambia, Mr. Yahya Jammeh, himself publicly recognized and
               accepted on 2 December,
                    Strongly condemning the statement by former President Jammeh, on
               9 December rejecting the December 1 official election results and the takeover of
               the Independent Electoral Commission by the Gambian Armed Forces on
               13 December 2016, and the attempt by the Parliament on 18 January 2017 to extend
               President Jammeh’s term for three months beyond his current mandate,
                     Condemning in the strongest possible terms the attempts to usurp the will of
               the people and undermine the integrity of the electoral process in The Gambia,
                    Condemning the attempt to prevent a peaceful and orderly transfer of power to
               President Barrow by declaring a state of emergency,

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                    Expressing grave concern at the risk of deterioration of the situation in the
               Gambia, recalling that the Gambian government bears primary responsibility for
               protecting human rights and protecting the civilian population in The Gambia and
               demanding that all stakeholders and parties act with maximum restraint, refrain
               from violence and remain calm,
                     Commending the declaration of the Peace and Security Council of the African
               Union (AU) at its 647th meeting held on 13 January 2017 that as of 19 January
               2017, outgoing President, Yahya Jammeh, will cease to be recognized by the AU as
               legitimate President of the Republic of the Gambia,
                    Taking note of the communiqué of the Chairman of the African Union on
               10 December 2016 and the joint Communique of The ECOWAS Commission, the
               African Union Commission and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the
               Sahel (UNOWAS) on 10 December 2016,
                     Commending the initiatives of ECOWAS, including the visit of a
               ECOWAS/UN high level delegation in Banjul on 13 December 2016, led by Her
               Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia and
               Chairperson of the ECOWAS authority, aimed at ensuring a peaceful and orderly
               transition of process in The Gambia, as well as the ECOWAS high level delegation
               in Banjul on 13 January 2017,
                    Further welcoming the efforts of His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari,
               President and Commander in chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as the
               ECOWAS Mediator in the Gambia and His Excellency, John Dramani Mahama,
               former President of the Republic of Ghana as the Co -chair,
                    Recognizing the important mediation role of Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas,
               Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations
               Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS),
                    Commending and strongly supporting the continued efforts of the African
               Union and ECOWAS to promote peace, stability and good governance in the
               Region,
                    1.    Urges all Gambian parties and stakeholders to respect the will of the
               people and the outcome of the election which recognized Adama Barrow as
               President-elect of The Gambia and representative of the freely expressed voice of
               the Gambian people as proclaimed by the Independent Electoral Commission;
                    2.  Endorses the decisions of ECOWAS and the African Union to recognize
               Mr. Adama Barrow as President of the Gambia;
                     3.    Calls upon the countries in the region and the relevant regional
               organisation to cooperate with President Barrow in his efforts to realize the
               transition of power;
                     4.   Welcomes the decisions on The Gambia of the Fiftieth Ordinary Session
               of the ECOWAS Authority held in Abuja on 17 December 2016 and the decisions of
               The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 644th meeting
               held on 12 December 2016 and its 647th meeting held on 13 January 2017;
                    5.  Welcomes further the decisions of the Peace and Security Council of the
               African Union (AU), declaring the inviolable nature of the outcome of the

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           presidential elections held on 1 December 2016 in The Gambia, calling upon former
           President Yahya Jammeh to keep to the letter and spirit of the speech he delivered
           on 2 December 2016, in which he welcomed the maturity of democracy in The
           Gambia and congratulated the President, Adama Barrow, and declaring further that,
           as of 19 January 2017, outgoing President Yahya Jammeh will cease to be
           recognized as legitimate President of the Republic of The Gambia;
                6.    Expresses its full support to the ECOWAS in its commitment to ensure,
           by political means first, the respect of the will of the people of The Gambia as
           expressed in the results of 1st December elections;
                 7.    Requests former President Jammeh to carry out a peaceful and orderly
           transition process, and to transfer power to President Adama Barrow by 19 January
           2017 in accordance with the Gambian constitution;
                8.   Emphasizes the importance that the safety of President Adama Barrow,
           and that of all Gambian citizens be fully ensured, and noted th e decision of
           ECOWAS Fiftieth Session in this regard;
                 9.     Requests all stakeholders, within and outside The Gambia, to exercise
           restraint, respect the rule of law and ensure the peaceful transfer of power;
                 10. Further requests the Gambian defence and security forces to demonstrate
           maximum restraint to maintain an atmosphere of calm in the Gambia and stresses
           their duty and obligation to place themselves at the disposal of the democratically
           elected authorities;
                11. Requests the Secretary General to update the Security Council on the
           implementation of this resolution within ten (10) days after its adoption;
                12. Requests the Secretary-General, including through his Special
           Representative, to facilitate, as appropriate, political dialogue between the Gambian
           stakeholders in order to ensure peace in The Gambia and respecting the outcome of
           the Presidential election as recognized by ECOWAS and African Union, and to
           provide technical assistance to the ECOWAS mediation where required;
                13.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2338 (2017)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                26 January 2017

               Resolution 2338 (2017)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7869th meeting, on
               26 January 2017

                    The Security Council,
                    Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 9 January 2017 (S/2017/20)
               on the United Nations operation in Cyprus,
                    Noting that the Government of Cyprus is agreed that in view of the prevailing
               conditions on the island it is necessary to keep the United Nations Peacekeeping
               Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) beyond 31 January 2017,
                     Noting the intention of the Secretary-General to report on his Good Offices in
               the next reporting period, echoing the Secretary-General’s firm belief that the
               responsibility for finding a solution lies first and foremost with the Cypriots
               themselves, and reaffirming the primary role of the United Nations in assisting the
               parties to bring the Cyprus conflict and division of the island to a comprehensi ve
               and durable settlement,
                     Welcoming the commitments set out in the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot
               leaders’ Joint Statement of 14 September 2016 on the basis of the Joint Declaration
               adopted on 11 February 2014, further welcoming the good progress in negotiations
               since then, including the convening of a Conference for Cyprus under UN auspices
               in January 2017, and the participants’ commitment to support the process towards a
               comprehensive settlement in Cyprus, and the support provided by the Secretary -
               General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide,
                     Recalling the importance attached by the international community to all
               parties engaging fully, flexibly and constructively in the negotiations and noting that
               the negotiations have not yet resulted in an enduring, comprehensive and just
               settlement based on a bicommunal, bizonal federation with political equality, as set
               out in relevant Security Council resolutions, encouraging the sides to intensify the
               substantive negotiations on the unresolved core issues interdependently, and
               stressing that the status quo is unsustainable,
                    Noting the need to advance the consideration of and discussions on military
               confidence-building measures, calling for renewed efforts to implement all

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               remaining confidence-building measures, and for agreement on and implementation
               of further steps to build trust between the communities,
                    Reaffirming the importance of continued crossings of the Green Line by
               Cypriots, and encouraging the opening by mutual agreement of other crossing
               points,
                    Convinced of the many important benefits, including economic benefits for all
               Cypriots, that would flow from a comprehensive and durable Cyprus settlement,
               urging the two sides and their leaders to foster positive public rhetoric, and
               encouraging them clearly to explain the benefits of the settlement, as well as the
               need for increased flexibility and compromise in order to secure it, to both
               communities well in advance of any referenda,
                     Highlighting the importance, both political and financial, of the supporting
               role of the international community, and in particular that of all parties concerned in
               taking practical steps towards helping the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot
               leaders to exploit fully the current opportunity,
                     Taking note of the assessment of the Secretary-General that the security
               situation on the island and along the Green Line remains stable, and urging all sides
               to avoid any action, including violations of the military status quo, which could lead
               to an increase in tension, undermine the progress achieved so far, or damage the
               goodwill on the island,
                    Recalling the Secretary-General’s firm belief that the situation in the buffer
               zone would be improved if both sides accepted the 1989 aide -memoire used by the
               United Nations,
                     Noting with regret that the sides are withholding access to the remaining
               minefields in the buffer zone, and that demining in Cyprus must continue, noting the
               continued danger posed by mines in Cyprus, noting also proposals and discussions
               as well as positive initiatives on demining, and urging rapid agreement on
               facilitating the recommencement of demining operations and clearance of the
               remaining minefields,
                     Commending the work of the Committee on Missing Persons, highlighting the
               importance of intensifying its activities, and therefore the need to provide all
               information required as expressed in the press release of the Committee on Missing
               Persons on 28 July 2016 regarding review of archival materials, noting that nearly
               half of all missing persons have yet to be located and around 63% have yet to be
               identified, urging the opening up of access to all areas expeditiously to allow the
               Committee to carry out its work, and trusting that this process will promote
               reconciliation between the communities,
                     Agreeing that active participation of civil society groups, including women ’s
               groups, is essential to the political process and can contribute to making any future
               settlement sustainable, recalling that women play a critically important role in peace
               processes, welcoming all efforts to promote bicommunal contacts and events
               including, inter alia, on the part of all United Nations bodies on the island, and
               urging the two sides to promote the active engagement of civil society and the
               encouragement of cooperation between economic and commercial bodies and to
               remove all obstacles to such contacts,

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                Stressing the need for the Council to pursue a rigorous, strategic approach to
           peacekeeping deployments,
                 Welcoming the intention of the Secretary-General to keep all peacekeeping
           operations under close review to ensure efficiency and effectiveness, including a
           review of UNFICYP when appropriate, and noting the importance of transition
           planning in relation to the settlement, including recommendations as appropriate for
           further adjustments to UNFICYP’s mandate, force levels and other resources and
           concept of operations, taking into account developments on the ground and the
           views of the parties,
                Noting with appreciation the efforts of Special Representative Elizabeth
           Spehar and Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide and welcoming the Secretary-General’s appointment of Force Commander Major General Mohammad Humayun
           Kabir,
                Echoing the Secretary-General’s gratitude to the Government of Cyprus and
           the Government of Greece for their voluntary contributions to the funding of
           UNFICYP, and his request for further voluntary contributions from other countries
           and organizations, and expressing appreciation to Member States that contribute
           personnel to UNFICYP,
                Welcoming and encouraging efforts by the United Nations to sensitize
           peacekeeping personnel in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and other
           communicable diseases in all its peacekeeping operations,
                1.    Welcomes the progress of the leaders-led negotiations so far and the
           ongoing efforts of the leaders and their negotiators to reach a comprehensive and
           durable settlement, and encourages the sides to grasp the current opportunity with
           determination to secure a comprehensive settlement;
                2.    Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2017/20);
                3.     Recalls Security Council resolution 2263 (2016), and calls upon the two
           leaders to:
                 (a) Put their efforts behind further work on reaching convergences on the
           core issues;
                (b) Continue to work with the Technical Committees with the objective of
           improving the daily lives of the Cypriots;
                (c) Improve the public atmosphere for the negotiations, including by
           focussing public messages on convergences and the way ahead, and delivering more
           constructive and harmonised messages; and
                (d)   Increase the participation of civil society in the process as appropriate;
                 4.    Requests the Secretary-General to intensify further transition planning in
           relation to a settlement, guided by developments in negotiations, and encourages the
           sides to engage with each other, as well as with UNFICYP and the United Nations
           Good Offices mission on issues related to the implementation of a settlement;
                 5.    Urges the implementation of confidence-building measures, and looks
           forward to agreement on and implementation of further such mutually-acceptable
           steps, including military confidence-building measures and the opening of crossing

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               points already agreed upon and others, that can contribute to a conducive
               environment for a settlement;
                     6.    Welcomes all efforts to accommodate the Committee on Missing Persons
               exhumation requirements as well as the joint appeal for information issued by the
               two leaders on 28 May 2015, and calls upon all parties to provide more expeditious,
               full access to all areas, given the need to intensify the Committee ’s work;
                    7.   Reaffirms all its relevant resolutions on Cyprus, in particular resolution
               1251 (1999) of 29 June 1999 and subsequent resolutions;
                   8.    Expresses its full support for UNFICYP and decides to extend its
               mandate for a further period ending 31 July 2017;
                    9.    Calls on both sides to continue to engage, as a matter of urgency and
               while respecting UNFICYP’s mandate, in consultations with UNFICYP on the
               demarcation of the buffer zone, and on the United Nations 1989 aide -memoire, with
               a view to reaching early agreement on outstanding issues;
                    10. Calls on the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkish forces to restore in
               Strovilia the military status quo which existed there prior to 30 June 2000;
                     11. Calls on both sides to allow access to deminers and to facilitate the
               removal of the remaining mines in Cyprus within the buffer zone, and urges both
               sides to extend demining operations outside the buffer zone;
                     12. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on implementation of
               this resolution, including on transition planning in relation to the settlement, by
               10 July 2017 and to keep the Security Council updated on events as necessary;
                    13. Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by UNFICYP to implement the
               Secretary-General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to
               ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct,
               requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard
               and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries
               to take appropriate preventive action including the conduct of pre -deployment
               awareness training, and to take disciplinary action and other action to ensure full
               accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;
                    14.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2339 (2017)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                27 January 2017

               Resolution 2339 (2017)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7872nd meeting, on
               27 January 2017

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions and statements on the Central African
               Republic (CAR), in particular resolutions 2121 (2013), 2127 (2013), 2134 (2014),
               2149 (2014), 2181 (2014), 2196 (2015), 2212 (2015), 2217 (2015), 2262 (2016),
               2264 (2016), 2281 (2016), 2301 (2016) as well as resolution 2272 (2016), and the
               Statements of its President of 18 December 2014 (S/PRST/2014/28), 20 October
               2015 (S/PRST/2015/17), and 16 November 2016 (S/PRST/2016/17),
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and
               territorial integrity of the CAR, and recalling the importance of the principles of
               non-interference, good-neighbourliness and regional cooperation,
                    Recalling that the CAR bears the primary responsibility to protect all
               populations within its territory from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and
               crimes against humanity,
                     Noting with concern that while improving, the security situation in the CAR
               remains fragile, due to the continued presence of armed groups and other armed
               spoilers, as well as the ongoing violence, the lack of capacity of the national
               security forces, the limited authority of the State over al l of the CAR territory, and
               the persistence of the root causes of the conflict,
                    Emphasizing that any sustainable solution to the crisis in the CAR should be
               CAR-owned, including the political process, and should prioritize reconciliation of
               the Central African people, through an inclusive process that involves men and
               women of all social, economic, political, religious and ethnic backgrounds,
               including, those displaced by the crisis,
                     Calling upon the CAR authorities to urgently implement transparent and
               inclusive measures that allow for stabilization and reconciliation in the CAR,
               including to take concrete steps to restore the effective authority of the State over all
               of the territory of the CAR; to fight impunity by restoring administration of the
               judiciary and the criminal justice system, including the penitentiary system,
               throughout the country; to speed up the reform of the CAR Armed Forces (FACA)

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               and internal security forces in order to put in place multi -ethnic, professional, and
               republican security services through appropriate security sector reform processes; to
               carry out the inclusive and effective disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and
               repatriation (DDRR) of armed groups, including children formerly associated with
               them; and to establish a functioning public financial management in order to meet
               the expenses related to the functioning of the State, implement early recovery plans,
               and revitalize the economy,
                     Encouraging the CAR authorities, in collaboration with the United Nations
               Multidimensional Integrated Mission in the CAR (MINUSCA) and the European
               Union Training Mission in the CAR (EUTM-RCA), to provide equal opportunities
               for members of armed groups, whether anti-Balaka or ex-Séléka, in the process of
               selecting eligible demobilized members to integrate into the national security and
               defence forces, and to ensure that FACA soldiers of all prefectures enjoy equal
               access to the registration and simplified verification process,
                     Underlining the importance of rebuilding a multi-ethnic, republican and
               professional national army in the CAR, recognizing in this regard the work carried
               out by the EUTM-RCA and welcoming the intention of Member States of the
               Central Africa Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) to contribute to the
               training of the national security and defence forces in support of the CAR
               authorities and in coordination with EUTM,
                    Calling upon the CAR authorities to ensure that perpetrators of violations of
               applicable international law, including those committed against chil dren and
               women, are excluded from the CAR security and armed forces,
                     Welcoming the commitment of the Secretary-General to enforce strictly his
               zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, expressing grave concern
               over numerous allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse reportedly committed by
               peacekeepers in the CAR, stressing the urgent need for troop - and policecontributing countries and MINUSCA to promptly investigate those cases in a
               credible and transparent manner and to hold accountabl e those responsible for such
               criminal offenses or misconduct, and further stressing the need to prevent such
               exploitation and abuse and to improve how these allegations are addressed,
                   Welcoming the Secretary-General’s Report of 29 September 2016 (S/2016/824)
               submitted pursuant to resolution 2301 (2016),
                     Further welcoming also the midterm update and the final report (S/2016/1032)
               of the Panel of Experts on the CAR established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013),
               expanded by resolution 2134 (2014) and extended pursuant to resolution 2262
               (2016), and taking note of the Panel of Experts’ recommendations,
                     Strongly condemning the ongoing violence and instability in the CAR, and the
               threats of violence, human rights violations and abuses and international
               humanitarian law violations, including against women and children; the attacks
               against United Nations peacekeepers, international forces and humanitarian
               personnel; the continuous cycle of provocations and reprisals by armed groups, both
               inside and outside Bangui and denial of humanitarian access, committed by armed
               elements, which continue to adversely affect the dire humanitarian situation faced
               by the civilian population and to impede humanitarian access to vulnera ble
               populations,

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                 Stressing the urgent and imperative need to end impunity in the CAR and to
           bring to justice perpetrators of these acts, some of which may amount to crimes
           under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), to which the
           CAR is a State party, noting in this regard the opening by the Prosecutor of the
           International Criminal Court on 24 September 2014 of an investigation following
           the request of the national authorities on alleged crimes committed since 2012 and
           welcoming the ongoing cooperation by the CAR authorities in this regard,
                Stressing the importance of putting in place an effective national judicial
           system, underlining the need to bolster national accountability mechanisms,
           including through further implementation of the 7 August 2014 Memorandum of
           Understanding (MoU) on Urgent Temporary Measures, and the law promulgated in
           June 2015 to establish a national Special Criminal Court to investigate and
           prosecute serious crimes committed in the CAR, and recalling the import ance of
           continuous support of the international community to this process pursued by the
           CAR authorities,
                 Emphasizing that those engaging in or providing support for acts that
           undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR, threaten or impede the
           political stabilization and reconciliation process, target civilians and attack
           peacekeepers may meet criteria for designation under sanctions as stated in this
           resolution,
                Expressing concern that illicit trafficking, trade, exploitation and smuggling of
           natural resources including gold, diamonds and wildlife has a negative impact in the
           economy and the development of the country, and that it continues to threaten the
           peace and stability of the CAR,
                 Taking note of the Kimberley Process (KP) Administrative Decision on
           Resumption of Exports of Rough Diamonds from the CAR, its annexed Operational
           Framework, and the work of the KP Monitoring Team for CAR and recognizing the
           extraordinary efforts of the CAR Authorities and the KP, to responsibly and
           progressively, through pre-established “compliant zones”, reintegrate the CAR into
           the global diamond trade,
                Noting with concern the findings of the Panel of Experts’ final report that the
           Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) remains active in the CAR, has established li nks to
           other armed groups and is generating revenues from the exploitation and trade of
           natural resources, including gold, diamonds and wildlife poaching,
                 Further noting with concern the ongoing transnational criminal activity in the
           region, emphasizing the risk of the situation in the CAR providing a conducive
           environment for further transnational criminal activities, such as those involving
           arms trafficking and the use of mercenaries as well as a potential breeding ground
           for radical networks,
                 Acknowledging in this respect the important contribution the Council -
           mandated arms embargo can make to countering the illicit transfer of arms and
           related materiel in the CAR and its region, and in supporting post -conflict
           peacebuilding, DDRR and SSR processes, recalling its resolutions 2117 (2013),
           2127 (2013), 2220 (2015) and 2262 (2016) and expressing grave concern at the
           threat to peace and security in the CAR arising from the illicit transfer, destabilizing

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               accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons, and the use o f such
               weapons against civilians affected by armed conflict,
                     Reiterating the importance of all Member States’ full implementation of the
               measures set out in resolutions 2127 (2013), 2134 (2014), 2196 (2015), 2262 (2016)
               and this resolution, including the obligation to implement targeted sanctions against
               individuals and entities designated by the Sanctions Committee established pursuant
               to resolution 2127 (2013) (the Committee),
                    Noting the critical importance of effective implementation of the sanctions
               regime, including the key role that neighbouring States, as well as regional and
               subregional organizations, can play in this regard and encouraging efforts to further
               enhance cooperation and implementation of the sanctions regime in all its aspects,
                     Noting with concern the reports that sanctioned individuals are travelling in
               the region in violation of the travel ban, and underlining that individuals or entities
               who knowingly facilitate the travel of a sanctioned individual in violation of the
               travel ban may be determined by the Committee to have met the designation criteria
               for sanctions,
                     Welcoming efforts by the Chair of the Committee and the President of the
               Security Council to support and strengthen the implementation of the measures
               imposed pursuant to resolution 2262 (2016) through engagement with Member
               States, especially regional States, and welcoming in this regard the travel by the
               Chair and Committee members to the CAR in May 2016,
                     Welcoming the outcome of the international support conference held in
               Brussels in November 2016 and the pledges announced during this conference,
               encouraging Member States to swiftly disburse these pledges, and encourages
               further mobilization at the African Union Solidarity Conference for the CAR to be
               held in Addis Ababa in February 2017,
                     Determining that the situation in the CAR continues to constitute a threat to
               international peace and security in the region,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

               Arms embargo
                     1.    Decides that, until 31 January 2018, all Member States shall continue to
               take the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer
               to the CAR, from or through their territories or by their nationals, or using their flag
               vessels or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and
               ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare
               parts for the aforementioned, and technical assistance, training, financial or other
               assistance, related to military activities or the provision, maintenance or use of any
               arms and related materiel, including the provision of armed mercenary personnel
               whether or not originating in their territories, and decides further that this measure
               shall not apply to:
                    (a) Supplies intended solely for the support of or use by MINUSCA, the
               African Union-Regional Task Force (AU-RTF), and the European Union Missions
               and French Forces deployed in the CAR;

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                 (b) Supplies of non-lethal equipment and provision of assistance, including
           operational and non-operational training to the CAR security forces, including State
           civilian law enforcement institutions, intended solely for support of or use in the
           CAR process of Security Sector Reform (SSR), in coordination with MINUSCA,
           and as notified in advance to the Committee, and requests MINUSCA to report on
           the contribution to SSR of this exemption, as part of its regular reports to the
           Council;
                 (c) Supplies brought into the CAR by Chadian or Sudanese forces solely for
           their use in international patrols of the tripartite force established on 23 May 2011
           in Khartoum by the CAR, Chad and Sudan, to enhance security in the common
           border areas, in cooperation with MINUSCA, as approved in advance by the
           Committee;
                (d) Supplies of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for
           humanitarian or protective use, and related technical assistance or training, as
           approved in advance by the Committee;
                 (e) Protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets,
           temporarily exported to the CAR by United Nations personnel, representatives of
           the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel, for
           their personal use only;
                 (f) Supplies of small arms and other related equipment intended solely for
           use in international patrols providing security in the Sangha River Tri -national
           Protected Area to defend against poaching, smuggling of ivory and arms, and other
           activities contrary to the national laws of the CAR or the CAR’s international legal
           obligations, as notified in advance to the Committee;
                (g) Supplies of arms and other related lethal equipment to the CAR security
           forces, including State civilian law enforcement institutions, intended solely for
           support of or use in the CAR process of SSR, as approved in adva nce by the
           Committee; or
                 (h) Other sales or supply of arms and related materiel, or provision of
           assistance or personnel, as approved in advance by the Committee;
                 2.    Decides to authorize all Member States to, and that all Member States
           shall, upon discovery of items prohibited by paragraph 1 of this resolution, seize,
           register and dispose (such as through destruction, rendering inoperable, storage or
           transferring to a State other than the originating or destination States for disposal)
           items the supply, sale, transfer or export of which is prohibited by paragraph 1 of
           this resolution and decides further that all Member States shall cooperate in such
           efforts;
                3.   Reiterates its call upon the CAR authorities, with the assistance of
           MINUSCA and international partners, to address the illicit transfer, destabilizing
           accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons in the CAR, and to
           ensure the collection and/or destruction of surplus, seized, unmarked, or illicitly
           held weapons and ammunition and further stresses the importance of incorporating
           such elements into SSR and DDRR programmes;
                 4.   Strongly encourages the CAR authorities to increase their capacity, with
           the support of MINUSCA, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), and

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               other international partners, to store and manage weapons and ammunition in their
               possession, including those transferred from MINUSCA stocks, according to
               international best practices and norms, while ensuring that the FACA and interior
               forces units receiving such weapons and ammunition are fully trained and vetted;

               Travel ban
                      5.   Decides that, until 31 January 2018, all Member States shall continue to
               take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into or transit through their
               territories of individuals designated by the Committee, provided that nothing in this
               paragraph shall oblige a State to refuse its own nationals entry into its territory, and
               calls upon the CAR Government to enhance cooperation and information sharing
               with other States in this regard;
                      6.    Encourages Member States, as appropriate and in accordance with their
               domestic law and applicable international legal instruments and framework
               documents, to require that airlines operating in their territories provide advance
               passenger information to the appropriate national authorities in order to detect the
               departure from their territories, or attempted entry into or transit through their
               territories, by means of civil aircraft, of individuals designated by the Committee;
                      7.    Also encourages Member States to report any such departures from their
               territories, or such attempted entry into or transit through their territories, of such
               individuals to the Committee, as well as sharing this information with the State of
               residence or nationality, as appropriate and in accordance with domestic law and
               international obligations;
                     8.   Urges the CAR authorities, in their implementation of the measures set
               out in paragraph 5 above, to ensure that fraudulent, counterfeit, stolen, and lost
               passports and other travel documents, as well as invalidated diplomatic passports
               are removed from circulation, in accordance with domestic laws and practices, as
               soon as possible, and to share information on those documents with other Member
               States through the INTERPOL database;
                    9.    Encourages Member States to submit, where available and in accordance
               with their national legislation, photographs and other biometric data of individuals
               designated by the Committee for inclusion in INTERPOL-United Nations Security
               Council Special Notices;
                    10.   Decides that the measures imposed by paragraph 5 above shall not ap ply:
                     (a) Where the Committee determines on a case-by-case basis that such travel
               is justified on the grounds of humanitarian need, including religious obligation;
                    (b)   Where entry or transit is necessary for the fulfilment of a judicial
               process;
                   (c) Where the Committee determines on a case-by-case basis that an
               exemption would further the objectives of peace and national reconciliation in the
               CAR and stability in the region;
                     11. Emphasizes that violations of the travel ban can undermine the peace,
               stability or security of the CAR, observes that individuals or entities who knowingly
               facilitate the travel of a listed individual in violation of the travel ban may be

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           determined by the Committee to have met the designation criteria provided for in
           this resolution and calls upon all parties and all Member States to cooperate with the
           Committee as well as the Panel of Experts on the implementation of the travel ban;

           Asset freeze
                 12. Decides that all Member States shall, until 31 January 2018, continue to
           freeze without delay all funds, other financial assets and economic resources within
           their territories, which are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the
           individuals or entities designated by the Committee, or by individuals or entities
           acting on their behalf or at their direction, or by entities owned or controlled by
           them, and decides further that all Member States shall continue to ensure that any
           funds, financial assets or economic resources are prevented from being made
           available by their nationals or by any individuals or entities within their territories,
           to or for the benefit of the individuals or entities designated by the Committee;
                 13. Decides that the measures imposed by paragraph 12 above do not apply
           to funds, other financial assets or economic resources that have been determined by
           relevant Member States:
                 (a) To be necessary for basic expenses, including payment for foodstuffs,
           rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and
           public utility charges or exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees and
           reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services
           in accordance with national laws, or fees or service charges, in accordance with
           national laws, for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds, other financial
           assets and economic resources, after notification by the relevant State to the
           Committee of the intention to authorize, where appropriate, access to such funds,
           other financial assets or economic resources and in the absence of a negative
           decision by the Committee within five working days of such notification;
                (b) To be necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that such
           determination has been notified by the relevant State or Member States to the
           Committee and has been approved by the Committee; or
                 (c) To be the subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien or judgment,
           in which case the funds, other financial assets and economic resources may be used
           to satisfy that lien or judgment provided that the lien or judgment was entered into
           prior to the date of the present resolution, is not for the benefit of a person or entity
           designated by the Committee, and has been notified by the relevant State or Member
           States to the Committee;
                 14. Decides that Member States may permit the addition to the accounts
           frozen pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 12 above of interest or other earnings
           due on those accounts or payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations
           that arose prior to the date on which those accounts became subject to the provisions
           of this resolution, provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments
           continue to be subject to these provisions and are frozen;
                 15. Decides that the measures in paragraph 12 above shall not prevent a
           designated person or entity from making payment due under a c ontract entered into
           prior to the listing of such a person or entity, provided that the relevant States have
           determined that the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person or

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               entity designated pursuant to paragraph 12 above, and after notif ication by the
               relevant States to the Committee of the intention to make or receive such payments
               or to authorize, where appropriate, the unfreezing of funds, other financial assets or
               economic resources for this purpose, 10 working days prior to such auth orization;

               Designation criteria
                    16. Decides that the measures contained in paragraphs 5 and 12 shall apply
               to the individuals and entities designated by the Committee as engaging in or
               providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability o r security of the
               CAR, including acts that threaten or impede the stabilization and reconciliation
               process or that fuel violence;
                    17. Further decides in this regard that the measures contained in
               paragraphs 5 and 12 shall also apply to the individuals and entities designated by
               the Committee as:
                     (a) Acting in violation of the arms embargo established in paragraph 54 of
               resolution 2127 (2013) and extended by paragraph 1 of this resolution, or as having
               directly or indirectly supplied, sold, or transferred to armed groups or criminal
               networks in the CAR, or as having been the recipient of arms or any related
               materiel, or any technical advice, training, or assistance, including financing and
               financial assistance, related to violent activities of armed groups or criminal
               networks in the CAR;
                     (b) Involved in planning, directing, or committing acts that violate
               international human rights law or international humanitarian law, as applicable, or
               that constitute human rights abuses or violations, in the CAR, including, targeting of
               civilians, ethnic- or religious-based attacks, attacks on schools and hospitals, and
               abduction and forced displacement;
                    (c) Involved in planning, directing or committing acts involvi ng sexual and
               gender-based violence in the CAR;
                    (d) Recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the CAR, in violation of
               applicable international law;
                      (e) Providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the
               illicit exploitation or trade of natural resources, including diamonds, gold, wildlife
               as well as wildlife products in or from the CAR;
                    (f) Obstructing the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the CAR, or
               access to, or distribution of, humanitarian assistance in the CAR;
                    (g) Involved in planning, directing, sponsoring, or conducting attacks against
               UN missions or international security presences, including MINUSCA, the
               European Union Missions and French operations which support them;
                     (h) Being leaders of an entity that the Committee has designated pursuant to
               paragraphs 36 or 37 of resolution 2134 (2014), paragraphs 11 or 12 of resolution
               2196 (2015), paragraphs 12 or 13 of resolution 2262 (2016) or this resolution, or
               having provided support to, or acted for or on behalf of, or at the direction of, an
               individual or an entity that the Committee has designated pursuant to p aragraphs 36
               or 37 of resolution 2134 (2014), paragraphs 11 or 12 of resolution 2196 (2015),

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           paragraphs 12 or 13 of resolution 2262 (2016) or this resolution, or an entity owned
           or controlled by a designated individual or entity;
                 18. Welcomes measures taken by Member States of the International
           Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) to implement the Regional
           Initiative against Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources as endorsed in the 2010
           Lusaka Declaration, including promoting the use by economic actors of Due
           Diligence Frameworks such as the OECD Due Diligence Guidance f or Responsible
           Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, and
           encourages all States, particularly those in the region, to continue to raise awareness
           of the due diligence guidelines;

           Sanctions Committee
                19. Decides that the mandate of the Committee shall apply with respect to
           the measures imposed in paragraphs 54 and 55 of resolution 2127 (2013) and
           paragraphs 30 and 32 of resolution 2134 (2014) extended by this resolution;
                 20. Emphasizes the importance of holding regular consultations with
           concerned Member States, international and regional and subregional organizations,
           as may be necessary, in particular neighbouring and regional States, in order to
           ensure full implementation of the measures renewed by this resolution, and in that
           regard encourages the Committee to consider, where and when appropriate, visits to
           selected countries by the Chair and/or Committee members;
                 21. Encourages all Member States, in particular neighbouring States and
           Member States of the Economic Community of the Central African States (ECCAS)
           and of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) to utilize
           the advance notification and exemption procedures pursuant to paragraph 1 of this
           resolution to return arms and related materiel of all types belonging to the FACA, or
           to implement technical assistance, training or other assistance related to military
           activities by the Central African national security and defence forces, and in this
           regard requests the Panel of Experts to provide the necessary assistance as per
           paragraph 28 (b) of this resolution;
                 22. Requests the Committee to identify possible cases of non-compliance
           with the measures pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 12 above and to determine the
           appropriate course of action on each case, and requests the Chair, in regular reports
           to the Council pursuant to paragraph 37 below, to provide progress reports on the
           Committee’s work on this issue;
                23. Recognizes the KP’s decision that the CAR may resume trade in rough
           diamonds from “compliant zones” established under conditions set forth by the KP,
           notes that the KP intends to keep the Security Council, the Committee and its Panel
           of Experts, and MINUSCA informed of its decisions and, requests the KP Chair of
           the Working Group on Monitoring to periodically update the Committee on the
           work of the KP CAR Monitoring Team, including any decisions on areas designated
           as “compliant zones” and decisions related to the trade of the stockpiles of rough
           diamonds held in the CAR;
                24. Calls for enhanced vigilance from trading centres and States in the
           region to support the CAR authorities’ efforts to re-establish legitimate trade and
           benefit from its natural resources; and commends the CAR for taking special

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               measures to enhance traceability of diamonds from compliant zones so that
               diamonds are not used for the benefit of armed groups or to destabilize the CAR;
                    25. Encourages the KP to resolve the issue of the diamond stockpiles in
               cooperation with the CAR authorities and in consultation with the Panel of Experts;

               Panel of Experts
                   26. Expresses its full support for the Panel of Experts on the Central African
               Republic established pursuant to paragraph 59 of resolution 2127 (2013);
                    27. Decides to extend the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 28 February
               2018, expresses its intent to review the mandate and take appropriate action
               regarding further extension no later than 31 January 2018 and requests the
               Secretary-General to take the necessary administrative measures as expeditiously as
               possible to support its action;
                    28. Decides that the mandate of the Panel of Experts shall include the
               following tasks, to:
                     (a) Assist the Committee in carrying out its mandate as specified in this
               resolution;
                    (b) Gather, examine and analyse information from States, relevant United
               Nations bodies, regional organizations and other interested parties regarding the
               implementation of the measures decided in this resolution, in particular incidents of
               non-compliance, including to facilitate, upon request by Member States, assistance
               on capacity-building;
                     (c) Provide to the Security Council, after discussion with the Committee, a
               midterm report no later than 30 July 2017, and a final report by 31 December 2017,
               on the implementation of the measures imposed by para graphs 54 and 55 of
               resolution 2127 (2013) and paragraphs 30 and 32 of resolution 2134 (2014) renewed
               by paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 12 of this resolution;
                    (d) Submit progress updates to the Committee, especially in situations of
               urgency, or as the Panel deems necessary;
                     (e) Assist the Committee in refining and updating information on the list of
               individuals and entities designated by the Committee pursuant to the criteria
               renewed by paragraphs 16 and 17 above including through the provision of
               biometric information and additional information for the publicly available narrative
               summary of reasons for listing;
                     (f) Assist the Committee by providing information regarding individuals and
               entities that may meet the designation criteria in paragraphs 16 and 17 above,
               including by reporting such information to the Committee, as it becomes available,
               and to include in its formal written reports, the names of potent ial designees,
               appropriate identifying information, and relevant information regarding why the
               individual or entity may meet the designation criteria in paragraphs 16 and 17
               above;
                    (g) Cooperate with the KP CAR Monitoring Team to support the resumption
               of exports of rough diamonds from the CAR and report to the Committee if the
               resumption of trade is destabilizing the CAR or benefiting armed groups;

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                 29. Requests the Secretariat to provide to the Security Council, by 30 May
           2017, options for the elaboration of benchmarks, in coordination with EUTM and
           other active partners in the field of SSR and in consultation with the CAR
           Authorities, to assess the arms embargo measures according to the progress of the
           SSR, including FACA and Internal Security Forces and their needs, as well as
           additional information on the Panel of Experts’ recommended arms embargo
           working group to be potentially established within MINUSCA by the Security
           Council, including on the composition, tasks, functioning, resource requirements
           and implication with regards the implementation of MINUSCA’s mandate, of such a
           working group, with reference to previous similar experiences in other UN
           Peacekeeping Missions;
                30. Calls upon the Panel of Experts to cooperate actively with other Panels
           or Groups of Experts established by the Security Council, as relevant to the
           implementation of their mandate;
                31. Expresses particular concern about reports of illicit trafficking networks
           which continue to fund and supply armed groups in the CAR, and enc ourages the
           Panel, in the course of carrying out its mandate, to devote special attention to the
           analysis of such networks;
                32. Urges the CAR, its neighbouring States and other Member States of the
           ICGLR to cooperate at the regional level to investigate and combat criminal
           networks and armed groups involved in the illegal exploitation and smuggling of
           natural resources including gold, diamonds and wildlife poaching and trafficking;
                33. Urges all parties, and all Member States, as well as international,
           regional and subregional organizations to ensure cooperation with the Panel of
           Experts and the safety of its members;
                 34. Further urges all Member States and all relevant United Nations bodie s
           to ensure unhindered access, in particular to persons, documents and sites in order
           for the Panel of Experts to execute its mandate;
                35. Requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
           Children and Armed Conflict and the Special Representative for Sexual Violence in
           Conflict to continue sharing relevant information with the Committee in accordance
           with paragraph 7 of resolution 1960 (2010) and paragraph 9 of resolution 1998
           (2011);

           Reporting and review
                36. Calls upon all States, particularly those in the region and those in which
           designated individuals and entities designated are based, to actively implement the
           measures contained in this resolution and to regularly report to the Committee on
           the actions they have taken to implement the measures imposed by paragraphs 54
           and 55 of resolution 2127 (2013) and paragraphs 30 and 32 of resolution 2134
           (2014) renewed by paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 12 of this resolution;
                37. Requests the Committee to report orally, through its Chair, at least once
           per year to the Council, on the state of the overall work of the Committee, including
           alongside the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the CAR on the

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               situation in the CAR as appropriate, and encourages the Chair to hold regular
               briefings for all interested Member States;
                    38. Affirms that it shall keep the situation in the CAR under continuous
               review and that it shall be prepared to review the appropriateness of the measures
               contained in this resolution, including the strengthening through additional
               measures, modification, suspension or lifting of the measures, as may be needed at
               any time in light of the progress achieved in the stabilization of the country and
               compliance with this resolution;
                    39.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              8 February 2017

               Resolution 2340 (2017)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7878th meeting, on
               8 February 2017

                    The Security Council,
                   Recalling its previous resolutions and statements of its President concerning
               Sudan,
                      Reaffirming its commitment to the cause of peace throughout Sudan, to the
               sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Sudan, and to the full
               and timely implementation of resolution 1591 (2005), recalling the importance of
               the principles of good neighbourliness, non-interference and cooperation in the
               relations among States in the region, and further recalling that the Government of
               Sudan bears the primary responsibility for protecting all populations within its
               territory, with respect for the rule of law, international human rights law and
               international humanitarian law,
                     Noting the importance of the work of the African Union High -Level
               Implementation Panel (AUHIP), the aims of the Doha Document for Peace in
               Darfur (DDPD), and the stated commitment of the Government of Sudan to an
               inclusive national dialogue building on the AUHIP’s ongoing peace efforts,
               welcoming the African Union Peace and Security Council’s decision to extend the
               AUHIP’s mandate for another year, and further welcoming the AU Roadmap
               Agreement, signed by both the Government and the opposition, and urging the
               signatory groups to implement the Roadmap by working towards a negotiated
               cessation of hostilities and an open and inclusive political dialogue,
                     Reiterating the need for an end to the violence and continued violations and
               abuses in Darfur, underscoring the importance of fully addressing the root causes of
               the conflict in the search for a sustainable peace, and recognizing that the Darfur
               conflict cannot be resolved militarily and a durable solution can only be obtained
               through an inclusive political process,
                    Noting that the conflict between the Government and armed groups has mostly
               become limited to the Jebel Marra region and acknowledging an overall reduction in
               violence, while remaining particularly concerned at the violence and insecurity that
               remains, including intercommunal violence, militia activity, banditry, and fighting
               between the government and armed groups, expressing concern that such violence

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               and insecurity continues to negatively affect civilians and has contributed to an
               increase in the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) observed in 2016, and
               that the Government of Sudan continues to restrict humanitarian access to conflict
               areas where vulnerable civilian populations reside, and urging the Government of
               Sudan to work with international partners to address the urgent humanitarian crisis
               faced by the people of Darfur, including by improving the facilitation of timely and
               unhindered humanitarian access to all areas by humanitarian agencies and
               personnel, consistent with the United Nations guiding principles of humanitarian
               assistance, including humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence, and the
               relevant provisions of international law,
                     Emphasizing the imperative for all armed actors to refrain from all acts of
               violence against civilians, in particular members of vulnerable groups such as
               women and children, and to end all violations and abuses of human rights and
               violations of international humanitarian law, and further emphasizing that some of
               these acts may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity under international
               law,
                     Expressing concern about the external links, in particular military, between
               non-signatory armed groups in Darfur and groups outside Darfur, demanding that
               direct or indirect military support for such armed groups in Darfur ceases, and
               condemning actions by any armed group aimed at forced overthrow of the
               Government of Sudan, noting there is no military solution to the conflic t in Sudan,
                     Demanding that the parties to the conflict exercise restraint and cease military
               action of all kind, including aerial bombardments,
                    Welcoming the unilateral cessation of hostilities declarations by the parties,
               urging continued implementation of the cessation of hostilities declarations, and
               encouraging the parties to promptly reach a permanent cessation of hostilities,
                     Urging all armed groups engaged in conflict in the Jebel Marra area, including
               the Sudan Liberation Army-Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW) to join the AU-led peace
               negotiations, as a first step towards a comprehensive and sustainable peace
               agreement, and recalling its willingness to consider targeted sanctions against
               individuals or entities who impede the peace process, constitute a thre at to stability
               in Darfur and the region, commit violations of international humanitarian or human
               rights law or other atrocities, or violate the measures implemented by Member
               States in accordance with relevant resolutions,
                     Recalling its resolution 2117 (2013) and the report of the Secretary-General
               (S/2015/289), and expressing concern at the threat to peace and security in Darfur
               arising from the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms
               and light weapons, and the use of such weapons against civilians affected by armed
               conflict, and the continued threats to civilians posed by unexploded ordnance,
                      Deploring the continued violations of resolution 1591 (2005) by the
               Government of Sudan, including its Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and government -
               affiliated armed groups, involving the routine movement of weapons and
               ammunition into Darfur, without prior authorization of the 1591 committee,
               established pursuant to paragraph 3 of resolution 1591 (the Committee),

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                 Demanding an immediate and complete cessation by all parties to the armed
           conflict of all deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on civilians, acts of sexual
           violence against civilians, the recruitment and use of children in violation of
           applicable international law, and other violations and abuses against children, and
           indiscriminate attacks on civilians, in line with all relevant res olutions on these
           issues, and emphasizing that those responsible for violations of international
           humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights must be held
           accountable,
                 Welcoming the signing of an action plan in March 2016 between the United
           Nations and the Government of Sudan, to prevent the recruitment and use of
           children by Sudan Government Security Forces, urging continued progress on its
           implementation, and urging the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)-Gibril forces
           to refrain from the recruitment and use of children in violation of applicable
           international law,
                 Reaffirming its concern over the negative effect of violence in Darfur on the
           stability of Sudan as a whole, as well as the region, welcoming the ongoing good
           relations between Sudan and Chad, and encouraging Sudan and the countries of the
           region to continue to cooperate in order to achieve peace and stability in Darfur and
           the wider region,
                 Deploring the violations of international humanitarian law and human rights
           violations and abuses committed by Government of Sudan security forces, their
           proxies, and armed groups, including those opposing the Government of Sudan,
           against civilians, including IDPs, particularly in the Jebel Marra area,
                 Stressing the need for improved cooperation between the Government of
           Sudan and the Panel of Experts, originally appointed pursuant to paragraph 3 of
           1591 (2005) (the Panel of Experts), during the course of its mandate, reiterating its
           call on all parties in Darfur to cooperate fully with its mission, including by
           ensuring its free movement in, and access to, the region, notably to areas of armed
           conflict and areas of reported violations and abuses of human rights and violations
           of international humanitarian law, expressing continued concern at all the continued
           obstacles and impediments imposed by the Government of Sudan on the work of the
           Panel of Experts,
                 Recalling the report (S/2017/22) by the Panel of Experts, and expressing its
           intent to further study, through the Committee, the Pa nel’s recommendations and to
           consider appropriate next steps,
                Emphasizing the need to respect the provisions of the United Nations Charter
           concerning privileges and immunities, and the Convention on the Privileges and
           Immunities of the United Nations, as applicable to United Nations operations and
           persons engaged in such operations,
                Noting the critical importance of effective implementation of the sanctions
           regime, including the key role that neighbouring states, as well as regional and
           subregional organizations, can play in this regard, and encouraging efforts to further
           enhance cooperation,
               Reminding all States, particularly States in the region, including the
           Government of Sudan, of the obligations contained in resolutions 1556 (2004), 1591

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               (2005), and 1945 (2010), in particular those obligations relating to arms and related
               materiel,
                      Calling on the Government of Sudan to fulfil all its commitments, including
               lifting the state of emergency in Darfur, allowing free expression and undertaking
               effective efforts to ensure accountability for violations and abuses of human rights
               and violations of international humanitarian law, by whomsoever perpetrated,
                    Noting that acts of hostility, violence or intimidation against the civilian
               population, including IDPs, in Darfur, endanger or undermine the parties’
               commitment to a complete and durable cessation of hostilities, and would be
               inconsistent with the aims of the DDPD,
                     Determining that the situation in 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.   Decides to extend the mandate of the Panel of Experts, originally
               appointed pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) and previously extended by
               resolutions 1651 (2005), 1665 (2006), 1713 (2006), 1779 (2007), 1841 (2008), and
               1891 (2009), 1945 (2010), 1982 (2011), 2035 (2012), 2091 (2013), 2138 (2014),
               2200 (2015) and 2265 (2016) until 12 March 2018, expresses its intent to review the
               mandate and take appropriate action regarding further extension no later than
               12 February 2018, and requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary
               administrative measures, including basing arrangements, as expeditiously as
               possible;
                     2.   Requests the Panel of Experts to provide to the Committee a first report
               on its activities no later than 12 August 2017, and, after discussion with the
               Committee, a final report to the Council no later than 12 January 2018 with its
               findings and recommendations;
                     3.    Requests the Panel of Experts to provide updates every three months to
               the Committee regarding its activities, including Panel travel, and requests that any
               obstacles encountered to the fulfilment of its mandate, as well as violations of any
               part of the sanctions regime, be reported immediately;
                     4.   Requests the Panel of Experts to report, in the timeframe identified in
               paragraph 3 of this resolution, on the implementation and effectiveness of paragraph
               10 of resolution 1945 (2010);
                     5.     Expresses concern that the Panel of Experts was not able to access
               Darfur since the adoption of resolution 2265 (2016), underscores the need for the
               Panel to have full and unfettered access to all of Darfur to fulfil its mandat e,
               throughout the length of its mandate, insists that the Government of Sudan remove
               all restrictions, limitations and bureaucratic impediments imposed on the work of
               the Panel of Experts, including by issuing timely multiple -entry visas to all
               members of the Panel of Experts for the duration of its mandate, and by waiving the
               requirement of Darfur travel permits for said Panel members and enhance its
               cooperation and information sharing with the Panel, and stresses that it will monitor
               the degree of cooperation of the Government of Sudan on such matters;

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                6.    Reiterates its support for the efforts of the United Nations/African Union
           Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), the United Nations Secretary -General,
           AUHIP, the Joint Special Representative, and the leaders of the region to promote
           peace and stability in Darfur;
                7.      Urges the non-signatory groups to sign the AU Roadmap urgently as an
           important milestone in determining a practicable way forward towards a cessation
           of hostilities and an inclusive political dialogue;

           Arms Embargo
                 8.    Expresses its concern that the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to
           Sudan of technical assistance and support, including training, financial or other
           assistance and the provision of spare parts, weapons systems and related materiel,
           could be used by the Government of Sudan to support military aircraft being used in
           violation of resolutions 1556 (2004) and 1591 (2005), including those aircraft
           identified by the panel, and urges all States to be mindful of this risk in light of the
           measures contained in resolution 1591 (2005);
                 9.   Recalls the Government of Sudan’s obligations under resolution 1591
           (2005), including the requirement to request advance approval from the Committee
           for the movement of military equipment and supplies into the Darfur region;
                  10. Calls upon the Government of Sudan to address the illicit transfer,
           destabilizing accumulation, and misuse of small arms and light weapons in Darfur,
           which also contributes to instability in the region, and further to ensure the safe and
           effective management, storage and security of their stockpiles of small arms and
           light weapons, and the collection and/or destruction of surplus, seized, unmarked, or
           illicitly held weapons and ammunition, and calls upon the Government of Sudan
           and other signatories to swiftly fulfil their commitments under the DDPD to
           implement and complete disarmament, demobilization and reintegration;
                  11. Expresses its concern that certain items continue to be converted for
           military purposes and transferred to Darfur, and urges all States to be mindful of
           this risk in light of the measures contained in resolution 1591 (2005);

           Implementation
                 12. Condemns the continued violations of the measures contained in
           paragraphs 7 and 8 of resolution 1556 (2004) and paragraph 7 of resolution 1591
           (2005), as updated in paragraph 9 of resolution 1945 (2010) and 4 of resolution
           2035 (2012) and directs the Committee, in line with its mandate and guidelines, to
           consult as soon as possible with any Member State about which the Committee
           deems there is credible information that provides reasonable grounds to believe the
           State is facilitating such violations or any other acts of non -compliance with these
           measures;
                 13. Expresses its concern that the travel ban and asset freeze on designated
           individuals is not being implemented by all Member States, requests the Panel to
           share with the Committee any information regarding possible non -compliance with
           the travel ban and asset freeze as soon as possible, and directs the Committee to
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               paragraph 3 of resolution 1591 (2005) and resolution 1672 (2006), including by
               engaging immediately with all relevant parties;
                     14. Reiterates that all States, particularly those in the region, shall take the
               necessary measures to prevent entry into or transit through their territories of all
               persons as designated by the Committee, in accordance with paragraph 3 of
               resolution 1591 (2005), and calls upon the Government of Sudan to enhance
               cooperation and information sharing with other States in this regard;
                     15. Urges all States, in particular those in the region, to report to the
               Committee on the actions they have taken to implement measures imposed by
               resolutions 1591 (2005) and 1556 (2004), including imposition of targeted
               measures;
                    16. Expresses its intention, following the first report, to review the state of
               implementation, including obstacles to full and effective implementation of the
               measures, imposed in resolutions 1591 (2005) and 1945 (2010), with a view to
               ensuring full compliance;
                     17. Regrets that some individuals of the Government of Sudan and armed
               groups in Darfur continue to commit violence against civilians, impede the peace
               process, and disregard the demands of the Council, expresses its intention to impose
               targeted sanctions against individuals and entities that meet the listing criteria of
               paragraph 3 (c) of resolution 1591 (2005), and encourages the Panel of Experts, in
               coordination with the Joint African Union/United Nations Mediation, to provide to
               the Committee when appropriate the names of any individuals, groups, or entities
               that may meet the listing criteria;
                     18. Deplores the attacks against UNAMID while acknowledging that such
               attacks have been less frequent in 2016, and calls upon the Government of Sudan to
               swiftly investigate and bring the perpetrators to justic e, taking into account the
               findings of the 2014, 2015 and 2016 final reports of the Panel of Experts, and the
               Secretary-General’s report of 23 December 2016 (S/2016/1109), and reaffirms its
               deep condolences to the Governments and families of those killed;
                     19. Condemns the use of civilian establishments, in particular the camps for
               IDPs, by the armed groups, including those opposing the Government of Sudan, to
               gain a military advantage in a manner that places civilians and civilian objects at
               risk from the dangers arising from armed conflict;
                    20. Requests the Panel of Experts to continue to investigate the financing and
               role of armed, military, and political groups in attacks against civilians and
               UNAMID personnel in Darfur;
                     21. Recalls that individuals and entities who plan, sponsor or participate in
               such attacks constitute a threat to stability in Darfur and may therefore meet the
               designation criteria provided for in paragraphs 3 (c) of resolution 1591 (2005), and
               expresses its intention to impose targeted sanctions on individuals and entities who
               plan, sponsor or participate in such attacks;
                    22. Requests the Panel of Experts to investigate any means of the financing
               of armed groups in Darfur;

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           Cooperation
                 23. Urges the Government of Sudan to respond to the Committee requests on
           measures put in place to protect civilians in all of Darfur, particularly in Jebel
           Marra, including those affected by new displacements; investigations conducted and
           accountability measures undertaken for unlawful killings of civilians and other
           human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law,
           including investigations conducted and accountability measures undertaken for
           attacks against peacekeepers and humanitarian personnel; and the situation of
           civilian populations in areas across Darfur and in particular the Jebel Marra region
           affected by the humanitarian crisis, where the Panel of Experts, UNAMID and
           humanitarian agencies and personnel have been denied access, and measures taken
           to allow timely, safe, and unhindered access for humanitarian relief to these areas,
           in accordance with international law, including international humanitarian law, and
           the United Nations guiding principles of humanitarian assistance, including
           humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence;
                24. Welcomes the Committee’s work, which has drawn on the reports of the
           Panel and taken advantage of the work done in other fora, and urges all States,
           relevant United Nations bodies, the African Union and other interested parties, to
           cooperate fully with the Committee and the Panel of Experts, in particular by
           supplying any information at their disposal on implementation o f the measures
           imposed by resolution 1591 (2005), resolution 1556 (2004), and resolution 1945
           (2010) and to provide timely responses to information requests;
                 25. Requests the Panel of Experts to continue to coordinate its activities as
           appropriate with the operations of UNAMID, with international efforts to promote a
           political process in Darfur, and with other Panels or Groups of Experts, established
           by the Security Council, as relevant to the implementation of its mandate;
                 26. Requests the Panel of Experts to assess in its first and final reports
           progress towards reducing violations by all parties of the measures imposed by
           paragraphs 7 and 8 of resolution 1556 (2005), paragraph 7 of resolution 1591
           (2005), and paragraph 10 of resolution 1945 (2010), and progress towards removing
           impediments to the political process, threats to stability in Darfur and the region;
           violations of international humanitarian law or violations or abuses of human r ights,
           including those that involve attacks on the civilian population, sexual - and genderbased violence, violations and abuses against children, and other violations of the
           above-mentioned resolutions, and to provide the Committee with information on the
           individuals and entities that meet the listing criteria in paragraph 3 (c) of resolution
           1591;

           Sanctions Committee
                 27. Reaffirms the mandate of the Committee to encourage dialogue with
           interested Member States, in particular those in the region, in cluding by inviting
           representatives of such States to meet with the Committee to discuss
           implementation of the measures and further encourages the Committee to continue
           its dialogue with UNAMID;

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                    28. Emphasizes the importance of holding regular consultations with
               concerned Member States, as may be necessary, in order to ensure full
               implementation of the measures set forth in this resolution;
                    29.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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